The History of the Oktoberfest Festival

October first went dark from 19 14 through 19 18 as the first world war raged across the continent. The following years would prove to be challenging, both for the festival and for europe as a whole. On the one hundredth anniversary of the festival, in 19 ten, visitors consumed an incredible 120 thousand litrs of beer. Just three years later, in anticipation of ever growing crowds, organizers oversaw the building of a larger borosel tent with a total of 12 thousand seats.

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