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In pictures: Oktoberfest brings the taste of Bavaria to Jesus Green, Cambridge




Lederhosen and dirndl were the order of the day – along with plenty of German beer, of course – as the annual Cambridge Oktoberfest came to Jesus Green.

Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell

Since launching in 2016, the well-attended event continues to serve authentic German beer and food and also boasts live music and full Oktoberfest decoration.

Held in a tent for 2,000 people, the event’s waiters and waitresses were dressed in traditional Bavarian dress for last Friday and Saturday’s festivities – and they were not the only ones.

Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell

Anika Busk Damm, the event’s booking manager, said the numbers attending were “a little more than last year”, with 1,500 people on Friday evening, 1,100 on Saturday afternoon – when there was a student discount – and about 1,800 on Saturday evening.

She said: “It was amazing. The live music was great as well.”

Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell
Cambridge Oktoberfest on Jesus Green. Picture: Keith Heppell

Anika says the event received a lot of positive feedback on social media, with visitors to the Cambridge Oktoberfest praising the atmosphere – no doubt aided by some of that German beer.

[Read more: A taste of Bavaria as Oktoberfest returns to Cambridge]

For more information on Cambridge Oktoberfest, go to cambridge-oktoberfest.co.uk.



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