8 Oktoberfests That Will Make You Yell “Oompah!”

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Oompah, bratwurst, hot pretzels, dark beer… ahh, the much-honored German tradition of Oktoberfest. It all started in Munich as a wedding celebration for Prince Ludwig I and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen on the second-to-last weekend of September 1810. Crown Prince Ludwig, 1807 The party was such a hit that it blossomed into an View Website VIP Subscription

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