Oktoberfest begins! Sep 20, 2025

Oktoberfest begins!

Every fall, Theresienwiese, a square in Munich, Germany, transforms into one of the world"s largest festivals—Oktoberfest. First held in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding, it has grown into a 16- to 18-day tradition attracting more than 6 million people from around the globe. The scale is staggering: The festival grounds span about 4.5 million square feet and host 14 main tents, each seating thousands. Each year, visitors consume around 7 million liters of beer, along with mountains of pretzels, sausages, and gingerbread hearts. All beer served at Oktoberfest comes from Munich breweries and meets the strict standards of the Reinheitsgebot, the German Beer Purity Law.

© LOOK-foto/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Sep 20, 2018May we have this dance?
Sep 20, 2019Fall comes to Pando
Sep 20, 2020Celebrating sea otters
Sep 20, 2021Birds of a feather flocking together
Sep 20, 2022Sea Otter Awareness Week
Sep 20, 2023Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
Sep 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jan 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Nov 17, 2020Take a hike near Lovers Lane
Apr 5, 2020The frog prince?
Apr 1, 2018Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
Feb 23, 2023The lights of Paris
Apr 2, 2022Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
Feb 21, 2021Overlooking the Douro
Aug 21, 2022International Lighthouse Weekend
Aug 18, 2024Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
Jun 15, 2018Ready for takeoff
Nov 1, 2020Native American Heritage Month
Jul 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Feb 3, 2026Emerald Bay and Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe, California
Nov 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Jun 8, 2022World Oceans Day
Sep 15, 2024National Hispanic Heritage Month
Jan 25, 2023Burns Night
Aug 19, 2019On the wings of the Wright brothers
Aug 2, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Aug 31, 2022Blue linckia sea stars in Papua New Guinea
Sep 7, 2021Whale hello there!
Jul 26, 2022Mangrove Conservation Day
Aug 6, 2023Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
Oct 6, 2018A bite of ancient history
Sep 17, 2021Eye of the cave
Aug 21, 2024Nazca boobies, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
May 26, 2018Honoring the first American woman in space
Dec 10, 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
Mar 10, 2018Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Aug 3, 2021A reflection of Europe s past