Oktoberfest Old World German
Restaurant, 7561 Center Ave.,
Huntington Beach, California 92647 Call: (714)
895-8020
Oktoberfest History and Photos of Old World
Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach, part of the
world-wide celebration are included in the
description of the history of Oktoberfest.
Oktoberfest has been around long before Huntington
Beach, California USA began celebrating. The first
Oktoberfest was held from October 12'October 17,
1810 in Munich, Germany. It was a celebration for
the wedding of Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria and
Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The
event ended with a horse race.
Because of its success, it was repeated annually and
experienced many deviations to keep the event fresh
and fun. An agricultural fair, dance, music and
amusement rides were added to the original festival
concept tied to a wedding.
Oktoberfest
usually occurs 16 days before the first Sunday in
October in Theresienwiese, Germany, and is called
die Wiesn or the meadow in Bavarian dialect. A
special Oktoberfest beer is brewed for the occasion
which is slightly darker and stronger in taste and
alcoholic content. It is served in a
one-liter-tankard called Ma' Only local Munich
breweries are allowed to serve this beer in
Bierzelte (beer tents) that are massive, holding
3,000 to 10,000 people.
Only six Munich breweries are allowed to serve beer
at Oktoberfest ' L'enbr', Spaten, Augustiner,
Hofbr', Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr. Visitors also
consume traditional German foods such sausage,
bratwurst, hendl (chicken) and sauerkraut and
desserts. Not to miss out on the fun and opportunity
to celebrate in grand style, Cannstatter Wasen in
Stuttgart starts one week later than Oktoberfest and
is the second largest fair in the world. An
Oktoberfest in Hannover, Germany is called
Oktoberfest Hannover.
This fun celebration is held in cities around the
globe. The largest Oktoberfest outside Germany is
held in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. Another
large event is in Cincinnati, Ohio where over
500,000 people have attended an annual Oktoberfest
celebration. The Bavarian village of Leavenworth,
Washington holds Oktoberfest during the first two
weeks in October. Other cities where you'll find
Oktoberfest celebrations include: New Braunfels,
Texas; Mount Angel, Oregon; La Crosse, Wisconsin;
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Panama City,
Florida; Helen, Georgia; Blumenau, Brazil; Santa
Cruz do Sul, Brazil; Villa General Belgrano,
Argentina; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Huntington
Beach, California; Anaheim, California; Torrance,
California.
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