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The
‘Wies’n’
festival
originates
from
the
wedding
feast
for
Crown
Prince
Ludwig
and
his
bride
Therese
von
Sachsen-Hildburghausen
in
1810.
Statistics
show
the
impressive
dimensions
of
the
event:
14
giant
tents
with
a
total
seating
capacity
of
100,000
serve
5.5
million
litres
of
potent
‘March
beer’,
more
than
600,000
fried
chickens
and
84
heads
of
cattle.
The
annual
commercial
value
of
the
whole
thing
is
estimated
at
a
minimum
of
0.7
billion
Euro.
Tuesdays
from
noon
till
6pm
are
‘Family
Days’.
We
advise
getting
there
early
(like
11.00)
and
finding
a
good
spot.
Be
warned
though,
Oktoberfest
beer
at
around
8%
is
strong
stuff
and
you
might
be
advised
to
drink
some
with
Radlers
(shandy)
too.
If
you're
in
Munich
at
this
time
it's
a
must
visit.
Location:
the
Theresienwiese,
U4
&
U5
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Opening
Times
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Oktoberfest 2007: 22.09. - 07.10.2007
Most
of
the
tents
on
the
Wiesn
open
at
10.30
in
the
morning
and
shut
at
23.00
and
some
like
Käfer,
Weinzelt
at
01:00.
However
even
there
they
won't
let
more
people
in
after
22.30.
The
fairground
rides
stop
at
23.00
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Public
Transport
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S-Bahn:
S1
-
S8
to
Hackerbruecke
S7
and
S27
to
Heimeranplatz,
further
with
the
U4
or
U5
U-Bahn:
U3
or
U6
to
Goetheplatz
and
Poccistraße
U4
or
U5
to
Theresienwiese
or
Schwanthaler
Höhe.
Bus:
31(to
Hans-Fischer-Straße
or
Poccistraße),
58
(to
Goetheplatz),
62
(to
Alter
Messeplatz
or
Theresienhöhe)
or
66
(to
Alter
Messeplatz,
Theresienhöhe
or
Hans-
Fischer-Straße)
Tram:
18
(to
Hermann-Lingg-Straße)
or
19
(to
Hermann-
Lingg-Straße)
Map
of
the
underground
system
->
For
more
information
on
public
transport
in
Munich,
please
go
to
the
Official
Munich
Transport
Website.
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Entry
Fees
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There
is
no
entry
fee
as
such,
you
just
pay
for
whatever
is
there,
i.e.
beer,
food,
fairground
rides
and
so
forth.
A
litre
jug
of
beer
is
expensive
at
around
6-7
Euro,
but
you
won't
be
able
to
cope
with
many
in
any
case.
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