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Oktoberfest is a two-week beer festival held each year in Munich (München), Bavaria, Germany, during late September and early October. It is one of the most famous events in the city and the world's largest fair, with some 6 million people attending in 2002. Other cities across the world also hold fairs, modeled after the Munich event, called Oktoberfest.
Basically a giant college style beer fest. Germain Marti Gras.