It’s almost autumn, when pumpkin-spiced everything rears its orange-hued (and occasionally tasty) head and millions of people turn to Google with the query “Why is Oktoberfest held in September?” Westword has done the webwork for you: Inaugurally held in Munich in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding in, yes, October, the popular party was eventually moved to September for the simple reason that — at least in Germany — the weather is usually more conducive to outdoor revelry…
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