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5 sourced facts about festivals, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer2,805,395
That was 8% more than 2025, and the Fringe set a single-day record of over 164,000 tickets. Free shows aren't counted.
Source: Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society edfringe.com
Answer66.21 crore (about 662 million)
The mela ran from January 13 to the final Mahashivratri bathing day in late February, with over 1.44 crore people bathing on that last day alone.
Source: Jansatta (PTI), citing Mela administration figures (2025) jansatta.com
Answerabout 6.5 million liters
Less beer flowed than in 2024 (7 million liters), while demand for non-alcoholic beer rose 6 to 10% depending on the tent.
Source: Oktoberfest.de, preliminary final report 2025 (2025) oktoberfest.de
Answerover 4,500
The haul included 800 wallets, 400 smartphones, an accordion, a new dirndl and a wallet holding 620 euros in cash.
Source: Oktoberfest.de, preliminary final report 2025 (2025) oktoberfest.de
Answeraround 21%
Most guests are from Munich and the surrounding area, but on the middle Saturday about 30% came from abroad, led by the USA and Italy.
Source: Oktoberfest.de, preliminary final report 2025 (2025) oktoberfest.de