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Put on by the [[Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur]] since [[1977]], the '''Birmingham Oktoberfest''', is an annual celebration of German culture. The first Oktoberfest in [[1977]] took place along [[Morris Avenue]]. What made the event so unique in that it was [[Birmingham]]'s first outdoor event at which alcohol was served. Due to this, the city required a large opaque curtain be placed around the site of the event. | Put on by the [[Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur]] since [[1977]], the '''Birmingham Oktoberfest''', is an annual celebration of German culture. The festival of Oktoberfest was first held on October 12, 1810, in celebration of the marriage of Bavaria's prince, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hilburghausen in Munich. | ||
The first Oktoberfest in [[1977]] took place along [[Morris Avenue]]. What made the event so unique in that it was [[Birmingham]]'s first outdoor event at which alcohol was served. Due to this, the city required a large opaque curtain be placed around the site of the event. | |||
The event would continue to grow throughout the 1980s and was held at multiple venues, including [[Sloss Furnaces]], the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]] and the [[BJCC]]. By the mid-1980s, the event was recognized as the largest German festival in the south and as one of the Southeast's top 20 tourist attractions. After having a series of financial difficulties in the mid-1990s, the event has been scaled back to take place at the Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur's clubhouse on [[2nd Avenue North]]. | The event would continue to grow throughout the 1980s and was held at multiple venues, including [[Sloss Furnaces]], the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]] and the [[BJCC]]. By the mid-1980s, the event was recognized as the largest German festival in the south and as one of the Southeast's top 20 tourist attractions. After having a series of financial difficulties in the mid-1990s, the event has been scaled back to take place at the Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur's clubhouse on [[2nd Avenue North]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Spencer, Thomas (October 3, 2006) "Preserving a culture." ''Birmingham News. | * Spencer, Thomas (October 3, 2006) "Preserving a culture." ''Birmingham News. | ||
* FDSK Press Release (October 2005) "2005 FDSK German Club Birmingham Oktoberfest." [http://www.fdskgermanclub.com/press_release.htm] | |||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
* [http://fdskgermanclub.com/ Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur] official website | * [http://fdskgermanclub.com/ Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur] official website | ||
* [http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/ Oktoberfest] official website | |||
[[Category:October events]] | [[Category:October events]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Avenue North|2318]] | [[Category:2nd Avenue North|2318]] | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 3 October 2006
Put on by the Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur since 1977, the Birmingham Oktoberfest, is an annual celebration of German culture. The festival of Oktoberfest was first held on October 12, 1810, in celebration of the marriage of Bavaria's prince, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hilburghausen in Munich.
The first Oktoberfest in 1977 took place along Morris Avenue. What made the event so unique in that it was Birmingham's first outdoor event at which alcohol was served. Due to this, the city required a large opaque curtain be placed around the site of the event.
The event would continue to grow throughout the 1980s and was held at multiple venues, including Sloss Furnaces, the Alabama State Fairgrounds and the BJCC. By the mid-1980s, the event was recognized as the largest German festival in the south and as one of the Southeast's top 20 tourist attractions. After having a series of financial difficulties in the mid-1990s, the event has been scaled back to take place at the Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur's clubhouse on 2nd Avenue North.
The event held each October features samples of traditional German food and traditional German music.
References
- Spencer, Thomas (October 3, 2006) "Preserving a culture." Birmingham News.
- FDSK Press Release (October 2005) "2005 FDSK German Club Birmingham Oktoberfest." [1]
External link
- Freunde Deutscher Sprache und Kultur official website
- Oktoberfest official website