The annual event, held in Munich, Germany, is commonly mistaken as a beer festival. However, as you’ll learn in this ...

Oktoberfest is the world’s largest folk ... millions will descend upon Munich, Germany’s Theresienwiese fairgrounds (typically shortened to the “Wiesn,” which rhymes with “reason”).

Oktoberfest, also known as Munich’s „beer fest“ in parts of ... At the weekends and on October 3, a public holiday in Germany, the tents will open their doors an hour earlier, at 9 am.

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 21: Revelers long for the first beer mug at Paulaner beer tent on the opening day on the opening day of the 2024 Munich Oktoberfest, Munich's annual beer festival ...

This year's prices are roughly 3.87% more than in 2023. Mikael Caselitz, 24, was born and raised in Munich and has attended Oktoberfest for years. He said everyone should travel to Munich for the ...

Workers stand on a lifting platform during construction work on the Oktoberfest grounds at the main entrance, in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. A brass band plays during a press tour ...

The entrances have opened to Munich's Oktoberfest, allowing visitors to ... after a string of security incidents elsewhere in Germany. Thousands lined up early on Saturday in Munich as they ...

Festivalgoers reach out for the first glasses of beer on day one of the 189th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Festivalgoers enjoy the first glasses of ...

MUNICH (AP) — Security has tightened at Oktoberfest after a deadly knife attack last month in western Germany, and officials are warning revelers to expect longer lines to enter as metal ...