“Wake up Harold!” Dr. Wetbrain yelled at the couch where his passed out comrade was sleeping.
“It’s Oktoberfest time!”
Harold groggily sat up and mumbled, “What? That’s not till next month!”
Excitedly Dr. Wetbrain states, “The Bavarian Beer Garden season is upon us. Not only in Munich, Germany, but in other countries and cities you would not think of. We should check out about Eight Best Oktoberfest, Bavarian Beer Gardens in the world that I know of. Harold what are you doing lying down again. I want to tell you about these Oktoberfest’s that we are going to.”
Munich hosts the original Oktoberfest and has since 1810. This fun filled sixteen-day festival pours out seven million liters of German beer to about seven million thirsty visitors. This huge party is held from middle of September to first week in October.
2) Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
This Oktoberfest is the biggest in Canada imitating the German style of fun, song, dancing and lots of beer guzzling. This festival started in 1969 and now brings in an excess of 700,000 visitors each year for nine days in the middle of October.
This party also brings in 700,000 visitors annually and is boasted as the second biggest Oktoberfest in the world. This Brazilian town was founded by German immigrants in the mid 1800’s. The seventeen-day celebration started in 1984 and is held in the middle of October.
4) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Cincinnati, Ohio claims to have the U.S. largest Oktoberfest with 500,000 thirsty visitors annually. The three-day event occurs in the middle of September which was first held in 1976.
With 37,000 visitors strong this Oktoberfest is the largest in Australia. In the first few weeks of October this festival is held on two separate, three-day weekends where gallons and gallons of German beer are drunk, and 13,500 pretzels are eaten.
For more than 21 years this Oktoberfest has been held at the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel in the middle of October to early November. The entertainment, beer and bratwurst sausages are all brought in from Germany for the 1500 visitors attending this party.
This London, England Oktoberfest is spread out over six weekends at four separate locations of London. This party begins in late September and ends in the middle of October.
In the spring, starting on the second week of May and lasting for 17 drunk days this “Oktoberfest” will take some time to recuperate. To satisfy the thirsty 10,000 seat venue, all the beers are from the Czech Republic.
Dr. Wetbrain was thinking. With proper research on airfare, lodging, land travel, an ambitious person can hit each of these great Oktoberfest’s, worldwide in one year. September to November will be very busy for you, but can be done.