Resident of Munich the Octoberfest was originally a royal wedding. The grinding of the Crown Prince Ludwig (late king Ludwig II.) with the princess Therese of Saxonia Hildbrughausen, to 12.October 1810. Today is resident of Munich the Octoberfest, which is world-wide the largest people celebration, not to exclude from the customs that Bavaria any longer. In former times the celebration took 5 days (today 16 days) and it should receive the character of a national celebration, around old Bavaria, Franconia, To couple Falzer and Swabia. The Schwanthaler high, on which the wedding took place, in Theresienwiese (after the young queen) and is since the venue this pageant was renamed.
In the middle of Septembers (Deadline) on one Saturday, the celebration is opened by the mayor of the city Munich, in which it taps the first Beer barrel around 12:00 at noon and this, with the world-well-known words: “O `zapft is”, at the Bavarian Prime Minister is enough.

Starting from this time, the beer (about 4 million litre) in rivers and about one half million roasting cockerel flows roasts in the grills. But and does not drink is everything eats, about 800 roundabouts and enormous beer tents and festival halls (the largest offers place for 10.000 visitors) expect the white `n drifter. Special highlight that white `n is the large liveries and contactor removal, which at the first white `n - Sunday around 10:00 begins, since 1835 are delivered. Here give the Octoberfest souvenirs. To it about 7000 persons take, in 200 groups, with 70 bands and play courses, from Bavaria and the neighbouring countries part and starts at the victory gate and leads across 7 kilometer on the Theresienwiese.