What a typical day at Oktoberfest looks like...

The world’s largest beer festival, Oktoberfest, kicked off recently on 17 September, and until it ends on 3 October an estimated six million beer guzzling tourists will flock to Munich to partake in the, *ahem, festivities.

And in between all the drinking and eating there will be much revelry and cheer!

Here’s what a typical day at Oktoberfest looks like…

The day starts at 7:30am

Wake up boys and girls! It’s time to get your drink on.

Although the beer tents open at 9am, most eager beer guzzlers begin lining up at 7:30am to get a seat at one of the tables inside. But don’t worry: the tents can literally fit thousands of people, so even if you don’t manage to grab a seat, there’s still plenty of standing room, and that’s all the room you need to throw back a few steins before the clock strikes 10am!

At 9am, you enter your tent

Now this is the tricky part: which tent do you enter?

Do you hang with all the Aussies? Or the Yanks? Or do you go local and drink with the Germans?

Each tent has its own personality, and so you’ll probably want to have done a little research before you even get to Munich (this resource will help you).

The largest tent is the Hofbräu-Festzelt, which can hold 9,992 people at full capacity.

It’s 9:01am – start drinking!

So this is what you came here for, right?

This is the world’s biggest beer festival (it’s also the world’s largest folk festival FYI) so that means you are here to do only one thing: drink BEER – one-litre steins of the stuff!

And drink a lot you will, with on average around seven million litres of beer consumed during the festival if previous years are any indication. Prices vary depending on the beer, but they usually cost about 10 euros.

Check out this handy little stat sheet for more information on facts and figures.

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/germany/munich/articles/Oktoberfest-Munich-guide/

Midday: time to eat

By midday you’re definitely feeling the effects of the booze (at Oktoberfest, beers must be at least 6 percent alcohol) and so you decide to fill your stomach with something other than beer. And for this, you just can’t beat a grilled sausage! Nearly a quarter of a million sausages are eaten on average every year at Oktoberfest.

But apart from sausages, you could also feast on some chicken, a pretzel, or – always a good choice – Käse Spätzle, which is basically like macaroni and cheese. Yum!

2:30pm – go on some rides!

At this stage of the day you decide it’s probably a good thing to get some fresh air, so you head on over to the amusement park where bumper cars, carousels, and “fun” rides await.

Unlike the lines to get into the beer tents though, the lines here aren’t too long, which is probably a hint: spinning around at your level of intoxication may not be such a good idea!

Still, you figure YOLO and jump onboard the Ferris wheel for 360 degree views of Oktoberfest.

5pm – wrap things up

By this stage you realise you’ve been drinking for eight hours, and so decide to head on home to recover for another day. After all, you’ll be doing the same thing again tomorrow!

Have you been to Oktoberfest? Let us know in the comments below.