Oktoberfest will open after the ceremonial keg-tapping by Munich Mayor when he inserts the tap into the first keg at noon on Saturday.

Strong, amber-colored Marzenbier is the traditional beer served at Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. But it's now found only in the United States.

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter opened Germany's feted Oktoberfest by tapping the first barrel of beer at noon on Saturday, officially kicking off the world's largest folk festival. Reiter, a Social Democrat,

MUNICH -- 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. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in the Munich fairground as the first to clink their mugs during the world’s largest folk festival.

Munich's Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, opened Saturday under heightened security following a string of attacks in Germany attributed to jihadists. "We will make the Oktoberfest as safe as possible," Munich mayor Dieter Reiter pledged ...

What may consider the best celebration in the world, kicks off  its 16 day run this weekend, and clearly Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany,  is the mother of them all.

The world's largest folk festival is officially under way, after Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter tapped the first barrel of beer at noon (1000 GMT) on Saturday to start this year's Oktoberfest. This means beer can now begin to flow in the many tents pitched on the Wiesn,

The entrances have opened to Munich's Oktoberfest, allowing visitors to take their places in the city's famous beer tents. This year's event saw extra security after a string of security incidents elsewhere in Germany.