Oktoberfest unlikely to take place this year

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Updated At : 01:30 PM Apr 17, 2020 IST

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Berlin: The annual Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, is unlikely to take place this year due to the coronavirus crisis, the premier of the southern German state of Bavaria said on Thursday. The Oktoberfest attracts around six million visitors to Munich every year, with many traveling from abroad. Revelers sit together on long communal tables to swig beer, eat sausages, pretzel or pork knuckle, and listen to oompah bands. Bavarian premier Markus Soeder told journalists he was very skeptical whether this year’s festival – scheduled from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 – could take place and said he would make a final decision with Mayor Dieter Reiter in the next two weeks. Reuters

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