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+
Munich Class S tram Munich Class S tram The class S tram is an articulated electric motor tram built by Stadler Rail for use on the Munich tramway. The units were built off Stadler's Variobahn design and are operated by MVG. The five-section 100% low-floor trams have a total length of 33.94 metres. The first delivered S-car, number 2301, was used for the first time in Munich on 19 March 2009 for a press tour. As of December 2015, the S series currently operates on lines 17, 19, 20, 21 and 22. A total of 14 trams were built between 2008 and 2011. The