The Oktoberfest has typically drawn about 6 million visitors every year. The event was skipped in 2020 and 2021 as authorities grappled with COVID-19, but returned in 2022.

MUNICH, Germany — Oktoberfest is open. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer keg, signaling the 189th start of the ...

Oktoberfest welcomes millions of people from around the world each year. Celebrate Oktoberfest with these fun facts all about the world's largest beer festival in Munich, Germany.

MUNICH — Oktoberfest is open. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer keg, signaling the 189th start of the festival.

Germany’s annual Oktoberfest festival is finally on again for this fall, following a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the famous Bavarian beer festival said Thursday ...

BERLIN -- The mayor of Munich has tapped the first keg to kick off the 178th traditional German folk festival Oktoberfest.With only two deft blows of his h ...

Munich’s Oktoberfest is one of the most hotly anticipated events on Europe’s fall calendar with more than six million visitors every year.. In 14 big and 20 small tents, they consume almost 1. ...

Customers fill a tent after the opening of the 182nd Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 19, 2015. Michael Dalder—Reuters. By Naina Bajekal / Munich. September 28, 2015 12:48 PM EDT.

Beer lovers and Germanophiles have know since April that there would be no Oktoberfest in Munich this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now that it actually is Oktoberfest season, ...

“Difficult decision with Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter,” Soeder wrote on social media, per a translated tweet. “The Oktoberfest 2020 must be canceled. The risk is just too high.