GC33KG6 October 3~Octoberfest
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: poolsharkycat @ | Hide Date: 09/04/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 26.809 W103° 57.427 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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Oktoberfest Day When is Oktoberfest : Date varies 2012: September 22 - October 7 2013: September 21 - October 6 2014: September 20 - October 5 2015: September 19 - October 4 Oktoberfest is a two week festival, held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. While it is a giant world festival in Germany, Oktoberfest celebrations are held around the world during this time. So, if you can't get to the fair in Germany, you can participate in a local event. It's time to eat, drink, and be merry! Each year, the Oktoberfest is opened, as the mayor of Munich taps a keg a of beer. There is even a special brew made, aptly called Oktoberfest beer. Oktoberfest is not just a celebration of beer. It is a huge festival with lots of food, music, dancing, rides, and carnival booths. Each year millions of people from all over the world come to the fair. Oktoberfest celebrations and festivals are held around the world during this time. These festivals also celebrate the rich heritage of the German people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Origin of Oktoberfest Day: The very first Oktoberfest was held on October 12, 1810. It was held to commemorate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig (King Ludwig 1) to Princess Therese of Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The wedding took place on October 12th, and a great horse race (in celebration of the marriage) was held a few days later on October 17th. The marriage was celebrated annually, and came to be known as Oktoberfest. Early Oktoberfest celebrations were held in October. The festival was eventually moved to September, as the weather was better earlier in the Fall. Oktoberfest has been held annually since 1810. Throughout this time, it has been canceled a few times, due to wars, and once due to a major Cholera outbreak (1854) in the region. Over the years, the festival grew. Carnival booths appeared. Beer became a central theme, and flowed freely. Food was a big part of the festivities. And, later rides were added. Millions of people annually flock to Oktoberfest in Munich.

06/29/2019 By mcmwest


Caching in the Agate area today with my partner mcmm1. Signing logs as mcm or team mcm . Thanks to the catchers who placed these here and those who have helped keep them up.

06/29/2019 By mcmm1
Out caching Colorado this weekend. Tftc

02/16/2019 By EJBHGV
Cold day out in the plains between Deer Trail and Kiowa.
Even got some snow.
But found 31 caches and enjoyed the hunt.
All CO's thanks for hiding and making the game possible.

09/04/2018 By Mean Kitty
Find #49122

Its been a long hot summer in Texas, I've been trying to get out and do a caching trip a couple of times this summer, but it never worked out. Finally managed to get a week off, and am so happy to be out here in Colorado. The weather if perfect, and there is a load of caches that need my name on Thanks so much for the hide poolsharkycat, I really enjoyed finiding this cache!

06/08/2018 By AroPark Lady
TFTC! Cache is in great shape. Found old container and removed.

06/08/2018 By MorkIsle
Great cache. Thank u for replacing it. TFTC

04/27/2018 By Brewman65
Had a nice visit to Colorado, and found a lot of caches

10/13/2017 By L O S T - S O U L
TFTC

Enjoying another day traversing the countryside, acquiring many miles and boosting cache numbers and others in between along the power trails!
Nothing better than caching along the back country roads of America! Thanks for placing these out here. Most were in good shape in these sections however i did replaced wet logs and broken containers as needed. Initialed logs

10/12/2017 By GanderGoose
We loaded up Katie Geodog and went on a caching adventure today between Deer Trail and Agate. Beautiful weather for a day trip. We searched for a long time around the perimeter of GZ and did some digging like the last cacher and could not locate the cache. We put in a replacement cache and covered it with some natural material we gathered from the road. Thanks for the placement, poolsharkycat!