Tag: Oktoberfest
Society: Is it cynical to celebrate folk festivals now?
Whether spring folk festival or Wiesn: Should such events be canceled when cities in Ukraine are falling to ruins and people are dying? This question is far more complex than…
Reader discussion: No Wiesn because of the Ukraine war?
Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter questions the Oktoberfest in view of the war in Ukraine. SZ author Ulrike Heidenreich, on the other hand, feels that after two years of the pandemic,…
Tax offenses: suspended sentence for ex-showman boss from Munich
Edmund Radlinger, the longtime chairman of the Munich Showmen’s Association, has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion by the Munich District Court. The sentence was suspended…
Process: Münchner Kindl GmbH wins dispute over “Schützenliesl” – Munich
Her name is probably not familiar to many these days: Coletta Möritz. A large-format painting by her, on the other hand, brought it to fame, which continues to this day.…
Column: To the shift with the virus – district of Munich
The Bavarian soul can endure a lot, but after two years in a row without a sway, a Ferris wheel, a ox roll and a fresh Oktoberfest beer, it too…
Oktoberfest poster 2022 is set – Munich
A sun in the shape of a Ferris wheel shines through a still empty beer tent, at the entrance the Münchner Kindl and the angel Aloisius stand expectantly hand in…
1 dead and injured: Two S-Bahn trains crash near Munich | Regional
One dead and several seriously injured Two S-Bahn trains crash near Munich Munich – Horror in the middle of the rush hour! There was a serious S-Bahn accident in Schäftlarn…
Munich: Trouble with charity campaign for Wiesn musicians – Munich
Do good and talk about it – or let others talk about it. Oktoberfest musicians were reminded of these instructions for marketing strategists when they received an e-mail from Bavariashop…
Column: Summer holidays in winter – district of Munich
Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger’s idea of moving the Oktoberfest to July must be considered further. The wife of an old friend had her birthday again three weeks ago on Christmas…
Munich moments: the Oktoberfest rests quietly
From still life with dachshunds and white sausages to collections of pictograms, from simple to overloaded, everything is included: The poster competition for the Oktoberfest 2022 starts – now of…