Get ready for the biggest Oktoberfest in Vietnam ever!

Organized in the two cities of Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, the Oktoberfest 2010 marks the largest cultural events of this year – within the 35th year celebrations of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic relations.
Under the patronage of the German Embassy in Vietnam and the German General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, the German Business Association (GBA) co-hosts and celebrates the Germany’s largest cultural event in Vietnam this coming October.
The Oktoberfest in Munich – the largest fair in Germany – which has become an iconic trademark around the world, is celebrating the Oktoberfest 2010 together with its 200th anniversary and more than 6 million visitors from around the world. In Vietnam, the Oktoberfest will be celebrated the 19th time in Ho Chi Minh City and for the 2nd time in Hanoi.
More than 14,000 visitors are expected to participate in Ho Chi Minh City and 3,000 visitors in Hanoi, which makes the Oktoberfest 2010 not only the largest German cultural event in Vietnam, but also one of the largest events across South East Asia.
“We are proud that the Oktoberfest in Vietnam has become so popular amongst Vietnamese and the foreign community in Vietnam, which is a culture bridge of bringing people together with excitement”, said Alexander Bischoff, GBA Chairman.
The Oktoberfest definitely shows the best of German “Gemuetlichkeit” (Coziness) in a traditional Bavarian beer-garden atmosphere, with traditional fresh-brewed Oktoberfest-Beer, German food delicacies and popularly Bavarian folk music, which let people to sing in chores, swing the beer mugs for toasting, hold each other’s hands and dance together with great enjoyment.
The Oktoberfest Saigon will be held at Windsor Plaza Hotel on 8-10 and 13-16 October. GBA co-hosts this year for the 4th time the Oktoberfest 2010 in Ho Chi Minh City in cooperation with the Windsor Plaza Hotel. The event has attracted last year more than 12,000 visitors with the peak of over 2,000 participants for every event day.
With the successful organization of Oktoberfest 2009 which left a very deep impression on the public, this year’s Oktoberfest is promising to be bigger and more exciting with an additional day added for celebration. The continuity of this cross-cultural event will be overwhelmed with games and funs, and with outstanding delicious German food and brew in this year biggest event.
Participants once again "go loud" with authentic German music from the German’s number-one band “Trenkwalder” and "go low" with all-you-can-eat cuisine and all-you-can-drink German Oktoberfest beer!
Many more entertainment activities are also organized to cheer the participant crowds such as traditional Bavarian games and a lucky draw every night.
The Oktoberfest Hanoi will be at Hanoi Daewoo Hotel on October 22 - 23. With over 3,000 guests attending on two consecutive days, the Oktoberfest in Hanoi promises to be even a bigger success than last year, featuring the first-time ever in Vietnam the “Original Hofbraeuhaus-Band” from Munich, with delicious all-you-can-eat German food and all-you-can-drink original Oktoberfest Beer.