Oktoberfest has started in Munich!
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45612508
It is undoubtedly one of the biggest parties in the world. One of this year's participants in Munich was quoted as saying, "Ve know Oktoberfest is a distant second to a Buckeye tailgate, but maybe in a few years ve vill catch up!"
(Placed this in "Anything Else," but beer drinking is a serious sport, isn't it?)