FC Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller (C) celebrates in Kaefer's Wiesn-Schaenke at 189th Oktoberfest in Munich. The FC Bayern players traditionally visit the Oktoberfest to kick off the festival.

Oktoberfest is open. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in the Munich fairground as the first to clink their mugs during the world’s largest folk festival.

Frauenkirche, Munich (credit: Randy Yagi) Oktoberfest 2015 Dates: Saturday, Sept. 19 - Sunday, Oct. 4 How To Get To The Oktoberfest ...

Beer. Brats. Lederhosen. Every September, Munich hosts the largest folk festival in the world. Here’s how the tradition got started. A crowd drinks beer in a large pavilion in Munich, Germany ...