Oktoberfest 2018: Photos From the Opening Weekend

Alan Taylor
Sep 24, 2018
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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.

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Visitors celebrate in a beer tent on the opening day of the 2018 Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, on September 22, 2018. #

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Upon opening, people run to enter the Oktoberfest beer festival on September 22, 2018. #

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Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter pounds a tap into the first Oktoberfest beer barrel on opening day at Theresienwiese in Munich on September 22, 2018. #

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A hostess hands out Maßkrugs, one-liter mugs, of beer in the Paulaner Oktoberfest tent shortly after opening on September 22, 2018. #

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People spill a mug of beer early in the 185th Oktoberfest on September 22, 2018. #

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Young people celebrate the opening of the 185th Oktoberfest on September 22, 2018. #

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A visitor poses with a brooch of the Bavarian King Ludwig II affixed to his beard on the opening day of Oktoberfest in Munich. #

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Waitresses carry 12 Maßkrugs each in a beer tent in Munich on September 22, 2018. #

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Members of a traditional Bavarian marching band drink beer in the Armbrustschuetzenzelt tent following the Oktoberfest parade on September 23, 2018. #

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Two young women wearing dirndls attend the opening day of Oktoberfest on September 22, 2018. #

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Visitors arrive on the opening day of Oktoberfest 2018. #

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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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A visitor in traditional Bavarian outfit, his hat topped with hops, is pictured on the opening day of Oktoberfest 2018. #

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Gingerbread hearts are offered for sale at Theresienwiese on the opening day of Oktoberfest on September 22, 2018. #

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A view of the Oktoberfest festival grounds during opening day on September 22, 2018. #

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Visitors enjoy amusement rides at Oktoberfest, with the main tower of Saint Paul's Church in the background, in Munich on September 22, 2018. #

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A visitor rests during the opening day of Oktoberfest 2018 on September 22, 2018. #

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A general view shows the festival grounds in Munich on September 22, 2018. #

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Festival goers celebrate in a crowded beer tent during Oktoberfest 2018 on September 22, 2018. #

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Visitors cheer with beers during the opening day of the 185th Oktoberfest on September 22, 2018. #

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People enjoy an amusement ride during Oktoberfest on September 22, 2018. #

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The 2018 Oktoberfest festival grounds light up as daylight fades on opening day in Munich, Germany, on September 22, 2018. #

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