On October 12, 1810, the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. A crowd of 40,000 attended the wedding party which was held on the same land where today's Oktoberfest takes place in Munich. Horse racing was the main attraction.
Everyone was impressed with the event, so much so that the anniversary of it was marked every year afterwards. By 1814, beer stands were beginning to pop up and increased in number while the festivities were extended to several days.
This all fit in nicely with Bavaria's beer culture.
I'd sure like to go there, but really hate beer foam and every picture I've seen, the top fourth of those huge mugs. Nothing against suds, but, you can't drink them.
--CootOkter
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