{"id":2766,"date":"2010-03-15T13:58:33","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T03:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2010-03-15T13:58:33","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T03:58:33","slug":"munich-oktoberfest-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/germany\/munich-oktoberfest-2010","title":{"rendered":"Oktoberfest &#8211; 200th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a reason to go to Oktoberfest this year, 2010 is a very special year for Munich as it celebrates the <strong>200th anniversary of Oktoberfest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The beer tents will be returning to the <strong>Theresienwiese <\/strong>from 17 September to 4 October 2010.  This year&#8217;s festival promises to be bigger and better and already the city officials have extended the festival by a day at opening and closing (originally 18 Sep to 3 Oct).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2771\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Augustiner-Beer.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2771\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2771\" title=\"Augustiner Beer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Augustiner-Beer.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Augustiner-Beer.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Augustiner-Beer.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Augustiner-Beer.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Augustiner Beer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To celebrate Oktoberfest\u2018s anniversary year, there&#8217;ll be additional programme of culture, entertainment and traditional customs.  On September 17th, the festival opens with the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Germany\/food\/munich-oktoberfest-wiesn\" target=\"_self\">historic reconstruction<\/a><\/strong> of what Oktoberfest was like at the beginning.  There&#8217;ll be a re-enactment of the original horse race in 1810 which was part of the wedding festivities of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, and from which Oktoberfest was born.<\/p>\n<p>So, alongside the hair-raising rides and heaving beer tents, visitors to the Bavarian capital can expect barrels of fun and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Event: Oktoberfest<br \/>\nDate\u00a0 : 17 Sep &#8211; 4 Oct, 2010<br \/>\nPlace: Theresienwiese, Munich<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/resources\/hotelchoice_germany.php\" target=\"_self\">Find and book your Oktoberfest accommodation early<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Germany\/getting-around\/airport-transfers-munich\" target=\"_self\">Airport transfers at Munich Airport<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.partner.viator.com\/en\/2494\/search\/MUNICH\" target=\"_blank\">Things to do in Munich<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a reason to go to Oktoberfest this year, 2010 is a very special year for Munich as it celebrates the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest. 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