The Royal Wedding 12th October 1810
Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12th October 1810. The citizens of Munich...

The history of the Oktoberfest
In 1811 an added feature to the horse races was the first Agricultural Show, designed to boost Bavarian agriculture The horse races, which were the oldest and...

Move in of the Oktoberfest-Landlords
Established in 1887 this event is the beginning of the opening of the Oktoberfest every year. Thousands of people are in the streets to watch it. The procession...

Oktoberfest-Opening
After a long wait it is done: O'zapf is! how the Bavarians like to say, if they open a new beer barrel. But this time it is not an ordinary beer barrel, it is...

Costume and Riflemen's Procession
Since 1950 one day after the procession of the landlords the procession of the Tracht—groups and the marksmen is held. The origin of this procession was the...

Traditional Divine Service of the Showmen in the Hippodrom
In the year 1956 the first divine service only for showmen were held at the Oktoberfest. This ecumenical divine service is organized by the Catholic Circus and...

Concert at the statue of the Bavaria
Like every year the concert at the statue of the Bavaria takes place. All the bands of the beertents meet on the stairs close to the Bavaria, a huge statue of a...