German beer festival to come to Hanoi

The Oktoberfest 2010, a German beer festival will be held on September 24^th and 25^th, in Hanoi. 

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The organizing board said that during the festival, together with best-selling fresh beers of Germany, and those imported from other countries, participants will have chance to enjoy German traditional food.

This year’s festival will have the participation of the German band “the Happy Bavaria” from Munich where the Oktoberfest originated.

This is the second time the Oktoberfest comes to Hanoi. Last year, the festival attracted 2,000 participants.

Speaking at a press briefing on September 15^th, Mr. Andreas Otto, Second Secretary of the German Embassy in Vietnam said that the Oktoberfest 2010 will have a larger scale than last year’s festival and is a cultural event to celebrate the 1,000^th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi and the 35^thanniversary of Vietnam – German diplomatic ties.

The Oktoberfest 2010 is expected to attract the participation of thousands of local people and foreign tourists.

The Oktoberfest festival annually takes place in September in Munich. The festival was held in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding with horse races and various culinary delights.