Oktoberfest celebrations Oktoberfest celebrations The Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September and early October. It is attended by six million people each year and has inspired numerous similar events using the name "Oktoberfest" in Germany and around the world, many of which were founded by German immigrants or their descendants. Outside of Germany, the largest Oktoberfest is in Kitchener, Ontario and surrounding cities in Waterloo Region, attracting over 700,000 visitors annually. The next largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany is mostly regarded as being in Blumenau, Brazil with (700,000+ visitors), Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (500,000+
Pride in London Pride in London Pride in London (formally known as Pride London) is an annual LGBT pride festival and parade held each summer in London, the Capital of the United Kingdom. It is one of the longest running in the country and attracts an estimated one million visitors to the city. The festival's events and location within London vary every year however the Pride parade is the only annual event to close London's iconic Oxford Street. London's 2015 Gay Pride Parade through the streets of London attracted 1 million people making it the 7th largest gay event in the world and