A waitress carries beer steins in the Hofbrau tent, during the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany, on September 22, 2012. #

Members of a brass band wearing traditional Bavarian clothes participate in the riflemen's parade on September 22, 2012 in Munich, Germany. #

A brass band plays in the Theresienwiese in Munich during Oktoberfest, on September 23, 2012. #

Oktoberfest visitors crowd the entrance to the Schottenhamel Beer Tent in Munich, on September 22, 2012. #

Young men and women toast after getting their first beer on the opening day of Oktoberfest in Munich, on September 22, 2012. #

A waitress carries beer steins in the Hofbrauhaus Oktoberfest tent, on Saturday, September 22, 2012. #

Revelers celebrate Oktoberfest in a beer tent in Munich, on September 22, 2012. #

Visitors crowd the Oktoberfest beer festival, seen from Bavaria hill, on September 22, 2012. #

Festival-goers on a carnival ride at the 179th Oktoberfest in Munich, on September 23, 2012. #

Oktoberfest visitors have a rest, on Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Munich. #

Revelers, dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes, celebrate in the Schottenhamel beer tent during day 2 of Oktoberfest 2012, in Munich, Germany. #

Traditionally dressed Bavarian men raise their steins and enjoy a sunny day of the famous Bavarian Oktoberfest, on September 25, 2012. #

A man prepares Gingerbread hearts at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, on September 25, 2012. #

Oktoberfest visitors on a carnival ride during Oktoberfest 2012, on September 22, 2012. #

Revelers have a break from drinking during Oktoberfest, on September 22, 2012. #

An overview from the St Peter church tower shows the festival area of Oktoberfest at the Theresienwiese in Munich, on September 22, 2012. #

People are attracted by a luminous carnival ride in the evening of day 1 of Oktoberfest, on September 22, 2012. #

A young woman sells pretzels in the Augustiner beer tent at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, on September 23, 2012. #

A waitress carries grilled chicken in a beer tent during the opening day of the Oktoberfest 2012 beer festival, on September 22, 2012. #

A festival-goer lies in the grass during Oktoberfest 2012, on September 22, 2012. #

A boy stands in traditional costume at the Theresienwiese, during Oktoberfest 2012, on September 23, 2012. #

Polish girls, dressed in traditional Polish costumes enjoy a beer after participating in the opening parade of the Oktoberfest beer festival, on September 22, 2012. #

A visitor wears a hat decorated with hops during the opening day of Oktoberfest 2012, on September 22, 2012. #

The giant ferris wheel is reflected in the glasses of a young woman during day 2 of Oktoberfest 2012 in Munich, Germany. #

Visitors to the 179th Oktoberfest take a rest on September 23, 2012. #

Visitors raise an Oktoberfest toast on September 22, 2012. #

Revelers gather in a beer tent during the 179th Oktoberfest, on September 23, 2012. #

A waitress carries beer mugs during day 1 of the Oktoberfest beer festival in the Hofbrauhaus beer tent on September 22, 2012. #

A man stands with an empty beer mug in a tent during Oktoberfest 2012 in Munich, Germany, on September 25, 2012. #

A full Masskrug is lifted above the Oktoberfest crowd in the Hofbrauhaus beer tent, on September 22, 2012. #