On the occasion of the wedding between Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese on October 12, 1810, numerous private and public celebrations took place in Munich. The Oktoberfest dates back to the last one, the horse race on October 17th. Presumably in the memory of the scarlet race that was last held in 1786, which first took place in front of the Karlstor in the 15th century and became part of the Jakobidult, Andreas Michael Dall’Armi in his function as a major of the National Guard proposed a horse race to pay homage to the newlyweds. It is handed down that the initial idea that led to this project came from the coachman and non-commissioned officer of the National Guard Franz Baumgartner. However, this origin of the festival is considered to be not without controversy.