Well the festivities in Munich might be about 6 months away but planning is already underway and the 2008 official Oktoberfest Mofit has just been launched. Dr Gabriele Weishaupl who is the head of the Munich Tourist Office launched the mofit to fanfare last week. The first barrel gets tapped on Spetember 20th and this year will mark the 175th Oktoberfest and it will be bigger than ever with over 6 million people expected to attend the festivities over the two weeks. The Munich Tourist Office extimates Oktoberfest generates nearly 1 billion Euro’s into Munich’s economy with nearly half of it being spent at the festival and 60% of visitors come from outside of Munich.
