6.7 million visitors and a horse race: facts and background information about Oktoberfest

The Oktoberfest season is in full swing. All over Australia, people celebrate Bavarian culture with beer, pretzels and lederhosen until the end of the month. But the original folk festival broke up days ago. Why is it called Oktoberfest when it actually takes place in September? And what is the origin of the biggest folk festival in the world? We have the answers.

It's not just partying on the tables that is part of the Oktoberfest tradition in Munich, but also the duck dance. It was even invented at the Oktoberfest. Credit: Murat Taner/Getty Images