Munich To Stage 1st Oktoberfest After 2-Year Hiatus

BERLIN (AP) — The annual Oktoberfest pageant is on once more for this fall, town of Munich mentioned Friday, following a two-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Dieter Reiter, the mayor of the Bavarian capital, mentioned the favored beer pageant will likely be held with out restrictions from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3 - Germany’s nationwide day.

The Oktoberfest, first held in 1810 in honor of the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese, has been canceled dozens of instances throughout its greater than 200-year historical past because of wars and pandemics.

The announcement was welcomed by the Bavarian lodge and restaurant affiliation.

Revelers cheer with 1-liter-mugs of beer through the opening weekend of the 2019 Oktoberfest on September 21, 2019 in Munich, Germany.

Johannes Simon by way of Getty Photographs