October 12th

On this day – 12th of October – 1810 was the first Oktoberfest held 

The first Oktoberfest was held in Munich in 1810 to celebrate the marriage between Crown prince Ludwig and Princess Therese. The citizens of Munich was invited to participate in the celebrations, and thus the Oktoberfest was born. It has been celebrated almost every year since, only being cancelled of reasons such as cholera epidemics and wars. Today the fest is celebrate all around the world, but the celebration in Munich is still the most famous. Large quantities of beer is today consumed (over 7 million litres in 2013). The celebrations are often just referred to as Theresienwiese or Wiesen after the area the celebrations are held in, which is the same area as the celebration were held in 1810 as well.