{"date":"2026-10-03","weekday":"Saturday","on_now":[{"name":"Oktoberfest","slug":"oktoberfest","kind":"seasonal","faith":null,"where":["DE"],"starts":"2026-09-19","ends":"2026-10-04","on_now":true,"days_away":0,"short":"Litres of Munich festival beer with roast chicken, pork knuckle, sausages and giant pretzels.","dishes":[{"name":"Märzen","note":"The amber lager style long tied to the festival.","on_thali":true,"url":"https://thali.cleartrust.cc/d/marzen"},{"name":"Pretzel","note":"Plate-sized and salted.","on_thali":true,"url":"https://thali.cleartrust.cc/d/pretzel"},{"name":"Weisswurst","note":"White veal sausage with sweet mustard.","on_thali":true,"url":"https://thali.cleartrust.cc/d/wei-wurst"},{"name":"Schweinshaxe","note":"Roast pork knuckle with crackling.","on_thali":false,"url":null},{"name":"Steckerlfisch","note":"Fish grilled on a stick.","on_thali":true,"url":"https://thali.cleartrust.cc/d/steckerlfisch"},{"name":"Obatzda","note":"Spiced cheese spread for bread and 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Cite the url and keep the attribution.","published_by":"Thali, a ClearTrust publication"}