Why Does Oktoberfest Start in September?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat!   Sign up here to get your own   Follow Us   We hope you’ve been doing your arm workouts, because the Oktoberfest kegs get tapped this Saturday, and those steins are heavy. First, we’ll answer the big question: Why does Munich’s biggest festival start in September and not October? Then, we’ll get to the important stuff: America’s best places to guzzle beer and chow down on soft Bavarian pretzels…assuming Germany’s bakers haven’t gone on strike. Prost!   Will Bavaria’s Pretzel Bakers Go on Strike?     The city’s pretzel providers have threatened to go on strike during the festival if they don’t get a wage increase. (Don’t worry, you can make up for the carbs with more beer.)         READ NOW »   Share   Oktoberfest in L.A.: Wear a Dirndl, Get in Free     Because you really want an excuse to buy lederhosen: At Alpine Village, the region’s longest-running Oktoberfest, anyone wearing a dirndl or lederhosen gets into the annual fest for free.         READ NOW »   Share     America’s Largest Oktoberfest …and Chicken Dance     Cincinnati’s annual Zinzinnati Oktoberfest: Home to the country’s largest Oktoberfest and current record-holder for the World’s Largest Chicken Dance (48,000 people).       READ NOW »   Share   In Texas, a Really Big Sausage Fest     Some 100,000 people flock to Texas Hill Country each fall for WurstFest, a “10-Day Salute to Sausages.” Dare we say this sounds like the BestFest?         READ NOW »   Share   Pace Yourself: The Beers Really Are Stronger     At Munich’s Oktoberfest, the beers on tap have two percent more alcohol than a regular brew. Remember: It’s a marathon, not a sprint.   READ NOW »   Share   Advertisement       About.com | Follow us:       You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Travel newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line.       1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy