Summer is over and its time to start gearing up for Oktoberfest. This festival of bier is celebrated throughout Germany, and ...

However, there is no dress code at the Oktoberfest, so any outfit is allowed for partying. Women can use bows on their dirndls (traditional Bavarian dresses) to indicate their relationship status.

Bavaria's leader says his state won't become a "stoner's paradise". Millions of litres are consumed by millions of people at Oktoberfest's annual party, which takes place in September to October ...

The most important word at the Oktoberfest that you must be able to pronounce in Bavarian is, of course, the “Maß”. The a is pronounced short and the ß like a double S, i.e. “MaSS”.