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Munchener Fruhlingsfest
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The fest runs over two weeks and takes place at Munich's Theresienwiese.
I went along with a couple of friends for the first time in 2009 and loved it.
We first took a stroll around the grounds to check out the rides before finding a spinning carousel with an in-built bar - Happy hour with €1 glasses of Pils! Bliss.
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PARTY TIME: The action inside the Augustiner beer tent. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
After that we sat in the Paulaner beer garden to soak up the sun and a bit more beer before transitioning into the Augustiner beer tent as the sun went down. Then party, party, party.
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SUN DOWN, SPIRITS UP: The party really gets started after dusk at the Munich Spring Festival. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
A few specifics for drinking…
The Spring Festival has a big beer tent called the Festhalle Bayernland which seats about 2000 people.
Munich’s favourite Augustiner beer is splashed out from traditional wooden kegs.
In 2010 the Hippodrom-Festzelt, a favourite Oktoberfest beer tent, will make it's debut at the Munich Spring Festival.
A new lager beer called Spaten Frühlingsfest Hell will be served. Note: There'll be no fire and brimstone, Hell means "light" in German and refers to the shade of the brew, not the strengh.
If the weather’s friendly you might want to sit a while in the Radlingers Weißbiergarten, a beer garden that specialises in Paulaner Weizen (Bavarian “white beer”).
A band often cranks out old-time Bavarian hits.
There’s also a covered section, the Allwetter-Biergarten, if it’s too wet or chilly.
…and riding
There are dozens of rides including a Ferris wheel (Riesenrad) a ghost train (Geisterbahn), the Frisbee and Europe’s longest portable slide, the Münchner Rutschn.
There are more than 10 rides designed especially for younger kids. Tuesdays are special “family days” with reduced prices for the rides.
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THE BAND PLAYS ON: A Bavarian band keeps visitors entertained in the beer garden at the Munchener Fruhlingsfest. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
Special events
The festival kicks off with a big parade and Böllerschützen, where aging artillery enthusiasts shoot mini hand-cannons into the air.
The first keg is tapped inside the Hippodrom-Festzelt at 4pm on the opening day to get the beer flowing.
On the first Saturday of the festival you’ll find one of Munich’s greatest flea-markets:
Over 1000 stands peddling everything from boomerangs to Beethoven. Vendors open at 6am so you’ll need an early start to snap up the best bargains.
On the second Friday there’s usually a big fireworks display after sunset. Other special events at the 2009 fest included a vintage car exhibition and a couple of days where visitors could pay with (now extinct) Deutschmarks.
A few more pics from my first visit to the Munchener Fruhlingsfest
Keep panning down for more details about the festival.
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CHECK IT OUT: Buddies of mine on our arrival at the festival. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
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ALL RISE: Dancing on the benches inside the Festhalle Bayernland beer tent. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
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SPIN 'N' SLURP: The slowly spinning carousel with a built-in bar at the Munchener Fruhlingsfest. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
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SWEET: A gingerbread heart (Lebkuchenherz) at the Munich festival. It reads "for my sweet little bear". Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
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SLIDERS: The popular Münchner Rutschn giant slide at the Munich Spring Festival. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
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AL FRESCO: Outdoor festivities in the beer garden. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
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LET'S GET FUNKY: The band heats things up inside the Augustiner beer tent. Pic: © Stuart Anderson - Destination Munich |
| The Details | ||
| Location | The Munchener Fruhlingsfest takes place at the Theresienwiese (Oktoberfest Field), Munich | |
| Next on | April 16 to May 2, 2010 | |
| Open | Daily from 11am until 11pm (11.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays). Beer is only served after 4pm on the opening day. | |
| Cost | Free entrance to the grounds and the beer tents. A Maß (one litre mug) of beer cost 7,80€, about a euro cheaper than at the Oktoberfest. | |
| Website | Ganz Muenchen (German only) |
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| Directions | Take the U Bahn no 4 or 5 to Theresienwiese, or you can leg it 15min south-west from the Hauptbahnhof (Main Train Station). | |
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