What is Oktoberfest? Oktoberfest is a 16 day German beer festival that takes place annually in Munich, Germany. With over 6 million visitors every year, the event is the largest people's fair of its type in the world and attracts visitors from as far away as Australia and the Far East. * There is seating for 100,000 people * 12,000 people are employed at Oktoberfest including 1600 waitresses * 6.1 million steins of beer are sold over the 16 days * The Winzerer Fähndl is the largest tent of the festival with seating for 8,450 seated customers * Large amounts [View Full Entry]

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Settling In - Thursday Well, it’s late Friday evening and the entire camp is set up and ready to go! The advance party arrived Thursday at 3.30pm and began the difficult task of building a tented village for over 50 of us. By the time it was dark, most of the canvas was up, we had electric power for lights and refrigeration and the chemical toilets were fully primed and raring to go. Getting ready for Tomorrow - Friday Friday morning saw the completion of the camp, running water and washing facilities installed and we began to build the climbing wall. [View Full Entry]

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Arrivals The 9th Doncaster Scout Troop are due to arrive on site in the next few days, with the 'Advanced Party' arriving on Thursday and the 'Main Party' arriving on Friday. The Advanced Party will be in charge of pitching Patrol Tents, Patrol Diners, Mess Tents, Ed's Diner and will also start preparing equipment for the wide variety of activities that are being hosted. Once the Main Party has arrived on Friday, they will settle into their new camp setting, unpack their kit and assist with any jobs that need doing. Schedule Saturday will signal the first full day for everyone [View Full Entry]

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