Oktoberfest 2010 Festival Begins Today

Oktoberfest 2010 Festival Begins Today - The much awaited festival in Germany called the "Oktoberfest" is here once again. Known as the "Largest Volkfest in the World", Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival Held EACH year from late September Thurs early October in Munich, Bavaria, Germany attracting some attendees Six million EACH year.

This year, Oktoberfest 2010 will be Held from September 18 to October 4, 2010. The festival will be Held is an area named the "Theresienwiese" a Meaning field, or Meadow, of Therese, often called the d 'Wiesn for short. Oktoberfest's history dates back 200 years ago is October 18, 1810 Thurs commemorate the Marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen Where They Organized a great horse race.

Since 1950, the Oktoberfest Festival has been a traditional opening ceremony. It usually starts with a Twelve-gun salute and the tapping of the first keg of Oktoberfest beer at 12:00 by the incumbent Mayor, of Munich with the cry "O'zapft is!" The Mayor then gives the first beer to the Minister- President of the State of Bavaria Thurs mar the start of the Oktoberfest celebration.

Oktoberfest 2010 Festival expects Thurs gather millions of visitors Mostly from Bavaria and Other Countries such "as United States, Canada, India, Japan, Brazil and Australia. For this year's 200th anniversary celebration, there will be a horse race in historical costumes is opening day. Aside from That, there will be the usual historical beer tent with traditional decorations, animal tent with Different Species of Domestic and farm animals and a museum tent, M Shoutbox visit historical objects of the Oktoberfest.

For questions and information is mutch Oktoberfest 2010 Festival celebration as such "is the how to directions get there, costs and all other campaign details, You Can Visit their official website here. They also Life Style monetize webcams mounted on the official souvenir booth at the central cross roads of the Oktoberfest here for you Thurs Witness live happening in this year's Oktoberfest 2010 festival.