The 185th Oktoberfest beer festival opened in Munich this weekend, and organizers are expecting more than 6 million visitors over the next two weeks—the last keg will be tapped on October 7. The Bavarian beer festival, the largest in the world, is held on Munich’s Theresienwiese, a large open space just southwest of the city center. In 2018, the average price one can expect to pay for a one-liter mug of beer at Oktoberfest is 11.24 euros ($13.22). Gathered here are some of the scenes from the opening weekend of Oktoberfest 2018.
Oktoberfest 2018: Photos From the Opening Weekend
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Men wearing traditional Bavarian lederhosen and wool socks march in the Oktoberfest parade of costumes of folk and crafts associations on September 23, 2018, in Munich. #
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