170 Fun Facts About Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest is held on the Theresienwiese, a meadow just outside the old walls of which city?

It takes place on the Theresienwiese, a 42-hectare meadow just outside the old city walls, known to locals simply as the Wiesn.

What event did the very first Oktoberfest, in October 1810, celebrate?

Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen and the citizens of Munich were invited to party in the fields.

The festival grounds, the Theresienwiese, are named after whom?

'Therese's Meadow' got the name a year after the wedding and Munich residents still just call it the Wiesn.

What was the main attraction at the first Oktoberfest in 1810?

About 40,000 people watched from a natural hillside grandstand; the race, not the beer, was the core tradition for decades.

Despite its name, in which month has most of Oktoberfest fallen since the 19th century?

The start was moved earlier in the 19th century to catch warmer evenings; only the last few days fall in October.

Roughly how many visitors does Oktoberfest attract each year?

The record is 7.2 million in 2023, when they drank about 7.4 million litres of beer between them.

Which Bavarian phrase does the mayor shout after tapping the first keg?

It means 'It's tapped!'; the ritual has opened the festival since 1950 and is followed by a twelve-gun salute.

In which tent does the mayor tap the first keg at exactly noon on opening day?

Only after the twelve gunshots on the Ruhmeshalle steps may the other tents start pouring.

Crowds bet on how many mallet strokes the mayor needs to tap the first keg. What is the record best?

Christian Ude and Dieter Reiter both managed it repeatedly; the worst on record is Thomas Wimmer's 19 strokes in 1950.

Traditionally, who is served the very first litre of Oktoberfest beer?

The mayor does the tapping, but the head of the Bavarian state government gets the first Maß.

Which mascot leads the Oktoberfest parades, followed by the mayor in a horse-drawn carriage?

The 'Munich child' is a little monk from the city's coat of arms, nowadays always played by a young woman on horseback.

How many breweries are allowed to sell beer at Oktoberfest?

Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Löwenbräu, Paulaner, Spaten and Hofbräu, all brewed inside the city limits.

Which of these breweries is NOT allowed to pour beer at the original Oktoberfest?

Erdinger is brewed in Erding, outside the city, and only beer brewed within Munich's limits qualifies as Oktoberfestbier.

Oktoberfest beer must be brewed according to which historic purity law?

The best-known version was adopted on 23 April 1516 and limited ingredients to water, barley and hops.

Why is the traditional Oktoberfest lager called Märzen?

Bavarian law banned brewing between late April and late autumn, so the spring beer was made strong enough to keep until the festival.

Which paler style has largely replaced Märzen in the tents since the late 20th century?

Both are marketed under the EU-protected name Oktoberfestbier, which only Munich brewers may use.

Which Bavarian sausage, made from veal and pork, is traditionally eaten before noon at Oktoberfest?

The saying goes that a Weisswurst must not hear the noon church bells; it is served with sweet mustard and a pretzel.

What is the unofficial Oktoberfest sport in which competitors hold a full litre mug out at arm's length?

A full Maß weighs well over two kilos, and the record holders manage twenty minutes or more.

What is the traditional Alpine dress worn by women at Oktoberfest called?

A close bodice, blouse, full skirt and apron; the side the apron bow is tied on is popularly said to signal whether the wearer is single.

Which brothers, directors of the 1910 Oktoberfest centenary parade, made dirndls and lederhosen everyday fashion?

Their Munich folk-costume house dressed Bavarians who had never worn Tracht in their lives.

Which Bavarian folk dance involves slapping the thighs, knees and soles of the shoes?

It comes from the Alps of Upper Bavaria, Tyrol and Salzburg and now has more than 150 basic variations.

A pipe bomb at the Oktoberfest main entrance in 1980 killed how many people?

It was Germany's second-deadliest terror attack; every public rubbish bin on the grounds was removed afterwards and never came back.

Why are there no public rubbish bins on the Oktoberfest grounds?

Waste now goes to central collection points, with cleaning teams working through the night.

For which two years was Oktoberfest cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Before the pandemic, the last cancellations were for the Second World War, when a modest 'Autumn Fest' stood in from 1946 to 1948.

Which disease forced Oktoberfest to be cancelled in both 1854 and 1873?

Wars did the same in 1866 and 1870, and hyperinflation stopped it in 1923 and 1924.

A Greek delegation that visited Oktoberfest in 1832 later cited it as a model for what?

Oktoberfest then still centred on racing and an agricultural show rather than beer tents.

Which colossal 1850 bronze statue overlooks the festival grounds beside the Ruhmeshalle?

Designed by Leo von Klenze and sculpted by Schwanthaler, it was the first entirely bronze colossal statue since antiquity, and visitors can climb inside her head.

Since 1994, how many days does Oktoberfest normally last?

It ends on the first Sunday in October, unless that falls before German Unity Day on 3 October, in which case it runs on to the holiday.

Roughly what share of Oktoberfest visitors come from the festival's home state?

Only about 15 percent come from abroad, despite the festival's global image; Italians famously arrive in caravans on the middle weekend.

Which Italian city sends police officers to help manage Oktoberfest crowds every year?

Officers from South Tyrol, where German is spoken, have assisted since 2005, especially on the weekend Italian visitors flood in.

What did the 2005 'quiet Oktoberfest' rule restrict in the tents before 6 pm?

The idea was to keep afternoons family-friendly before the party music starts in the evening.

How many large tents did Oktoberfest have in 2025?

Plus about 20 small tents; each big tent belongs to one of the six breweries, while a few small ones serve wine instead.

Which tent hosts 'Gay Sunday', the heart of the Rosa Wiesn, on the festival's first Sunday?

It began in the 1970s when a Munich gay club booked the balcony and was mistaken for a football team.

Which historic recreation, with a museum tent and dark beer, was added for the 2010 bicentenary?

'Old fairground' in Bavarian; it charges a small entry fee, closes at 8 pm and drew half a million people in its first year.

Which US city hosts Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, billed as the largest Oktoberfest in America?

First held in 1976 for the city's German heritage, it now draws well over half a million people to the Ohio riverfront.

Which Canadian twin cities host one of the world's largest Oktoberfests outside Germany?

Kitchener was called Berlin until the First World War, and around 700,000 people attend each October.

Which country hosts the Blumenau Oktoberfest, drawing about 600,000 visitors a year?

Blumenau was founded by German immigrants in 1850 and the festival began after floods in 1984 as a way to lift spirits.

Which Chinese city hosts a beer festival modelled on Oktoberfest that draws about three million visitors?

Qingdao was a German colony from 1898 to 1914, which is why the Tsingtao brewery exists at all.

Which German city hosts the country's second-largest Oktoberfest, with about 500,000 visitors?

Stuttgart's Cannstatter Wasen is bigger still, but it is not branded as an Oktoberfest.

What is the English title of the 2020 German drama about a ruthless brewer at the 1900 Wiesn?

Its brewer anti-hero replaces the small brewery stands with one giant pavilion, echoing the real 1913 opening of a 12,000-seat tent.

In 1933, whom did the Nazi regime bar from working at the Wiesn?

The festival was used for propaganda until it was suspended for the war in 1939.

Which two things were banned from the festival grounds in 2010 and 2012 respectively?

A Bavarian smoking ban made the tents smoke-free from 2011 as well.

Which two other big events share the Theresienwiese grounds each year?

The spring festival is essentially a smaller Oktoberfest, and Tollwood is a winter arts and food market in December.

Roughly how many toilets and urinals are provided on the Oktoberfest grounds?

Organisers once considered jamming phone signals in the loos to speed people up; instead they play background music.

Since 2012, all Oktoberfest businesses have been supplied with what kind of electricity?

Forty-three kilometres of cable feed 18 transformer stations, and every tent is wired to two substations in case one fails.

In which year did Oktoberfest set its all-time attendance record?

Visitors that year drank about 7.4 million litres of beer.

Roughly how much beer was consumed at the record-breaking 2023 Oktoberfest?

That works out to just over a litre for every one of the 7.2 million visitors.

Which National Guard officer proposed the horse race that opened the first Oktoberfest?

Coachman Franz Baumgartner later claimed the idea for himself, and his horse won the race.

Which medieval Munich race was the 1810 Oktoberfest horse race modelled on?

The Scharlachrennen had once been run at the Karlstor city gate.

Roughly how long was the course of the 1810 Oktoberfest horse race?

Thirty horses ran the course while about 40,000 spectators watched from Sendlinger Hill.

Which rise served as a natural grandstand for 40,000 spectators at the first Oktoberfest?

The rise is now known as Theresienhöhe.

What was added to Oktoberfest in 1811 to promote Bavarian farming?

The Bavarian Central Agricultural Fair still runs alongside the festival every four years.

Which conflict caused Oktoberfest to be cancelled in 1813?

Skittles, swings and climbing poles were introduced when the fair returned in 1814.

In which year did Munich's council take over Oktoberfest and make it annual?

Carnival booths offering silverware, porcelain and jewellery as prizes had appeared a year earlier.

Which two men designed and sculpted the Bavaria statue overlooking the festival grounds?

The Ruhmeshalle behind it was completed in 1853, three years after the statue.

Which war caused Oktoberfest to be cancelled in 1866?

The Franco-Prussian War forced another cancellation four years later.

About how much beer was consumed at the 1910 Oktoberfest centenary?

Modern festivals pour more than 50 times that amount.

Roughly how many guests could the Bräurosl pavilion seat when it opened in 1913?

Bräurosl remains one of the big Hacker-Pschorr tents on the Wiesn today.

What economic crisis cancelled Oktoberfest in 1923 and 1924?

In 1919 and 1920 the fair had been held only as a smaller Kleineres Herbstfest.

What modest name was given to the event held on the Wiesn from 1946 to 1948?

The full Oktoberfest, with the mayor's tapping ceremony, resumed from 1950.

How many gunshots are fired from the Ruhmeshalle steps to signal that beer may be served?

The salute tells the other tents that the mayor has tapped the first keg.

Which mayor needed a record 19 mallet strokes to tap the first keg in 1950?

Christian Ude and Dieter Reiter both later managed it in just two.

Which festival host started the entry parade in 1887 by marching to the Wiesn with beer?

He marched from his establishment on Tegernseer Landstraße with his staff and a brass band.

Since which year have all the breweries taken part in the innkeepers' entry parade?

Since 1950 the Münchner Kindl has led it, followed by the mayor in the Schottenhammel family carriage.

Which family's carriage carries the Mayor of Munich in the opening parade?

The Schottenhamel tent is also where the mayor taps the first keg.

What occasion did the very first Oktoberfest costume parade in 1835 mark?

A second parade did not follow until 1895, organised by novelist Maximilian Schmidt.

Which Bavarian novelist organised the 1895 Oktoberfest costume parade?

His parade involved some 150 costume groups.

About how long is the costume and riflemen parade route to the Wiesn?

Some 8,000 participants and about 40 decorated horse-drawn carriages take part on the first Sunday.

Which organisation runs the innkeepers' entry and the costume and marksmen procession?

Delegations also come from Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.

Oktoberfest is extended when its final Sunday falls before which national holiday?

In those years the festival runs through 3 October.

How often is the Bavarian Central Agricultural Fair held alongside Oktoberfest?

The fair is a descendant of the agricultural show added to the festival in 1811.

How large is the Theresienwiese fairground?

That is roughly 100 acres just southwest of Munich's city centre.

Roughly what share of Oktoberfest visitors come from abroad?

Most of the rest come from Bavaria itself.

Under what protected designation is beer sold at Oktoberfest marketed?

Only beer brewed within Munich's city limits qualifies.

How many small tents did Oktoberfest have in 2025, alongside its 14 large ones?

All the tents are temporary wooden structures built just for the festival.

Besides beer, what do a few of the smaller Oktoberfest tents serve?

Each large tent is tied to one of the six Munich breweries.

What entry fee did the city council set for the Oide Wiesn in 2013?

Historic rides on the old-fashioned fairground cost €1 a go.

What inscription replaced brewery logos on the mugs at the Oide Wiesn?

The six breweries also presented historical dark beers there.

Which institution curates the museum tent at the Oide Wiesn?

Hellabrunn Zoo instead helps run the animal tent and racecourse.

Members of which group started the Rosa Wiesn after being mistaken for a football team?

They had reserved the Bräurosl balcony in the 1970s, and the gathering became annual.

About how many visitors attend the Rosa Wiesn events each year?

Some sources call it Germany's second-largest LGBT gathering after Christopher Street Day.

What is the Behördenhof, established on the Wiesn in 2004?

It sits on the eastern side of the Theresienwiese and acts as the main command centre.

Which organisation provides medical care at Oktoberfest with about 100 daily volunteers?

Aicher Ambulance runs an extra post in the Fischer Vroni tent.

What was the aim of the Sichere Wiesn campaign launched in 2003?

A women's support centre now operates at the Behördenhof.

Which organisation inspects every Oktoberfest ride before the festival opens?

A worn brake missed in inspection caused a 1996 Euro Star roller coaster collision that injured 30.

Which ride was involved in a 1996 collision that injured 30 Oktoberfest visitors?

Investigators blamed a worn safety brake, but nobody was convicted.

Following which event were permanent checkpoints introduced at Oktoberfest in 2001?

Concrete bollards, security rings and flight restrictions followed in 2010.

Bags above what volume were banned from Oktoberfest in 2016?

The same year a retractable fence closed the last 350 metres of the perimeter.

Roughly how many kilometres of cable supply Oktoberfest with electricity?

The cables run to 18 partly underground transformer stations providing about 2.9 million kWh a year.

What caused a power cut that delayed Oktoberfest food service on 25 September 2007?

The grid was afterwards designed so every tent connects to two substations.

Roughly how much mobile data did visitors use during the 2022 Oktoberfest?

That was more than double the amount consumed in 2019.

Which Munich U-Bahn lines serve the Theresienwiese station?

At peak times trains there run at three-minute intervals.

Near which stadium does Munich park Oktoberfest caravans on the middle weekend?

Many Italian visitors arrive by caravan that weekend, so central camping is banned.

Why did organisers abandon plans to block mobile phones in Oktoberfest toilets in 2005?

Signs and background music near the facilities now discourage lingering on the phone.

Which Vienna site hosted the first Viennese Wiesn in 2011?

About 150,000 visitors attended the inaugural event across three tents.

Which showman brewer is the central character of the drama Oktoberfest: Beer and Blood?

Critics compared its violence and German new wave soundtrack to Peaky Blinders.

A 1553 Bavarian ordinance limited brewing to the months between which two saints' days?

Summer heat spoiled fermentation, so brewers made strong March beer to last until autumn.

How was the original Märzen beer described?

It was cellared on ice and straw until it was poured at Oktoberfest.

What alcohol range does a traditional Märzen typically fall in?

It is fuller-bodied and sweeter than a Bavarian pale lager.

In which country is a lighter Märzen the most popular beer style?

Post-war price controls led Austrian brewers to cut its malt and alcohol content.

Since which year have the festival's special beers been served at Oktoberfest?

Traditionally they were Märzen lagers of around 5.5 to 6 percent.

Whose amber-red Vienna-style March beer became the festival favourite from 1872?

It replaced the earlier dark lagers, and beers have grown paler ever since.

Since about which year have most Munich-brewed Oktoberfest beers been golden in colour?

Some brewers still make darker versions, mostly for export to the United States.

What do the six breweries holding the festival beer trademark call themselves?

Munich beer is also protected by the EU as a Protected Geographical Indication.

Löwenbräu's lion emblem comes from a 17th-century fresco depicting which biblical scene?

The lion trademark itself was registered in 1886.

In which year was the Löwenbräu lion trademark registered?

By the turn of the century Löwenbräu was the largest brewery in Germany.

Which religious brotherhood founded the Paulaner brewery in Munich in 1634?

Their strong beer, Salvator, was given to the poor or sold in the cloister pub.

How many big tents does Paulaner serve at Oktoberfest?

It was rebuilt in 2010 with a central beer ring line feeding every bar in the tent.

Which Dutch brewer holds a minority stake in the Paulaner brewery group?

The Schörghuber family group holds the other 70 percent.

Which duke founded the Munich Hofbräuhaus in 1589?

He had found Munich's beer so bad that he was importing it from Saxony.

Which is the only Oktoberfest brewery to pour its beer exclusively from wooden barrels?

It has done so since 1987, and it is also Munich's oldest brewery, dating to 1328.

Which Munich brewery is majority-owned by a charitable foundation?

Edith Haberland Wagner, last of the Wagner brewing dynasty, left her shares to the foundation in 1996.

In which year did the brewery founded in 1328 first erect its Oktoberfest Festhalle?

Its tower, dropped after 1949, was restored for the festival's 200th anniversary in 2010.

Which tool is the symbol of the Munich brewery whose name means 'spade'?

Spaten simply means spade in German.

Which Munich brewery's 1924 slogan, still in use, rhymes 'raten' with its own name?

It translates roughly as 'let yourself be advised, drink Spaten'.

Which Munich brewery was founded in 1417, almost a century before the Reinheitsgebot?

Hacker and Pschorr merged into Hacker-Pschorr in 1972.

Which brewmaster did Crown Prince Ludwig commission to brew for his 1810 wedding?

Hacker-Pschorr says today's festival is held on land Pschorr donated.

Which tent at the Oide Wiesn still pours its beer from traditional oak barrels?

The brewery's two main tents use a modern beer ring line instead.

Ludwig I abdicated in March 1848 amid unrest over which mistress?

He then lived another 20 years and kept funding projects like the Bavaria statue privately.

Which of Ludwig I and Therese's sons became King of Greece?

Ludwig's love of Greece led him to call Munich the 'Athens on the Isar'.

Before marrying Ludwig, Therese was on a list of possible brides for which ruler?

She was on that list in 1809, a year before her Munich wedding.

How many children did Ludwig I and Therese have?

They included two kings, a Greek king and the future Prince Regent Luitpold.

How many days did the 1810 royal wedding celebrations in Munich last?

The horse race on the last day, 17 October, took place before the Sendlinger Tor.

Roughly how tall is the bronze Bavaria statue, not counting its stone base?

It stands on a base almost 9 metres high and weighs about 87 tonnes.

What can visitors climb inside the Bavaria statue?

Four openings in the helmet give views over the Theresienwiese and downtown Munich.

The Bavaria statue's head was cast from bronze cannon captured at which naval battle?

The Turkish guns had been sold as scrap under Greek King Otto, Ludwig I's son.

Which Roman emperor did Ludwig I compare himself to over the giant Bavaria statue?

He wrote that only Nero and he could produce such giant statues.

Which Bavarian duke adopted the Reinheitsgebot across all of Bavaria in 1516?

A predecessor law had applied in the Duchy of Bavaria-Munich since 1487.

Which three ingredients did the 1516 Reinheitsgebot permit in beer?

Yeast went unmentioned because its role in fermentation was not yet understood.

Why did the 1516 purity law allow only barley as the brewing grain?

Ironically wheat beers thrive in Bavaria thanks to a special privilege granted to the Degenberger family.

Which body ruled in 1987 that the Reinheitsgebot was protectionist for imported beer?

French brewers had brought the case; Germany kept applying the law to its own beer.

Exactly how much beer does a modern Maß hold?

Historically the Bavarian Maß was slightly larger, at 1.069 litres.

About how much does an empty glass Maß weigh?

A forensic physicist called it an 'effective percussion tool' capable of life-threatening blows.

What is the world record time for holding a full Maß at arm's length in Maßkrugstemmen?

A filled Maß weighs about 2.4 kilograms.

Which Munich association fights fraudulent under-pouring of beer at Oktoberfest?

Selling beer in mugs with a missing calibration mark can be prosecuted as fraud.

Which lederhosen feature may be a Bavarian invention that France called à la bavaroise?

Leather breeches themselves were once worn by riders and hunters across Europe.

What are the Alpine costume-preservation clubs modelled on Joseph Vogl's 1883 group called?

Vogl founded the first in the Leitzach Valley and Bayrischzell; King Ludwig II backed the movement.

According to a modern tradition, an apron knot tied on a dirndl's left side signals what?

A knot on the right means married, engaged or otherwise not interested.

Which 1930 operetta, costumed by the Wallachs, made the dirndl an international fashion?

Its resolute innkeeper heroine inspired dirndls with an apron and deep neckline.

Which singing group wore dirndls at the 1936 Salzburg Festival and on world tours?

Shirley Temple's 1937 film Heidi added to the American dirndl craze.

Until the 1970s, what did most Oktoberfest visitors commonly wear instead of tracht?

Since the late 1990s dirndls and lederhosen have become near-obligatory 'Wiesntracht'.

Which British designer said in 2001 that ugliness would end if every woman wore a dirndl?

She and her husband were named 'Ambassador for Tracht' in 2010.

Who is the moustachioed mascot of the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest?

His lesser-known counterpart is Tante Frieda, who wears a dirndl.

On which holiday is the nationally televised Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest parade held?

It is the only major parade on Canadian Thanksgiving and airs on CTV.

What was Kitchener, Ontario, home of Canada's biggest Oktoberfest, formerly named?

Bus displays there even flash 'Gemütlichkeit' during the festival.

Which 1971 Miss Oktoberfest went on to win Miss Canada?

The pageant was cancelled in 2003 and replaced by a committee-selected title.

Which venue hosted the first Kitchener Oktoberfest in 1967, drawing about 2,000 people?

It is described as the largest ethnic German club in Canada.

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati claimed a world record in 1994 for the largest what?

More than 48,000 people took part.

What animals compete in Oktoberfest Zinzinnati's Running of the Wieners?

They race in 75-foot heats wearing hot dog costumes.

Which riverfront parks became the home of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati in 2024?

The move allowed a tent seating over 1,000 people, like Munich's.

What disaster prompted the creation of the Blumenau Oktoberfest in 1984?

The festival was meant to revive the city's economy and morale.

What size tulip glass must be drained in Blumenau's meter-of-beer contest?

Competitors drain a 600 ml tulip glass without drooling or lowering it.

Which German city hosts the Cannstatter Volksfest, often ranked second only to Oktoberfest?

It began in 1818 as an agricultural celebration after the famine caused by the Tambora eruption.

Which volcanic eruption led to the famine that inspired the first Cannstatter Volksfest?

The 1818 fair featured a Fruit Column covered with produce donated by King Wilhelm I.

Which Argentine town has hosted the National Beer Festival every October since 1963?

It grew out of the traditions of the town's first German immigrants.

Which Australian university banned campus Oktoberfest after its 2012 party?

Private events like Oktoberfest in the Gardens then filled the gap.

Which historic Yokohama landmark hosts Japan's best-known Oktoberfest?

It runs from late September to mid-October each year.

Which Palestinian town's brewery has hosted an Oktoberfest since 2005?

The event is run by the Taybeh Brewery.

Which Colorado city's Oktoberfest draws more than 450,000 visitors?

Cincinnati's is bigger still, at 700,000 to 800,000+.

Which Venezuelan town has celebrated Oktoberfest annually since 1970?

The town of about 10,000 receives roughly twice that in visitors during the event.

Which square in the German capital is turned into Bavarian beer tents at Oktoberfest?

Berlin's events are described as the largest Oktoberfest events outside Munich.

Olympia Looping, an Oktoberfest fixture since 1989, is the world's largest portable what?

Designed by Anton Schwarzkopf and Werner Stengel, the 900-tonne ride is the only portable coaster with five inversions and pulls up to 5.2 g.

How many vertical loops does the Oktoberfest ride Olympia Looping have?

The loops are painted to resemble the Olympic rings; at London's Winter Wonderland the ride goes by Munich Looping to avoid referencing the 2012 Games.

What decorates the heart-shaped Lebkuchen sold as Oktoberfest souvenirs?

The hard gingerbread hearts carry affectionate, sarcastic or even obscene slogans and are a staple of German fairs and Christmas markets too.

What is Steckerlfisch, the speciality of the Fischer-Vroni tent at Oktoberfest?

A local fish merchant introduced the dish to the fair in the early 20th century; the marinated fish are skewered upside-down beside the embers.

Which Oktoberfest tent is decorated with hop vines and a figure known as the 'Angel Aloisius'?

The brewery first opened a tent in 1955, and this is the only large tent with a central standing area right in front of the band stage.

The Armbrustschützenzelt, established in 1895, hosts a German championship in which sport each year?

The 30-metre national discipline is shot inside the tent, which seats 5,830 indoors and serves Paulaner beer.

In which year did Johann Rössler first roast an ox on a skewer at the Wiesn, founding the Ochsenbraterei?

The ox rotisserie has served Spaten beer ever since; its current tent dates from 1980 and takes ten weeks to set up.

Which Oktoberfest tent, a log house opened in 1971, is known for champagne and celebrity guests?

Built like a Bavarian farmhouse rather than canvas, it keeps serving until 00:30, later than almost every other tent.

Which tent replaced the Hippodrom at Oktoberfest in 2014?

Run by the Able family and pouring Spaten-Franziskaner beer, it kept the Hippodrom's musical tradition, including the Schlager group Münchner Zwietracht.