10 Things you probably didn't know about Oktoberfest
While I personally have never been to Oktoberfest in Munich, I have done extensive research, talked to many folks who go every year and I was STILL so surprised to learn some of these stats. I can't wait to share them with you!
The following statistics are from https://www.oktoberfest.net/oktoberfest-statistics/ from 2018
Did you know...
- Oktoberfest hosted 7.2 million visitors
- The Wisen (the fest) is called that but the locals because it is located on the Theresienwiese, which was named after Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
- There are 14 large tents and 20 small tents
- These tents are built from scratch every year and then dismantled after the celebration is over
- It is held primarily in September for weather reasons
- Beverages sold:
- 6,900,000 Liters of beer
- 94,795 Liters of wine
- 299,938 Liters of coffee and tea
- 1,130,701 Liters of water and lemonade
- Food Sold:
- 548,899 chickens
- 140,225 pairs of pork sausages
- 75,456 Schweinhaxen (pork shanks)
- 111,000 people attempted to steal a mug... and failed
- There is a post office just for the Wisen and approximately 130,000 letters were mailed from there
- Approximately 4,500 items were lost including:
- 1,000 articles of clothing
- 950 ID cards
- 570 wallets
- 300 pairs of keys
- 400 eyeglasses
- 480 cellphones
- 45 umbrellas and walking sticks
- 2 wedding rings
- 2 license plates
- 2 French Horns
- a hearing aid
- a pair of hand cuffs
- a table tennis bat
- a playboy magazine
- a dog (not to worry... the owner claimed the pup)
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As always, ideas and opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own. - Erika