Oktoberfest has opened in Munich after the ceremonial beer keg-tapping. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th ...

MUNICH -- Bridie O'Halloran drank the first beer of her life at Oktoberfest.

Paulaner brewmaster Christian Dahncke taps the first beer barrel Saturday, the opening day of the 189th 'Oktoberfest' beer ...

A parade of thousands in traditional southern German costume paraded through Munich on Sunday morning to mark the second day ...

Thousands of beer lovers lined up early Saturday to be among the first to clink their mugs in an Oktoberfest tent as they ...

Even at Oktoberfest — arguably the world's most famous ode to alcohol — alcohol-free beer is on the menu.

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 ...

Oktoberfest officially kicked off this weekend in Munich, marking the 189th start of the world’s largest folk festival.

Security has been heightened at Munich's world famous Oktoberfest, following last month's deadly knife attack in the western German city of Solingen. Millions of visitors are expected over the course ...

Bayern players and their families visit Munich’s Oktoberfest ...

Oktoberfest has opened in Munich after the ceremonial beer keg-tapping. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th ...

Tens of thousands of revelers marked the opening day of the 189th Oktoberfest. The celebration began Saturday and runs ...