Businesses there are feeling the strain from canceling the 16-day event. With music festivals and packed football stadiums back in full swing in the United States, in Munich, home to the world-famous ...

MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019. With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry of “O'zapft is” — “It's tapped” — Mayor ...

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. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in ...

Oktoberfest is the largest Volksfest in the world, drawing approximately 6 million people every year. Combining beer, wine, ...

MUNICH - SEPTEMBER 18: Two people toast with one liter mugs of beer at the Hofbraeuhaus tent on the opening day of the 2004 Oktoberfest September 18, 2004 in Munich, Germany. The annual event, which ...

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. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in ...

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 festival.