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Oktoberfest 2019: Photos From the Opening Weekend (24 photos)

Over the weekend, the 186th Oktoberfest beer festival opened in Munich, Germany. Once again, organizers are expecting about 6 million visitors over the next two weeks—the last keg will be tapped on October 6. The Bavarian beer festival, the largest in the world, is held on Munich’s Theresienwiese, a large open space just southwest of the city center. In 2019, the average price one can expect to pay for a one-liter mug of Oktoberfest beer is 11.80 euros ($12.99). Gathered here are some of the scenes from the opening weekend of Oktoberfest 2019.

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Revelers cheer with mugs of beer during the opening weekend of Oktoberfest on September 21, 2019, in Munich, Germany. ( Johannes Simon / Getty)
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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/09/oktoberfest-2019-photos-opening-weekend/598726/