2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Sponsored by RSAWeb rss
2ov Radio
  • Home
  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Seth Rotherham
  • du Cap Collection
  • Café du Cap
  • Cabine du Cap
  • Media Packs / Advertising
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Anonymous Tips
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
Seth Rotherham
  • Munich Is Not Pleased With Dubai’s ‘Oktoberfest’ Plans

    03 May 2021 by Tayla in Alcohol, Beer, Lifestyle, Vibe, World
    Related Posts
    • ‘Beyond Sad’ - They Reckon SA’s Stand At The Dubai Expo 2020 Is The Worst Of All The Countries [Video]
    • Some Familiar Names Top Tripadvisor's List Of Most Popular World Destinations
    • Record-Breaking Black Diamond Likely Came From Space
    • The World's Most Exclusive Hotel In Dubai Is Offering Tours To Non-Guests Now [Videos]
    • Ad That Put Flight Attendant On Top Of 830-Metre Building Is Legit [Videos]

    [imagesource:here]

    Oktoberfest is the largest and most intense beer festival held annually in Germany.

    Over the past 210 years, Oktoberfest has been cancelled just 24 times, for reasons like cholera outbreaks or war.

    In the case of 2020, the pandemic got in the way of festivities.

    In the before times it attracted millions of tourists to Munich every year to eat and drink far too much and all in the spirit of celebrating Bavarian Prince Ludwig and his marriage Princess Therese, of Saxony-Hildburghausen back in 1810.

    Nah, not really. While that’s how the festival got its start, it’s all about the beer these days.

    Those tourist numbers, and the money they bring with them, are clearly very tempting because a few businessmen started putting plans together to hold a rival event in Dubai.

    The organisers of the original Oktoberfest want nothing to do with this breakaway festival plan.

    As per CNN, the plan is to emulate Munich’s Oktoberfest at the Dubai Marina from October 2021 until 2022:

    “Oktoberfest in Dubai” is promoted by Charles Blume, who helps organise the Berlin Christmas market, and is set to feature dozens of beer tents, food stands, attractions and rides. The location hosts up to 120,000 guests and there will be “no restrictions to traditional Bavarian dress, beer, music or sale and consumption of foods of any kind.”

    The Germans are not pleased and have been criticising the event on social media.

    The original Oktoberfest organisers have put as much distance between themselves and the rival event as possible, making it very clear that the original event will remain in Bavaria.

    Here’s some of what the original organisers said in a statement:

    “Recently, media in German-speaking countries have been reporting intensively on plans by a private individual to hold an Oktoberfest in Dubai”.

    “Various headlines linguistically suggest that the Munich Oktoberfest is actually being relocated to Dubai, is moving there, or is taking place in the desert this year due to a possible cancellation.

    “The Oktoberfest is a Munich original and takes place exclusively in Munich,” a spokesperson for the Department of Labor and Economic Affairs of the City of Munich, which organises the event, said in a statement.

    “The plans that have now become known are not being pursued by the organisers of the event in Dubai either on behalf of or with the consent of the City of Munich.”

    Now that it’s all cleared up, folks in Munich can prepare their beer hands.

    Although, the pandemic might put this years’ festival on pause again.

    So far though, organisers have set a date of September 18 as the start of the two-week festival.

    [source:cnn]

    • ← Break-In At Queen’s Windsor Pad While Andrew Was In Residence
    • Steven Spielberg’s Latest Film Takes ‘West Side Story’ From Stage To Screen [Trailer] →
    • Tweet
    • Tags:
    • beer festival
    • Dubai
    • german beer
    • german festival
    • Munich
    • Oktoberfest

    Latest News

    • June Is Going To Be A Rough Month

      [imagesource: Neil McCartney] Batten down the hatches, because here comes trouble. W...

    • The Joys Of Online Learning

      We’ve spoken a lot over the past few weeks about why online learning might be the right ...

    • Why The Traffic Was So Horrendous On The N1 Into Cape Town This Morning [Video]

      [imagesource: Twitter / @CapeTownFreeway] My condolences to anybody heading into the ci...

    • We Want: David Bowie’s Classic Yacht For $5 Million

      [imagesource: Fraser Yachts] You can bet your bottom dollar that David Bowie’s former...

    • Zapiro’s Perfect Take On The R22m Flag Saga

      [imagesource: iStock] How best can one spend R22 million in a country where so many have ...


    • 2oceansvibe Partners

    • CONTACT US
    • GOT A HOT STORY?
    • 2oceansvibe Radio
    • 2oceansvibe Media
    • Media Pack
    • Seth Rotherham
    • Café du Cap
    • Cabine du Cap
    • Cape Town City Accommodation
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Business
    • Media
    • Entertainment
    • Tech/Sci
    • World
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
    • Sport
    • Politics
  • Follow

    2oceansvibe.com is part of the 2oceansVibe Media Group

    DMMA Logo