Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival all things beer begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
Thousands of beer lovers celebrated the 189th start of Oktoberfest, the world's largest folk festival, as Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap into the first keg of beer on Saturday.
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MUNICH -- Bridie O'Halloran drank the first beer of her life at Oktoberfest.
Oktoberfest under way in Munich after ceremonial keg-tapping
Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter opened Germany's feted Oktoberfest by tapping the first barrel of beer at noon on Saturday, officially kicking off the world's largest folk festival. Reiter, a Social Democrat,
Munich kicks off 189th Oktoberfest
The festival runs through Oct. 6 in 18 large tents covering the Theresienwiese fairground. About 6 million visitors are expected over the festival’s 16 days — up to 600,000 each day — and can expect to shell out between 13.60 and 15.30 euros ($15.12 to $17.01) for a big mug of beer. This year’s prices are roughly 3.87% more than in 2023.
Oktoberfest begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer keg, signaling the 189th start of the festival. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in the Munich fairground as the first to clink their mugs during the world’s largest folk festival.
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Oktoberfest has opened in Munich after the ceremonial beer keg-tapping. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th Oktoberfest at noon when he inserted the tap into the first keg. The celebration runs through Oct.
Oktoberfest is almost open. Beer lovers are lining up in Munich ahead of the ceremonial keg-tapping
Thousands of beer lovers lined up early Saturday to be among the first to clink their mugs in an Oktoberfest tent as they waited for the world's largest folk festival to begin for the 189th time.
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
MUNICH -- Oktoberfest is open. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer keg, signaling the 189th start of the festival. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in the Munich fairground as the first to clink their mugs during the world’s largest folk festival.
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Thousands of beer lovers descended on the German city of Munich on Saturday for the opening of Oktoberfest. Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the event at noon when he inserted the tap into the first keg,
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