Surviving Oktoberfest in Munich, Munich, Germany
Going to聽Oktoberfest in Munich is easily聽the most worthwhile event trip I鈥檝e ever taken. I鈥檝e been to Mardi Gras, I鈥檝e celebrated St. Patrick鈥檚 Day in Dublin. By comparison, those events feel like they were pretty cool. But there鈥檚 nothing quite like Oktoberfest in Munich.
In part, it鈥檚 because there鈥檚 literally nothing like it. If you鈥檝e been to a really packed Irish pub with a live jig band, you can approximate the experience of St. Paddy鈥檚 in Ireland. But the Oktoberfest block party that the German restaurant in your city throws every year is not a good representation of Munich鈥檚聽giant beer tents that each hold upwards of 10,000 people. This is like beer Disneyland. So before you continue reading this article, book a flight to Munich for Oktoberfest 2017. It starts September 16 and goes on for 16 days.
Done? Great, I鈥檓 proud of you. So here鈥檚 how to make the best of Oktoberfest without ending up in the hospital getting your stomach pumped.
I highly underestimated the number of people that would be dressed up. I didn鈥檛, because I thought it would be too cold, and because I didn鈥檛 want to be judged for being the tacky American appropriating Bavarian culture. But at least 75% of people there were dressed up, including people that were obviously not German. Most people are too drunk to care what you鈥檙e wearing. But聽without some bitching lederhosen, you might feel out of place. The outfits聽are almost as important as the beer. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
In part, it鈥檚 because there鈥檚 literally nothing like it. If you鈥檝e been to a really packed Irish pub with a live jig band, you can approximate the experience of St. Paddy鈥檚 in Ireland. But the Oktoberfest block party that the German restaurant in your city throws every year is not a good representation of Munich鈥檚聽giant beer tents that each hold upwards of 10,000 people. This is like beer Disneyland. So before you continue reading this article, book a flight to Munich for Oktoberfest 2017. It starts September 16 and goes on for 16 days.
Done? Great, I鈥檓 proud of you. So here鈥檚 how to make the best of Oktoberfest without ending up in the hospital getting your stomach pumped.
I highly underestimated the number of people that would be dressed up. I didn鈥檛, because I thought it would be too cold, and because I didn鈥檛 want to be judged for being the tacky American appropriating Bavarian culture. But at least 75% of people there were dressed up, including people that were obviously not German. Most people are too drunk to care what you鈥檙e wearing. But聽without some bitching lederhosen, you might feel out of place. The outfits聽are almost as important as the beer. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Surviving Oktoberfest in Munich
Guide Location: Germany » Munich
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Ana Montano
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Guide Location: Germany » Munich
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Ana Montano
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