Oktoberfest 2020 cancelled!
Apr 21, 2020 | 4:42 am
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Crap. I was holding out hope, but not to be.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...er-virus-fears
https://www.oktoberfest.de/en/magazi...not-take-place
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...er-virus-fears
https://www.oktoberfest.de/en/magazi...not-take-place
Apr 21, 2020 | 11:44 am
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Apr 21, 2020 | 11:54 am
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Apr 21, 2020 | 12:16 pm
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On the bright side, this year nobody will complain about the price of a Ma
Apr 22, 2020 | 1:54 am
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Seems Germany is forbidding all events with more than 5000 people until Oktober. That is the Oktoberfest, obviously, but also a lot of sports events, festivals, concerts, etc ...
Apr 24, 2020 | 5:42 pm
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) are usually more fun anyway.I do hold some hope for those smaller festivals in October (mind you, the Munich Oktoberfest is in September
), but not too much.Alternatively, it's off to the Singapore Wiesn
(last year wasn't too bad with 98$ all you can drink)
Apr 25, 2020 | 3:46 am
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The local, smaller (and much less touristic) versions of Oktoberfest all across Bayern (and even Switzerland ) are usually more fun anyway.
I do hold some hope for those smaller festivals in October (mind you, the Munich Oktoberfest is in September ), but not too much.
Alternatively, it's off to the Singapore Wiesn (last year wasn't too bad with 98$ all you can drink)
) are usually more fun anyway.I do hold some hope for those smaller festivals in October (mind you, the Munich Oktoberfest is in September
), but not too much.Alternatively, it's off to the Singapore Wiesn
(last year wasn't too bad with 98$ all you can drink)If I can get over to Asia by then, might be fun to check out.
Apr 25, 2020 | 3:58 am
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A few pictures from last year (inside, it was with aircon.. almost to be expected in Singapore, I prefer the outdoor Beerfest they had other years at Clarke..
https://oktoberfestasia.com/
Still only from 2019.. but I guess, if there's a 2020 edition, it will use the same URL
They do promote a "Beer Fest Asia 2020" though, from 25th to 28th June.
https://www.hapz.com/festivals
https://oktoberfestasia.com/
Still only from 2019.. but I guess, if there's a 2020 edition, it will use the same URL
They do promote a "Beer Fest Asia 2020" though, from 25th to 28th June.
https://www.hapz.com/festivals
Apr 25, 2020 | 9:13 am
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Would never voluntary visit Oktoberfest but its nevertheless a strange situation. In Germany I experience more and more critical voices against the lockdown. Hospitals are often empty and some staff has nothing to do. To make it clear, I think things like Oktoberfest or full stadiums arent necessary in the current situation, so nothing against this cancelations.