CELEBRATED in Munich from the middle of September through the first week of October, Oktoberfest is the world’s largest Volksfest, or people’s festival, a German-specific event that combines beer-drinking, traveling attractions, live music, and local food.
Oktoberfest, which originated as a wedding celebration for Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen, began in 1810 and has become an international tradition. Though you may not find dirndls and lederhosen here on the North Shore, you will find a culture of beer-drinking that