10 minutes agoOktoberfest Cancel in Germany
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(6 years ago)The Most High Beer Festival in Munich, Oktoberfest, has become the last victim of blockades by koronobrus. Even though it is scheduled to begin on 19 September, the world's largest beer festival will not happen this year. From music festivals to major sports events, the ongoing pandemic has caused a wave of [the...] used to explode.
Even though it is scheduled to begin on 19 September, the world's largest beer festival will not happen this year.
From music festivals to major sports events, the ongoing pandemic has triggered a wave of unprecedented cancellations of events around the world, and Germany's Oktoberfest is no exception.
Germany's latest deadlock measures now include a ban on major public events by August 31st.
“Based in the current situation, I cannot imagine such a big event being held,” told reporters Markus Söder, minister of Brava.
He added that he and the mayor of Munich had jointly made the final decision to cancel it.
