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Oktoberfest Plastered With Millions of Happy Germans, Tourists

About 6 million visitors are expected to come to Munich for the 184th Oktoberfest, which runs through Oct. 3.

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Image: Visitors gather in a tent during the opening day of the 184th Oktoberfest in Munich

Visitors gather in a tent during the opening day of the 184th Oktoberfest in Munich on Sept. 16, 2017. The world's largest beer festival will be held until October 3.

— Michaela Rehle / Reuters
Image: Visitors ride a during the opening day of the 184th Oktoberfest in Munich

Visitors ride a swing carousel in front of St. Paul's church on opening day.

The festival was first held in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Theresa of Saxony. The festivities were repeated annually in October, but were later brought forward to start in September when the temperatures in Bavaria are usually warmer.

— Michael Dalder / Reuters
Image: People cheer as a man lifts his empty mug after finishing his beer

People cheer as a man lifts his empty mug after finishing his beer on Sept. 16. The prices for a big mug of beer have gone up again and visitors have to pay 10.95 euros (about $13) per glass — 25 cents more than last year.

 

— Christof Stache / AFP - Getty Images
Image: People reach for beer

People reach for beer.

— Matthias Schrader / AP
Image: Children dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes take part in Oktoberfest parade in Munich

Children dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes take part in the Oktoberfest parade on Sept. 17. 

— Michael Dalder / Reuters
Image: Performers in traditional Bavarian costumes march over Munich's famous Ludwigstrasse during the traditional Costume and Riflemen's Procession

A performer in a traditional Bavarian costume sits on a horse during the traditional Costume and Riflemen's Procession on the second day of Oktoberfest on Sept. 17.

— Joerg Koch / Getty Images
Image: A man dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes attends the first day of the 2017 Oktoberfest beer fest

A man dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes smiles on the first day of the beer fest.

— Joerg Koch / Getty Images
Image: Performers do splits in the air during the Oktoberfest parade in Munich

Performers jump in the air on Sept. 17.

— Michael Dalder / Reuters
Image: Visitors scream during a ride at the fairground

Visitors scream during a ride at the fairground on Sept. 16.

— Christian Bruna / EPA
Image: A group of women celebrate the opening of the 2017 Oktoberfest beer festival

A group of women celebrate the opening of the beer festival in the Schottenhamel beer tent with the first served 'Mass', (1 liter beer).

— Joerg Koch / Getty Images
Image: People sit in a fairground ride at the 184th Oktoberfes

People sit in a ride at the beer fest fairground. 

— Andreas Gebert / dpa - AFP - Getty Images
Image: Waitresses carry mugs of beer during the opening day of the 184th Oktoberfest in Munich

Waitresses carry mugs of beer on opening day.

— Michaela Rehle / Reuters
Image: Revelers hug in the Hacker Pschorr tent on the first day of Oktoberfest

Revelers hug in the Hacker Pschorr tent on the first day of Oktoberfest.

— Philipp Guelland / Getty Images
Image: Two revelers laugh as they have their picture taken with a brewery horse

Two revelers laugh as they have their picture taken with a brewery horse on Sept. 17.

— Philipp Guelland / Getty Images
Image: People ride a swing ride during the opening day of the 184th Oktoberfest in Munich

Visitors ride an illuminated swing carousel on opening day at dusk.

— Michael Dalder / Reuters
Image: Revelers are reflected in a puddle on the first day of the 2017 Oktoberfest beer fest

Revelers are reflected in a puddle on the first day of the 2017 Oktoberfest beer fest on Sept. 16, 2017 in Munich, Germany.

— Philipp Guelland / Getty Images
Image: A reveler in traditional bavarian clothes stands in fron of a caroussel on the first day of the 2017 Oktoberfest beer fest

A reveler in traditional Bavarian clothes stands in front of a carousel on Sept. 16.

— Philipp Guelland / Getty Images
Image: Little Ben sleeps in his trolley during the traditional costume and riflemen parade during the second day of the 184th Oktoberfest beer festival

A little boy named Ben sleeps in his trolley during the traditional Costume and Riflemen Parade on Sept. 17.

— Christof Stache / AFP - Getty Images
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