Oktoberfestis the world’s largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair). Held annually inMunich, Bavaria, Germany, it is a 16-day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. Locally, it is often simply called theWiesn, after the colloquial name of the fairgrounds (Theresienwiese) themselves.The Oktoberfestis an important part ofBavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the original Munich event.