MUNICH, Germany — Far away from the celebrations within Cincinnati, the largest Oktoberfest in the world is now underway at the same exact time this weekend. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially ...

MUNICH, Germany — 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 ...

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With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the 18-day festivities.

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.

A waitress carrying beer mugs in the Hofbraeuhaus beer tent on day one of the 189th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Credit: AP/Matthias Schrader ...

BERLIN — The annual Oktoberfest festival is on again for Munich this fall, the city said Friday, following a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dieter Reiter, the mayor of the ...

Visitors stand on a table in one of the beer tents on the opening day of the 187th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ...

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 21: Axel Ludwig, Director Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, and his girlfriend Claudia Schwarz at the Kaefer Wiesn-Schaenke during the Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese on September ...

BERLIN — The annual Oktoberfest festival is on again for Munich this fall, the city said Friday, following a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dieter Reiter, the mayor of the ...

Young men celebrate the opening of the 184th Oktoberfest beer festival in the 'Paulaner brewery' tent in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. The world's largest beer festival will be held ...