A sea of beer, girls and fun: Oktoberfest 2023 opened in Germany (18 photos)

In 2022, it was visited by more than 5 million people. This year there will be even more applicants.





Oktoberfest was first held in 1810. Then in honor the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig held festivities in the fields in front of city gates. Then it became a tradition.



At the festival, only Bavarian beer brewed in in accordance with the Beer Purity Law of 1487. And everyone is represented Munich breweries – Spaten-Franziskaner-Brau, Augustiner-Bräu, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbrau and Lowenbrau.



The mayor of Munich starts the fun: he opens a keg of beer, pours the first glass for the Prime Minister of Bavaria and party begins. It will last until October 3.



To accommodate everyone, 17 were deployed in the center of Munich large and 21 small festival tents. The organizers believe that this year at least 6 million people will go on a beer binge, so We prepared seriously.



Well, visitors just relax and have fun.