The Oktoberfest start date is a conundrum worth investigating but I will leave that to you as I am a busy man. If you figure it out let me know.
The festival originated on October 12, 1810, in celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. I attended the Munich celebration in 1970 and every year since Linda and I have been together we make it a priority to try to attend the fete in Munich. Unfortunately we have yet to make it there.
The good news is Linda’s Dirndl still fits and she has the bow properly tied on the right side. Whew! My Lederhosen, however, are a different story. Does anyone have a size 2XL Bavarian Lederhosen I can borrow for a week? If not, “Ach Du Lieber Augustin!” We’ll try again next year!