Oktoberfest begins! Sep. 20, 2025

Oktoberfest begins!

Every fall, Munich"s Theresienwiese transforms into one of the world"s largest folk festivals—Oktoberfest. First held in 1810 as a royal wedding celebration, it now draws some 6 million revellers over the span of over two weeks. The scale is astonishing: around 420,000 square metres packed with 14 grand beer tents, vast quantities of pretzels, sausages and ginger-bread hearts. Beyond the brews and brats, the fairground is a carnival in its own, teeming with roller coasters, games and thrill rides like the Wellenflug swing carousel, offering sweeping views of the festivities and Munich skyline. This year, the Munich celebration starts today and runs through 5 October.

© LOOK-foto/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Teddy bears of the sea
Sep. 20, 2023Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
Sep. 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun. 14, 2025Cinque Torri, Dolomites, Italy
Celebrating art in the city
A book lover’s paradise
Nov. 1, 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
May 17, 2024Endangered Species Day
A temple to treasure
Jun 1, 2026Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Aug. 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
Apr. 21, 2025International Dark Sky Week
Sep. 22, 2023World Rhinoceros Day
God’s Own Country
Sharks, just living their lives
Jun. 14, 2024Peggys Point Lighthouse
May 3, 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!
Festival fever
An archaelogical treasure
Were halfway there
This lake is no mirage
Jul 2, 2026Ceiling of the Temple of Esna, Egypt
Dec. 18, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Apr. 13, 2026International Dark Sky Week
Jul. 19, 2024A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil
Jan. 5, 2026A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
Blue hues and ceramic scenes of Porto
Jan. 1, 2025Happy New Year!
Meet for lunch?
Nov. 25, 2023Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
A gorge-ous place to drop in
Oct. 20, 2024International Sloth Day
Feb. 18, 2026Przewalskis horses