Beer prices have gone up due to inflation, therefore brewers are having a hard time preparing for Oktoberfest

The festival commences at noon Saturday when Munich's mayor taps the first keg and proclaims “O'zapft is,” or “It's tapped” in Bavarian dialect.

While the rising cost of a round of beer on the festival's long wooden benches is certainly a factor, ...

MUNICH: FINALLY OKTOBERFEST GETS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

Oktoberfest, the biggest festival in the world  not happen this year as the risk of coronavirus hasn’t subsided yet. According to the First Minister of Bavaria Markus Soder and the Mayor of Munich Dieter Reiter, though we two are the biggest fans of this extravaganza but in the benefit...

MUNICH: MARKUS SODER'S EXPLANATION OVER STATE’S APPROACH AND FUTURE OF OKTOBERFEST

Highlights

• Bavaria will continue to follow existing precautionary measures and will stick to current strategy against coronavirus

• Oktoberfest may get cancelled, though there is no official announcement yet

Bavarian First Minister Markus Soder was part o...

MUNICH: WILL OKTOBERFEST HAPPEN ON TIME?

The world’s largest beer festival, Oktoberfest will happen on scheduled time says it’s official website which still has the countdown for event. With majority of events including Tokyo Olympic and UN climate summit in Glasgow getting cancelled or postponed courtesy of coronavirus pand...