Oktoberfest in Munich

Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival celebrating beer held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Running from late September to the first weekend in October, it is one of the most famous events in Germany and is the world's largest fair, with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. To the locals, it is not called Oktoberfest, but "die Wiesn", after the colloquial name of the fairgrounds themselves. The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the original Munich event.

180th Oktoberfest at the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany is underway. The annual beer folk festival - said to be the biggest beer and amusement festival in the world - is running until October 6th with hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to attend.