Beer flows and crowds descend on Munich for the official start of Oktoberfest

[BidenPresident]

MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing and millions of people descending on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest.

With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the 18-day festivities.

Revelers decked out in traditional lederhosen and dirndl dresses trooped to Munich’s festival grounds Saturday morning, filling the dozens of traditional tents in anticipation of getting their first 1-liter (2-pint) mug of beer.

https://apnews.com/article/octoberfest-munich-beer-festival-4e719c6ef30db862450674047bdc6498

 

[anonymoose]

MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing and millions of people descending on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest.

With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the 18-day festivities.

Revelers decked out in traditional lederhosen and dirndl dresses trooped to Munich’s festival grounds Saturday morning, filling the dozens of traditional tents in anticipation of getting their first 1-liter (2-pint) mug of beer.

https://apnews.com/article/octoberfest-munich-beer-festival-4e719c6ef30db862450674047bdc6498

Been there once. Too crowded for me.
Same with Mardi Gras. Never liked it.
I always enjoyed the wine fests though. Every town and village had one in the area where I lived. Good times!

 

[Matt Dillon]

 

[Matt Dillon]

I'm glad they can have fun in Munich, without social distancing and masks and crazy crap like that.

 

[serendipity]

Total absence of workers, no flat chested kellnerin, they must be able to carry at least 10 stein at a time and carry many plates of food.

https://youtube.com/shorts/qWoNtUVh-Ok?si=aj1FVryCMRMuR4tZ