SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 25, 2011
Thirty-one years after the 1980 Oktoberfest bomb attack, officials have reopened the case. Previously unknown documents reviewed by SPIEGEL show that the perpetrator, allegedly a lone wolf, was involved with the neo-Nazi scene and Bavarian conservatives. But the unwelcome clues were likely ignored. By Tobias von Heymann and Peter Wensierski more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 04, 2011
Oktoberfest revellers drank a record amount of beer this year. And they also lost a bizarre collection of items, including a live grasshopper. Only one set of false teeth got handed in, fewer than in the past -- evidently, denture adhesive is improving, says a member of staff in Munich's lost property office. By David Crossland more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 30, 2011
Bavarian folk music, old-fashioned carnival rides and a beauty pageant unlike any other. At Munich's 'other' Oktoberfest, the city has found a way to keep the beloved festival true to its traditional roots. By Christopher Cottrell in Munich, Germany more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 29, 2011
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Italians head north for Munich's Oktoberfest. Local entrepreneurs have identified a market niche, while Munich police have introduced special measures to deal with the massive influx -- such as importing Italian police officers to keep their compatriots in order. By Christopher Cottrell in Munich, Germany more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 21, 2011
Drawing more than six million visitors each year, Munich's Oktoberfest has also become a magnet for the gay community. With a number of events catering to the gay and lesbian crowd, the "Rosa Wiesn," or "pink Oktoberfest," reflects the progress gays have made in the traditionally conservative region. By Christopher Cottrell in Munich, Germany more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 03, 2011
This year, female visitors at Oktoberfest will be offered green wristbands on which to put their contact information and names. Organizers of the initiative hope it will help young women to find their way back to where they are staying, and in the process cut down on the annual number of sexual assaults. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 05, 2010
Visitors to the Munich Oktoberfest this year drank their way into the history books by downing an unprecedented 7 million liters of beer, beating the previous high of 6.94 million reached in 2007, the organizers said. The impressive list of lost items includes a set of dentures and a live rabbit. By David Crossland more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 30, 2010
Security restrictions that mean cabs and rickshaw taxis cannot tout for business at the Oktoberfest's front door have led to confused customers, lower profits and new parking zones. It has also meant a war of insults and roadside conflicts between motorized taxis and their pedal powered counterparts. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 27, 2010
While certain crimes are down at Oktoberfest this year, there have been more attacks with an unlikely, yet readily available, weapon: the one-liter beer stein. Some of the victims have been whisked away in ambulances with concussions and fractured skulls caused by fights involving the heavy glasses. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 20, 2010
More than 1 million people flocked to the Munich Oktoberfest and guzzled 520,000 liters of beer on the opening weekend. So far, fears that an evil stench of stale beer and other liquids may come to the fore in the tents as a result of a new smoking ban have not come true. more...
