davieG Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 A waitress at Munich's Oktoberfest Comments (2)A firm says it hopes 2,500 drinkers a day will attend an Oktoberfest-style event it is planning in Leicester's Abbey Park. London Oktoberfest Ltd is seeking permission to hold a five day celebration from August 19 to August 23. The company tries to recreate the experience of the world famous Bavarian knees up in UK cities and has chosen Leicester. It hopes to set up a 3,000 square metre 'big top' style tent in the park in which it will serve lager specially imported from 500-year-old Germany brewery and food. There will also be live traditional German music. London Oktoberfest's event manager Filiberto Capone said: " "We want to hold a fun event for people in Leicester. Most of our visitors usually dress up in traditional German clothing like lederhosen. "We aim to make it as close to the real thing as possible." "There will be traditional German bands but we realise five days of that might be a bit boring so there will be some dancing and some British pop music." He added: "Somewhere like Abbey Park is ideal because it is easy to get to but at the same time it is quite far from people's homes so there won't be disturbance." Leicester City Council's licensing committee will have to decide whether the event can be held without causing disturbance to nearby residents or anti-social behaviour. Mr Capone said the company had been arranging similar celebrations in other cities without incident. He added: "Last year we gathered together 100,000 across England and Scotland and our events have always been low risk. "We have never had the need to call the police or measure injuries. "We always work closely with the police and the local authorities and we will have the right number of security staff. Mr Capone said ticket prices would be £5 though entry may be free on one of the days. The Sunday could be a family fun day. The council said London Oktoberfest had applied for a licence to serve alcohol from 4pm to 10.30pm from Wednesday to Friday and from midday to 10.30pm on Saturday and midday to 6.45pm on Sunday. Live music would be played from 4pm until 10pm from Wednesday to Friday, from midday to 10pm on Saturday and from midday until 7pm on Sunday. Recorded music would continue for a further 45 minutes (until 10.45pm) from Wednesday to Saturday. Anyone wishing to comment on the event before the council makes a decision on whether to allow it should do so by April 22. Munich's famous beer festival - Oktoberfest - runs for 16 days from late September and attracts more than six million people from around the world every year. Read more: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Oktoberfest-style-event-2-500-drinkers-day/story-26285672-detail/story.html#ixzz3WSfzpDSM Follow us: @Leicester_Merc on Twitter | leicestermercury on Facebook Meanwhile Health bosses are considering raising the legal age for buying alcohol to 21 to tackle binge drinking. The proposal has been put forward by experts at NHS Health Scotland, the Scottish Government’s health promotions agency, which says more action is needed to tackle the ‘continuing problem’ of ‘hazardous alcohol consumption in young people’. The move would apply in pubs, clubs, supermarkets and off-licences in Scotland. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3026019/Ban-drinking-21-say-health-chiefs-Scots-consider-draconian-halt-surge-hospital-admissions.html#ixzz3WSgn4gPA Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Matt Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 YES! Was suggesting Oktoberfest to my mates a few weeks ago but none of them were too keen because of cost to Germany/Hotels, e.t.c But if it happens in Leicester, no excuses, also the German market in Birmingham is always great at Christmas, apart from being surrounded by Brummies.
separator Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 I've been to the Oktoberfest they have in London a few times, in Kennington Park around the corner from The Oval. Fantastic days drinking
Unabomber Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 ****ing buzzing for this. Can we have a big foxestalk meet up lads?
Rincewind Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 Can remember one a few years ago in the Town Hall Square. Wasn't bad. I was a lot younger.
Unabomber Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 Poor Fice :-( ****ing i phones man yuh beer n tittys n sausages this Can remember one a few years ago in the Town Hall Square. Wasn't bad. I was a lot younger. nice one man you pull any hot babes?
Vlad the Fox Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 This could be great. I chanced upon Munich while inter-railing years ago, fantastic.
Mike Oxlong Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 This place will be well worth a visit when it opens soon https://www.brewdog.com/bars/coming-soon/leicester
Unabomber Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 This place will be well worth a visit when it opens soon https://www.brewdog.com/bars/coming-soon/leicester Yes Mike deffo.
lgfualol Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 All fun and games until you get stabbed by someone from Thurmaston. But this sounds fun. In Germany atm and had a sausage earlier.
Mike Oxlong Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 Yes Mike deffo. You been to any of their other bars? Top brewery with an amazing range of their own brews. One is around 50% strength. Others at 10 and 15%. Not cheap, top notch though.
Unabomber Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 You been to any of their other bars? Top brewery with an amazing range of their own brews. One is around 50% strength. Others at 10 and 15%. Not cheap, top notch though. Yeah been to Shoreditch, Camden, Birmingham and Liverpool been waiting for them to open in Leicester but thought that it would never happen. I love their selection of world beers, not a massive fan of their own beers though.
AKCJ Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 If the birds are gonna pour pints as badly as they have in that photo then it'll be shit.
Filbert_Ross Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 What time of year would this be likely to happen? 5 days in August
DennisNedry Posted 5 April 2015 Posted 5 April 2015 Definitely worth checking out! (not just the tits)
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