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Video. Oktoberfest 2026 preparations: No new records sought

Updated: 06/07/2026 - 11:49 GMT+2

Excavators are back on Munich’s Theresienwiese: with under three months to go, work has begun on the world’s biggest folk festival, creating one of Europe’s largest temporary building sites by September’s ceremonial first keg.

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