Oktoberfest Munich Opens
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MUNICH (AP) — Munich’s Oktoberfest kicked off Saturday with the city’s mayor tapping the first keg of beer and opening the 191st edition of the world’s largest folk festival.
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Mayor Dominik Krause needed only two strokes to tap the barrel, delivering the traditional shout of "O’zapft is" — or "It's been tapped."
German authorities tightened security measures after the festival last year had to close temporarily due to overcrowding.
Thousands of revellers - the women dressed in Bavarian dirndls, the men in lederhosen - stormed the beer tents on Munich's Theresienwiese fairground in the morning to get a good spot on the benches.
To the sounds of brass music and the taste of freshly tapped beer, they soon started singing, dancing and swaying.
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- 19 Sep
MUNICH (AP) — Munich’s Oktoberfest kicked off Saturday with the city’s mayor tapping the first keg of beer and opening the 191st edition of the world’s largest folk festival.
- 20 Sep
Over the course of 16 days, through Oct. 4, some 6 million visitors are expected at the Oktoberfest.
Coverage 6 articles
21 Sep Oktoberfest kicks off with beer, cheers and a traditional first tap
Euronews
20 Sep Germany’s Oktoberfest kicks off rowdy festivities as mayor taps first beer keg
New York Post
19 Sep Photos of the Bavarian tradition of Oktoberfest in Munich
Toronto Star19 Sep Oktoberfest opens as revellers flock to world’s largest beer festival in Munich
The Independent
19 Sep Oktoberfest gets underway in Munich as authorities turn to AI-powered cameras to help handle the 6million visitors
Daily Mail- 19 Sep Munich’s Oktoberfest roars to life as the mayor taps the first keg
Toronto Star
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