To survive the 200th anniversary edition of Oktoberfest, you have 2 options:

1) Check us out at Oktoberfesthaus.com or Bierboothaus.com for all your party needs. Whether authentic lederhosen, a variety of dirndl outfits, party decorations or all the drinking vessels imagineable, we’ve got you covered for your party anywhere outside of Munich. (Or maybe you want something to wear upon your arrival in Bavaria.)

2) Hit up divine caroline’s Oktoberfest Survival Guide: Tips for Getting Tipsy in Bavaria, and allow the author to give you some inside info on the best way to navigate the official shindig in Germany.  The author has first-hand knowledge, having already gone to Munich, and so the reader is able to learn from an first-time visitor’s mistakes and experience. Well worth reading if you’ve already planned to cross the Atlantic (or migrate there from elsewhere in Europe) in September.