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September 2001

168th Oktoberfest

Facts and Figures

Saturday, Sept. 22, 12 pm to Sunday, Oct. 7, 11:30 pm
Location: Theresienwiese (U4/5 Theresienwiese)
Hours: Weekdays: 10 am–11:30 pm Sunday & holidays: 9 am–11:30 pm (Beer served until 10:30 pm) Käfers Weinschänke, Weinzelt and Sektzelt open until 1 am
Midway and show hours: Mon.–Thurs., Sun. & holidays: 10:30 am–10:30 pm Fri., Sat. and Tues., Oct. 2 10:30 am–12 am
Events:
Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 am: Opening parade. Festive horse-drawncarriages transport traditional-costume-donning restaurateurs and their families, beer tent bands and beer kegs to the fairgrounds. Begins on Sonnenstrasse. Duration: 45 minutes.
12 pm: Official opening, when the first keg is tapped by the mayor, in the Schottenhamelzelt.
7 pm: Folklore International. Traditional music and dance performances by 600 artists from around the globe. In the auditorium of the ICM (Munich Trade Fair Center). Duration: 3 hours.
Sunday, Sept. 23, 10 am: Parade of traditional costume and riflemen. A group of more than 7,000 international participants will include marksmen and marching bands. Horses and livestock, floats and carriages will also join in the 7-kilometer procession. Parade route: Siegestor, Odeonsplatz, Briennerstrasse, Maximiliansplatz, Lenbachplatz, Stachus, Sonnenstrasse, Schwanthalerstrasse, Theresienwiese. Duration: 2 hours.
Tuesday, Sept. 25, noon–6 pm: First family day at Oktoberfest. Children (to 14, in some cases to 16, years of age) pay reduced prices for rides and food.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 11 am: Open-air concert at the steps of the Bavaria statue performed by Oktoberfest beer tent bands (400 musicians). Raindate: Sunday, Oct. 7.
Tuesday Oct. 2, noon–6 pm: Second family day.
Reservation information:
beer tents:

Armbrustschützen
Tel. 2 37 03-7 03
fax 2 37 03-7 05

Augustiner
Tel. 231 83-266
fax 2 60 53 79

Schottenhamel
Tel. 54 46 93 10
fax 54 46 93 19

Fischer-Vroni
Tel. 66 10 42; fax 65 25 34 www.fischer-vroni.de

Hackerbräu
Tel. 0 81 70 / 73 03
fax 0 81 70 / 73 85

Hippodrom
Tel. 29 16 46 46
fax 29 54 42

Hofbräu
Tel. 44 89 670
fax 44 83 587
www.hb-festzelt.de

Löwenbräu
Tel. 47 76 77
fax 4 70 58 48

Paulaner-Brauerei
Tel. 46 20 22 95
fax 45 65 59 49

Pschorrbräu (Bräurosl) Tel. 8 57 20 29
fax 8 59 70 56

Schützen
Tel. 23 18 12 24
fax 23 18 12 44

Spatenbräu (Ochsenbraterei)
Tel. 38 38 73 12
fax 38 38 73 40
Email: info@ochsenbraterei.de
www.ochsenbraterei.de

Cafes & restaurants:
Bodo's Cafezelt
Tel. 23 66 520
fax 26 36 00
Email: pc-betreuung@x3network.net
www.bodos.de

Hühner- und Entenbraterei Ammer
Tel. 81 27 40 1
fax 8 13 22 26
Email: info@ammer-wiesn.de
www.ammer-wiesn.de

Käfer's Wies'n-Schänke
Tel. 41 68 - 356
fax 4 16 82 07

Wein- und Sektzelt
Tel. 2 90 70 50
fax 29 40 76


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