The Oktoberfest of Santa Cruz do Sul is the Oktoberfest edition form the city of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The first edition dates back to 1984, and since then a yearly edition has taken place, except in 1993, when the city was going through financial difficulties, and 2020 caused by COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The last editions have been ten days long. In 2003, 464.900 people attended the event, consuming 210 thousand liters of keg beer. [2] : 38
| Data from the Oktoberfest of Santa Cruz do Sul | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Year | Public | Keg beer brand | Keg beer consumed (liters) |
| 1st | 1984 | 140,000 [2] : 20 | Antarctica | 63,500 |
| 2nd | 1985 | 221,000 [2] : 21 | Brahma | 109,000 |
| 3rd | 1986 | 320,000 [2] : 22 | Brahma | 120,000 |
| 4th | 1987 | 381,000 [2] : 23 | Brahma | 147,000 |
| 5th | 1988 | 366,146 [2] : 24 | Brahma | 160,000 |
| 6th | 1989 | 420,000 [2] : 25 | Brahma | 346,406 |
| 7th | 1990 | 162,000 [2] : 26 | Brahma | 208,000 |
| 8th | 1991 | 121,634 [2] : 27 | Brahma | 115,4000 |
| 9th | 1992 | 127,000 [2] : 28 | — | 28,851 [lower-alpha 1] |
| There was no edition in 1993 due to financial difficulties | ||||
| 10th | 1994 | 194,000 [2] : 29 | Brahma, Antarctica | 115,000 |
| 11th | 1995 | 230,000 [2] : 30 | Brahma, Antarctica | 150,000 |
| 12th | 1996 | 282,600 [2] : 31 | Brahma, Antarctica | 155,000 |
| 13th | 1997 | 321,700 [2] : 32 | Antarctica, Schincariol | 177,200 |
| 14th | 1998 | 415,000 [2] : 33 | Antarctica, Brahma | 228,000 |
| 15th | 1999 | 385,000 [2] : 34 | Antarctica, Brahma | 211,000 |
| 16th | 2000 | 408,800 [2] : 35 | Antarctica, Schincariol | 220,000 |
| 17th | 2001 | 456,500 [2] : 36 | Antarctica, Schincariol | 246,500 |
| 18th | 2002 | 415,500 [2] : 37 | Ambev – Antarctica | 265,900 |
| 19th | 2003 | 464,900 [2] : 38 | Brahma | 210,000 |
| 20th | 2004 | 412,000 [2] : 39 | Kaiser, Heineken and Xingu | 185,400 |
| 21st | 2005 | 376,100 [2] : 40 | Brahma | 206,000 |
| 22nd | 2006 | 422,100 [2] : 41 | Brahma | 177,000 |
| 23rd | 2007 | 445,300 [2] : 42 | Brahma | 230,000 |
| 24th | 2008 | 455,000 [2] : 43 | Brahma | 227,500 |
| 25th | 2009 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 26th | 2010 | 140,400 payers [3] | Unknown | Unknown |
| 27th | 2011 | 152,300 payers [lower-alpha 2] [3] | Unknown | Unknown |
| 28th | 2012 | 134,100 payers [4] | Unknown | Unknown |
| 29th | 2013 | 134,200 payers [5] | Unknown | Unknown |
| 30th | 2014 | 138,300 payers [6] | Unknown | Unknown |
| 31st | 2015 | 130,000 payers [7] [8] | Unknown | Unknown |
| 32nd | 2016 | 150,000 payers [lower-alpha 3] [7] | Unknown | Unknown |
| 36th | 2020 | Deferred to 2021 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
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