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'''Various beer garden news including dates of forthcoming events held at individual beer gardens can be found as well as published here. If you are organising an event or know about an event in a Munich beer garden that should not be missed, please add your information in this section.'''

[[File:Edict_1812.jpg|80px|left|link=200 Years Beer Garden Anniversary]]'''[[200 Years Beer Garden|200 Years Beer Garden Anniversary]]'''<br>On the 4th of January 1812, an edict was issued by King of Bavaria Max I. to permit all breweries to sell beer straight out of their storage cellars. On the 4th of January 2012, the existence of the Bavarian beer garden celebrated its 200th birthday.= Google News ==

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Almost all beer gardens are closed during the winter months. So when exactly does the beer garden season begin and end? It depends on the weather, but usually the season lasts from begins in May or June and lasts until the end of September or October. Generally speaking, the beginning of the Oktoberfest marks the end of the beer garden season.

The self service area and food stalls in most beer gardens do not open during bad weather. After all, who wants to go to sit in the beer garden when it's raining?  [[File:Hirschgarten 029.jpg|437px]] Below is a Munich weather forecast for the next three days.