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The Munich Oktoberfest is the largest public festival in the world with an estimated 6 million people in attendance each year. The "Wiesn" - as it is known by the locals - will be celebrated over a sixteen-day period by celebrators who will consume over 5 million liters of beer, 500,000 roasted chickens, more than 800,000 wursts and sausages, and thousands of pounds of sugar coated almonds.
This event began not as a festival, but as a public celebration of the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (later to become King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen of Saxonia. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend their marriage, which took place on October 12th, 1810 in a large meadow in front of the city gates. This meadow was later named Theresienwiese ("Theresa's fields" or "Wiesn") - in honor of the Crown Princess. The festivities included the re-enactment of a traditional Bavarian horse race, music, dancing, and plenty of food & beer. As yearly anniversary celebrations continued and grew in popularity, Ludwig decided to issue a royal decree making October festival time in Munich. Later, as immigrants from Germany came to North America, they continued their Oktoberfest celebrations and traditions, and today, the Oktoberfest is celebrated in more than 1,000 U.S. towns and communities.
| German-American Festival 2012
- Parma, Ohio www.fogas.org |
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June 15th & June 16th |
| Milwaukee GermanFest - Milwaukee, Wisconsin www.germanfest.com |
July 26th - July 29th | |
| Alpine Oktoberfest - Honesdale,
Pennsylvania 35th Annual www.thealpineonline.com |
August 17th - August 19th |
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German-American Festival
- Oregon, Ohio |
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August 24th - August 26th |
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| Mt. Angel Oktoberfest - Oregon 47th Annual www.oktoberfest.org |
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September 13th - September 16th |
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| German Fest - Sterling Heights, Michigan www.carpathiaclub.com |
September 14th - September 15th | |
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| Big Bear Oktoberfest - California 42nd Annual www.bigbearlakeoktoberfest.com |
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Weekends September 15th - October 27th |
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| Frankenmuth Oktoberfest -
Michigan 23rd Annual www.frankenmuthfestivals.com |
September 20th - September 23rd | |
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| Cincinnati Oktoberfest - Ohio 37th Annual www.oktoberfest-zinzinnati.com |
September 22nd - September 23rd | |
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| Irondequoit Oktoberfest - New
York 25th Annual www.irondequoit.org/content/view/89/650/ |
September 14th
- September 16th September 21st - September 22nd |
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| Munich Oktoberfest - Germany 179th www.oktoberfest.de |
September 22nd - October 7th | |
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| La Crosse Oktoberfest - Wisconsin 52nd Annual www.oktoberfestusa.com |
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September 28th - October 6th |
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| Fredericksburgh Oktoberfest -
Texas 32nd Annual www.oktoberfestinfbg.com |
October 5th - October 7th |
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| Torrance Oktoberfest - California 45th Annual www.alpinevillage.net |
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September 7th - October 28th |
| Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest -
Ontario 44th Annual www.oktoberfest.ca |
October 5th - October 13th | |
| Tulsa Oktoberfest - Oklahoma 34th Annual www.tulsaoktoberfest.org |
October 18th thru October 21st |
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| Ocean City Oktoberfest -
Maryland 31st Annual www.oceanpromotions.info |
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