Oktoberfest

Medieval magic & farmyard feasts: discovering rural Bavaria

Join David Harris and Mark Gordon as they leave the big cities behind and head deep into rural Bavaria.

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Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf while imprisoned in the Bavarian town Landsberg am Lech.
People in traditional Bavarian attire, Oktoberfest.

Munich opens 190th Oktoberfest as mayor Dieter Reiter taps first keg

The festival at Theresienwiese is expected to draw up to 6 million visitors over 16 days.

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Meet the beer train: When Oktoberfest starts in Rome

No more tiring festival trips – Italy’s trains turn the journey into a 16-hour celebration with music, draft beer, dancers, and traditional food from Rome to Munich.

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A life of joy and beer: Oktoberfest's foam party

Cheers, and Frost!

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What does Oktoberfest look like after a 2-year-COVID-break? The internet tells

Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, runs from September 17 to October 3. Here's how it's going so far.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A visitor cheers after finishing a mug of beer during the official opening the world's largest beer festival, the 187th Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, September 17, 2022.

Coronavirus outbreak causes Munich to cancel Oktoberfest

The event, scheduled this year for September 19-October 4, brings in 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for the city.

APRIL 21, 2020ByREUTERS
Munich mayor Dieter Reiter with his wife Petra and Bavarian State Prime Minister Markus Soeder with his wife Karin Baumueller hold beer at the opening day of the 186th Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany September 21, 2019.

Oktoberfest in Taybeh: Promoting Democracy through beer

The Taybeh Brewery was opened in 1994, soon after David and Maria Khoury moved back to the West Bank from the US in the wake of the Oslo Accords.

OCTOBER 13, 2018ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Brewer Canaan Khoury pouring at Oktoberfest