This is the big one. The world's largest beer festival. For 16 days nearly seven million Oktoberfest visitors will consume more than six million liters of beer in 14 giant beer tents.

The Oktoberfest 2009 runs from:

Saturday 19th September
... until ...
Sunday 4th October inclusive

The Oktoberfest site is located in central Munich, Germany. The site is less than 15 minutes walk from the central railway station (the "Hauptbahnhof" in German). See the location here: Google Maps - Oktoberfest site

Opening times: The beer tents and the associated fun fair rides are open from about 10am until 10pm every day of the festival.

Specifics:For lots of further general information in English, see the following links: