Stroll through the Oktoberfest for Munich preschool children
Over 1,500 children from 79 municipal kindergartens and children's houses start the week with a stroll through the Wiesn.
Experience tradition: The preschool children's excursion
In front of the steps of the Bavaria, Wiesn boss Dr. Christian Scharpf, Head of the Department of Labor and Economics, welcomes the children together with Margit Braun, Head of the KITA Division in the Department of Education and Sport, and Claudia Janke, Head of the Municipal Agency in the same division. All three agree that today's excursion is an important event for the children. They experience customs and traditions at first hand, learn a lot about the history of the Oktoberfest and can thus develop a real sense of belonging to the festival in their home town.
Commitment to the younger guests
For the youngsters, it's all about rides and snacks. The facility's 280 educational staff accompany the children and ensure that everything runs smoothly.
The Department of Education and Sport organizes and coordinates the children's stroll together with the Veranstaltungsgesellschaft der Münchner Schausteller (VMS) and supported by the Department of Labour and Economic Affairs.
Partners and sponsors of this year's campaign are the showmen and showwomen and market traders of the Oktoberfest as well as the Festwirte der kleinen Wiesnzelte (landlords and landladies of the small Wiesn tents).
The City of Munich launched the “Preschool children at the Wiesn” campaign in 2002.
