Over the weekend, the 186th Oktoberfest beer festival opened in Munich, Germany. Once again, organizers are expecting about 6 million visitors over the next two weeks—the last keg will be tapped on October 6. In 2019, the average price one can expect to pay for a one-liter mug of Oktoberfest beer is 11.80 euros ($12.99). Gathered below, some of the scenes of the opening weekend of Oktoberfest 2019.
Oktoberfest 2019: Photos From the Opening Weekend
- Alan Taylor
- September 24, 2019
- 24 Photos
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Revelers cheer with mugs of beer during the opening weekend of Oktoberfest on September 21, 2019, in Munich, Germany. #
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Men wearing traditional Bavarian hats decorated with hops walk on the opening day of Oktoberfest on September 21, 2019, in Munich. #
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Traditionally dressed brass musicians participate in the opening parade of the 2019 Oktoberfest on September 21, 2019. #
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Young women pose prior to the opening parade of the 2019 Oktoberfest in Munich on September 21, 2019. #
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Young men pose as they wait to enter the Oktoberfest beer festival on September 21, 2019. #
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First visitors run through the gates for Oktoberfest at the Theresienwiese fairgrounds in Munich on September 21, 2019. #
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Revelers reach for a mug of beer following the 12-o'clock tap of the first keg in the Paulaner tent on the first day of Oktoberfest, September 21, 2019. #
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People strain to receive the first mug of beer on opening weekend on September 21, 2019. #
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A waitress carries twelve mugs of beer at Oktoberfest on September 21, 2019. #
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Participants wearing traditional, regional folk dress perform the Schuhplattler folk dance at the "Tradition" tent after marching in the annual parade of Bavarian and international folk-culture associations on September 22, 2019. #
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Visitors gather in the Hofbrauhaus beer tent on September 21, 2019. #
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Festivalgoers ride in a carousel during the first day of Oktoberfest 2019. #
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People enjoy a carnival ride during the opening weekend of the 2019 Oktoberfest. #
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A waiter carries beer mugs after the start of the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese on September 21, 2019. #
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Revelers in South Africa rugby shirts celebrate in the Paulaner tent on September 21, 2019. #
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A nighttime view inside the Hofbrau beer tent on September 21, 2019 #
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Oktoberfest attendees enjoy a ride on September 21, 2019. #
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Revelers wearing lederhosen rest on a hillside near beer tents on the second day of the 2019 Oktoberfest. #
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A band plays at the "To the Beauty Queen" beer tent on September 22, 2019. #
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Young women share beers during the opening weekend of the 2019 Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. #
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A participant smiles during the Oktoberfest parade on September 22, 2019. #
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People buy gingerbread hearts on September 21, 2019. #
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Revelers have a rest in a green meadow during the opening weekend of the 2019 Oktoberfest, on September 21, 2019. #
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People enjoy the evening of the opening day of the 186th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, on September 21, 2019. #
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