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VietNamNet Bridge – Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, which kicked off on September 22 in Munich, Germany, will be held at numerous locations nationwide, including the Lion Restaurant, the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, the Windsor Plaza Hotel Saigon and Cung Xuan Convention Center in Hanoi.
Participants to Oktoberfest 2011 at the Windsor Plaza Hotel Saigon.
This year, a huge party hosted by the hotel and the German Business Association
in HCMC will mark the 20th anniversary of Oktoberfest Vietnam.
A party hosted by the German Business Association (GBA) and the Windsor Plaza Hotel to mark the 20th anniversary of Oktoberfest Vietnam will run from October 5-6 and from October 9-13 on level 7 of the hotel from 6 p.m. onwards.
A bountiful buffet of German cuisine and imported German beers await guests. Dance and folk music from Steirerbluat will keep the party rocking through the night. Furthermore, guests can win prizes during the event.
According to GBA’s website, news agency Reuters and the Chicago-Tribune ranked Oktoberfest in HCMC last year the ninth largest Oktoberfest outside of Germany.
Oktoberfest Hanoi hosted by the GBA will kick off at 6 p.m. on October 19 at Cung Xuan Event Center.
Participants can savor German food prepared by the Movenpick Hotel Hanoi’s chef with The Gaudiblonsn band from Munich supplying the music.
More than 15,000 are expected to participate in HCMC with 3,000 in Hanoi, which will make Oktoberfest 2012 one of the largest German cultural events in Southeast Asia.
The popular Oktoberfest venue in HCMC, Lion Restaurant, will host proceedings from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on October 5 featuring German draft beer and 1,000 liters of a special beer. Guests will savor traditional German food and enjoy music performances and game shows.
This year’s new face of Oktoberfest, the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers organize the event at all of its restaurants.
A German Beer Feast is available at the Saigon Cafe every Friday night in October with German delicacies and free-flowing German beer, house wine, coffee and tea. The Wine Bar on level 23 offers a choice of German-style sausages and steak in a roll every Friday and Saturday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Level 23 Signature restaurant will have a five-course menu for Oktoberfest prepared by executive chef Jens Heier from Germany. The classy restaurant, Mojo Cafe on Dong Khoi Street features a special menu with German cuisine.
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