Posted on: 01 May, 2006
Author: Jane Roseen
Can't make it to Munich, Germany to the official Oktoberfest? Why not check out one of the many other Oktoberfests celebrated around the world? A huge Oktoberfest is held in the Brazilian city of Blumenau (more than 600,000 visitors in 2004), and many other Brazilian cities founded by Germans have their own Oktoberfest, such as Santa Cruz do Sul (more than 500,000 visitors in 2004), Rolândia, São José do Cedro, Seara and Itapiranga. In Argentina, a town called Villa General Belgrano in the Cordoba Province has an Oktoberfest that is well known and the biggest in the country. Hong Kong has celebrated the Oktoberfest since 1991 and it is organized by the Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has celebrated Oktoberfest since 1992 and it is held at the Hotel Equatorial. Not called "Oktoberfest", but very similar in character, is the CannstatterWasen in Stuttgart which starts one week later and is the second largest fair in the world. Smaller beer festivals similar to the Oktoberfest are common in Germany and take place throughout the year in bigger German cities. Inspired by a joke on The Simpsons, there is now a Scottish version called the Scotchtoberfest. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com