Oktoberfest is on the one hand the "Schützenfest Hannover", the world's largest marksmen's Fun Fair in Hannover with over 1 million visitors per year and on the other hand the Kiel Week, the world's biggest sailing event and Volksfest in Kiel, with about 3 million visitors. In recent years, the Oktoberfest runs for 16 days with the last day being the first Sunday in October. However, if day 16 falls before 3 October (German Unity Day), then the festival will continue until the 3rd. (see table below) Technical accidents have rarely occurred throughout Oktoberfest history. The rides are extensively tested in
Munich S-Bahn and 2005, construction work on the external lines continued as part of the € 266 million twin track program. In addition, new S-Bahn stations were opened on 10 June 2001 in Starnberg Nord (S 6 West) and on 11 December 2005 in Untermenzing (S 2 West). Some already existing stations on the outer routes could still be developed barrier-free in the financial framework of the project. On 21 November 2005, the section of the airport line S 8 in the territory of the municipality Unterföhring was moved between Johanneskirchen and Ismaning in the underground, this was at the request of