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Wies'n 2002

Welcome to my Oktoberfest 2002 pages. I will build up this area during the lead-up to the action with all the news and preparation that is involved, and then attempt (as soberly as possible) to cover the actual fest itself.

The pages in this area will change quite often, so check back regularly.

Quick Info

Dates 21.09 - 06.10

Openings from 10am - 10:30pm and from 9am on the weekends.

Käfer and the Weinzelt stay open until 1am

Updates to this section


08.10.02 - Taking the whole thing down is a major task in itself. Click Here to see the removal in progress.

Various - These shots were taken over a number of days in different places. Click here to have a looksee.

10.04.02 - Another big session. Click Here for two pages of madness when a gang of us from work joined the CSC Wies'n outing.

22.09.02 - Click Here for three pages of pictures from a mammoth session on the first Sunday.

21.09.02 - Oktoberfest 2002 has begun. Click Here for a few quick snaps taken during a wander through the Wies'n. No Maß intake today, just scouting the territory.

16.09.02 - Only 5 more days to go and the finishing touches are being added to the Wies'n. Click here to see the last update before Wies'n 2002 kicks off.

25.08.02 - Last update before I go on my holidays. Click here to see how it's going.

10.08.02 - 37 days to go, and from the pictures it doesn't look a whole heap different to last week, but the work is going at full pace. Click here to see the latest.

04.08.02 - Click Here to see how far they've gotten on construction to date.

29.07.02 - Click Here for the latest progress report from the Wies'n.

19.07.02 - Click here for some photos of the building work going on in the Wies'n.

19.07.02 - Click here for my photos from last year. The text & thumbs are still there but I had to remove the actual pictures to make some space. If you want any of the big photos just drop me an e-mail to info@keydeck.com

Wies'n Statistics

5.9 million visitors (incidentally that's how many people visited Ireland in all of 1999)

5.7 million Maß consumed (at EUR 6.80 a pop)

87 Oxen

440,000 Chickens

4238 items handed into the Lost &Found office, including 2 paris of crutches, a set of van wing-mirrors and 3 sets of false teeth.

232 arrests

220 people injured in fights

5 rapes (one of a 22 year old guy) and 7 attempted

375 Children lost

35,000 items sent from the Deutschpost booth at the entrance. 50% to outside Germany

 

Link to the Official Oktoberfest website

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