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IN PICS | Munich’s Oktoberfest Roars to Life as the Mayor Taps the First Keg

About 6 million visitors are expected as police deploy AI cameras, knife bans and 600 officers after last year’s overcrowding closure.

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Munich’s Oktoberfest kicked off on Saturday with the city’s mayor tapping the first keg of beer and opening the 191st edition of the world’s largest folk festival

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Germany's largest public holiday lasts from September 19 to October 4 - admission is free, and a liter of festival beer costs 14.80-15.90 euros.

Over the weekend, the traditional cry of "O'zapft is!" rang out at Munich's Theresienwiese, officially opening the 191st edition of Oktoberfest. The world's largest beer festival will run until October 4th, and organizers expect up to 7 million visitors. One in five of these is likely a tourist from outside Germany.

The celebration of the beer, Oktoberfest, began Saturday in the city of Munich in southern Germany, being expected over 6 million visitors from all over the world, broadcasts hotnews.ro. Beer prices are higher than last year. The new mayor of Munich, Dominik Krause, from the Greens, is to open the 191st edition on the ground of the Theresienwiese festival at noon, [...] Article Oktoberfest 2026 began in Munich. How much beer this year costs firs…

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Net.hr broke the news on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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