Oktoberfest Oktoberfest Oktoberfest () is the world's largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair). Held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, it is a 16- to 18-day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than six million people from around the world attending the event every year. Locally, it is often called the Wiesn, after the colloquial name for the fairgrounds, Theresa's meadows ("Theresienwiese"). The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since the year 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations that are modeled after
Plymouth Volksfest Plymouth Volksfest Plymouth Volksfest is a three-day music festival held annually at Newnham Park, England. It usually takes place on the final weekend of May, and is owned and managed by PVF Events. Plymouth Volksfest was conceived as an alternative to the Run To The Sun festival which is held in Newquay, Cornwall. However, rather than run as a single day event Plymouth Volksfest was set up to be a 3-day event. The organisers plan was to combine a music festival atmosphere with Volkswagen enthusiasts, in order to create an action packed weekend of live bands, DJ Sets, and children's