You don’t need to be in Munich to take part in the gluttonous fun of Oktoberfest – eat, drink, and be merry amid hearty parties happening in Hungary’s capital to honor the autumn season’s arrival with countless beers and booming cheers. Here are a few bibulous Oktoberfest bashes coming up in the next few days across the Magyar metropolis.
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Oktoberfest at the InterContinental
Enjoy a genuine Bavarian-style blowout while admiring the beauty of Budapest’s riverscape during this deluxe gala of gourmet delights and ample amusement, held on October 3 in the Corso restaurant on Pest’s Danube Promenade. Prepared under the direction of masterful German chef Ulf Burbach, a sumptuous all-you-can-eat feast features traditional Oktoberfest dishes such as whole suckling pig, oxtail soup, sausage salad, and many other meaty morsels – and of course, guests enjoy unlimited mugfuls of Paulaner brew. All the while, a lederhosen-clad band blasts oompah music as carousers are encouraged to dance and compete in varied customary Oktoberfest competitions, providing a complete night out for a reasonable price of 14,900 forints – check out this website for more details and tickets.
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Oktoberfest Budapest Festival
Within a giant tent set up on the grounds of City Park’s historic Ice Rink (“Műjégpálya” in Hungarian), experience the raucous spirit of celebrating an old-fashioned Oktoberfest in one of Munich’s gigantic beer halls, complete with huge steins and lovely barmaids wearing low-cut costumes. Held for four days during October 9-12, this second-annual fall extravaganza welcomes more than 55 breweries offering some 300 types of spectacular suds, along with over 100 food vendors and a complete program of concerts by living-legend Magyar musicians. Available types of tickets include one-day and four-day passes, along with a VIP package that presents guests with guaranteed seating, separate toilets, and a souvenir one-liter glass mug – log onto www.oktoberfestbudapest.hu for additional information.
