Join us for our German Business Day and Oktoberfest celebration at the Regent Taipei Hotel and get ready for a night of laughter, music, and more beer than you could possibly drink!

This year, the German Trade Office Taipei is organizing the GTO German Business Day at the Regent Oktoberfest Taipei on October 4th 2019.

Join us for the biggest event in the German-Taiwanese Calendar- a fantastic night of German Food, Beer, and Live Music with traditional Oktoberfest vibes and festive atmosphere at the Grand Ballroom in the Regent Taipei Hotel.

This year's GTO German Business Day will feature the following exciting attractions:

Venue: Regent Taipei Hotel Grand Ballroom

Traditional German Band Performance: Bavarian Show Express

All-You-Can-Drink: 2 types of fresh Erdinger Draft Beer and Soft Drinks

• Erdinger Weissbier
• Erdinger Dunkel

Authentic German Food (Set-Menu)*

• Homemade bread
• Quinoa chicken salad
• Selection of German cold cuts and cheese: mixed cold cuts, homemade liver sausage, black forest ham, cheese selection, mixed pickles and cornichons
• Olive bacon soup
• Bavarian platter: Fresh grilled pork knuckle, roasted pork, bavarian meatloaf, Thuringer sausage with homemade sauerkraut and creamy mashed potato
• Rum chocolate pudding & Raspberry red grit fantasy

*Vegetarian Menu is available on request. Menu might change without further notice

Sponsorship Opportunities for Corporate Clients

Sponsors enjoy attractive and wide visibility throughout the event venue, event materials as well as media coverage through display of their company logo. We offer 2 different sponsorship opportunities:

• GTO German Business Day: Gold Sponsorship
• GTO German Business Day: Platinum Sponsorship

For more information, please have a look at our sponsorship package:

Tickets, Booking & Reservation for the GTO German Business Day

• Price per table (8 people): 22.000 NT$ (including all-you-can-drink Erdinger beer and authentic German set-menu)
• Individual tickets: 2.750 NT$ per Person (including all-you-can-drink Erdinger beer and authentic German set-menu)

For booking and reservation, please contact Ms Linda Blechert at Blechert.Linda(at)taiwan.ahk.de or Tel: +886 2 7735 7504.

Additional Fun Facts:

Oktoberfest History

On the 12th of October, 1810 crown prince Ludwig of Bavaria and princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen were married. In celebration of this event, numerous celebrations, from large to small, were organized throughout Munich. As folk-memory has it, a simple petty officer by the name of Franz Baumgartner came up with the idea of a horse race, paired with the display of a range of foods and drink for the common folk to top off the celebration. Whether this is the factual origin of the Oktoberfest is really not of as much importance compared to the ascribed value it holds for many people nowadays. Each year the festivities attract between 5 and 6 million visitors from all around the globe, coming together for carefree celebration and indulgence in the many delights on offer.

Tying the bow of the Dirndl

Allegedly the position of the bow on a woman’s Dirndl indicates her relationship status. A bow on the left is supposed to indicate a woman unattached, while tied on the right, said woman is in a committed relationship. If she is wearing the bow in the back, she is either a widow or a waitress wearing an apron. As with most traditions, they are seldom reliable and you might have better luck by making a polite inquiry instead of a brash attempt at seduction.