Action for preschoolers at Oktoberfest
It doesn't get much better than this for the kids in Munich: Around 1,200 children from almost 60 municipal kindergartens start the week with a foray through the Wiesn. For many children, it is their first ever visit to the Oktoberfest.
For many children the first ever visit to the Wiesn
On the steps of the Bavaria, Wiesn boss Clemens Baumgärtner, Head of Labor and Economic Affairs, welcomes the future Wiesn fans together with Margit Braun, Head of the KITA Division in the Department of Education and Sports, and Claudia Janke, Head of the Municipal Sponsor in the same division. All three agree that the Wiesn tour is an important event for the children. They experience customs and tradition up close, learn a lot about the history of the Oktoberfest and can thus build up a real sense of belonging. Also present were organizer Yvonne Heckl, Peter Bausch from the Veranstaltungsgesellschaft der Münchner Schausteller GmbH and Otto Lindinger, spokesman for the Kleine Wiesnwirte.
For now, the youngsters are looking forward to rides and a hearty snack. The approximately 200 pedagogical specialists of the facility accompany the children, divided into nine groups, and ensure that everything runs smoothly. The Department of Education and Sports, together with the Veranstaltungsgesellschaft der Münchner Schausteller (VMS) and supported by the Department of Labor and Economics, organize and coordinate the children's Oktoberfest stroll.
Partners and sponsors of this year's event are the Oktoberfest's showmen and market traders as well as the landlords of the small Oktoberfest tents.
