https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The world’s most famed beer fest experienced its lowest turnout since the September 11th 2001 attacks, but at the same time had an increase in sex crimes reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20161004/oktoberfest-sees-lowest-number-of-visitors-in-15-years Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:39:44 +0200 oktoberfest-sees-lowest-number-of-visitors-in-15-years Apparently Munich is no longer the top place to wear lederhosen and down beer one litre at a time. https://www.thelocal.de/20160927/twice-as-many-beer-guzzlers-hit-stuttgart-fest-over-oktoberfest-wiesn-munich Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:48:30 +0200 twice-as-many-beer-guzzlers-hit-stuttgart-fest-over-oktoberfest-wiesn-munich Early on Monday morning a drunk 29-year-old man trashed 17 cars after staggering out of Oktoberfest in Munich. It was one of several eye-popping crimes from "Wiesn" over the past few days. https://www.thelocal.de/20160927/young-man-destroys-17-cars-after-visiting-oktoberfest-wiesn-munich Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:27:43 +0200 young-man-destroys-17-cars-after-visiting-oktoberfest-wiesn-munich If you want to mingle with local beer drinkers, you'd better speak their tongue. And your school German won't be of much help in the deep south. https://www.thelocal.de/20160914/10-words-oktoberfest-munich-beer-festival-bavaria Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:00:08 +0200 10-words-oktoberfest-munich-beer-festival-bavaria The biggest beer festival in the world is just days away from being zapfed into life in Munich. But should you strap on your dirndl or run for the Alps? https://www.thelocal.de/20160913/5-reasons-to-hit-oktoberfest-and-5-reasons-not-to-munich-beer Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:23:41 +0200 5-reasons-to-hit-oktoberfest-and-5-reasons-not-to-munich-beer After terror attacks in Paris, Brussels and most recently Istanbul, Munich could spend nearly €3 million more on security and other measures - but terrorism isn't the only concern: the biggest fear is overcrowding. https://www.thelocal.de/20160629/munich-ups-security-in-anticipation-of-oktoberfest Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:00:31 +0200 munich-ups-security-in-anticipation-of-oktoberfest Revellers hoping to join in the carousing at Munich Oktoberfest will have to pass through a security check before entering the festival grounds this year, Munich authorities have said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160428/munich-oktoberfest-to-get-first-ever-entrance-checks Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:58:20 +0200 munich-oktoberfest-to-get-first-ever-entrance-checks Revellers at Munich Oktoberfest are believed to have polished off around one million litres of beer in the festival's opening weekend. The Local looks at some of the other facts and figures down on the frontlines of the Wiesn. https://www.thelocal.de/20150921/oktoberfest-1m-litres-of-beer-vanish-in-two-days Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:09:12 +0200 oktoberfest-1m-litres-of-beer-vanish-in-two-days After a call to boycott Oktoberfest, The Local Germany Editor Tom Barfield argues that ordinary people who displayed such glorious support for refugees shouldn't be slammed for the Bavarian state government's reluctance to help. https://www.thelocal.de/20150915/munich-should-enjoy-a-well-deserved-oktoberfest Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:53:39 +0200 munich-should-enjoy-a-well-deserved-oktoberfest As work begins to pitch the tents and stock the bars for Oktoberfest in Munich, the festival organizers gathered on Tuesday to present the official litre mug that will grace the hands of visitors this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20150818/oktoberfest-reveals-official-makrug-of-2015 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:04:51 +0200 oktoberfest-reveals-official-makrug-of-2015 Tent operators at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest say that they may have to raise prices over €10 per litre of beer because of Germany's new minimum wage law. https://www.thelocal.de/20150407/oktoberfest-beer-prices-shoot-over-10 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:14:09 +0200 oktoberfest-beer-prices-shoot-over-10 The city of Munich has repeatedly under-reported beer consumption at Oktoberfest in recent years. And the numbers are getting worse. https://www.thelocal.de/20150317/oktoberfest-beer-consumption-underreported-munich-bavaria Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:46:41 +0100 oktoberfest-beer-consumption-underreported-munich-bavaria The extra tough security measures deployed to combat terrorist threats at last year's Oktoberfest in Munich will likely become a permanent requirement, organisers said over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20100110/24477 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:44:00 +0100 24477