Oktoberfest celebrations be made in Munich. These events can last from mid September to early-mid October, and are the largest Oktoberfest events outside of Munich. 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.
York Festival of Ideas York residents and visitors to the city. On average the Festival attracts over fifteen thousand people each year. The 2011 pilot festival consisted of over 20 events across the city of York. The themes for the first Festival were "Beckett, the Body and the Bible". The Festival included events with two novelists powerfully influenced by Beckett’s work - John Banville and the Nobel Laureate JM Coetzee, in addition to theatre performances by the internationally renowned Gare St Lazare Players. The Festival of Ideas in 2011 was a partnership between the University of York, York Theatre Royal, The National Centre for