Oktoberfest cheer in Penang

FIRST held in Munich exactly two centuries ago in 1810, the Oktoberfest fever eventually caught on elsewhere and is now celebrated, on varying scales, around the world – Penang included.

A fun-filled street party was held at Upper Penang Road last Saturday night to mark the annual German-inspired celebration of beer, food and frivolity with hundreds of locals joining their foreign counterparts in revelry.