Oktoberfest kicks off
Two men in traditional Bavarian clothing talks at Augustiner Beer tent after the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) on the second day of the 2014 Oktoberfest at Theresienhoehe in Munich, Germany, Sept. 21, 2014. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 through October 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe in the world's largest beer fest.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Bavarian brass band in their traditional clothing, lederhosen, perform at Augustiner Beer tent after the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) on the second day of the 2014 Oktoberfest at Theresienhoehe, Sept. 21, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
People celebrate the opening of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Sept. 20, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Revelers dressed in traditional Bavarian 'Dirndl' shelter themselves from the rain waiting for the opening parade, Sept. 20, 2014 in Munich, Germany.
181st Oktoberfest begins
A waitress carries mugs of beer in the Schottenhamel tent during the opening day of the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich, Sept. 20, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
A visitor is reflexed in a window as he eats Bavarian roasted chicken ('Bavarian Hendl'), seen on roasting machine on the second day of the 2014 Oktoberfest at Theresienhoehe, Sept. 21, 2014. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 through October 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe in the world's largest beer fest.
181st Oktoberfest begins
A man in traditional Bavarian clothing is covered in medals at Augustiner Beer tent after the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) on the second day of the 2014 Oktoberfest at Theresienhoehe, Sept. 21, 2014. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 through October 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe in the world's largest beer fest.
181st Oktoberfest begins
A woman looks through a binocular during the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest on Sept. 20, 2014. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from September 20 through October 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe in the world's largest beer fest.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Visitors in traditional Bavarian garb enjoy a fairground ride during the opening day of the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich, Sept. 20, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Young women chat outside a beer tent during the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest, Sept. 20, 2014 in Munich, Germany.
181st Oktoberfest begins
British visitors wearing Bavarian costumes walk ahead the opening of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, Sept. 20, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
A participant throws a flag during the traditional costume parade of the Bavarian Oktoberfest festival in in the city of Munich, southern Germany, Sept. 21, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Wearing traditional Bavarian folk dress, girls march in the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug), Sept. 21, 2014 in Munich, Germany.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Participants in the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) wear 'Wadlstruempfe' traditional Bavarian stockings, Sept. 21, 2014 in Munich, Germany.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Visitors ride a merry-go-round in front of St. Pauls Church during the opening day of the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich, Sept. 20, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
An actor performs during the Oktoberfest parade in Munich Sept. 21, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
A general view of the festival ground during the opening day of the 181st Oktoberfest in Munich Sept. 20, 2014.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Men dressed in lederhosen and other traditional Bavarian folk dress are silhouetted against a giant ferris wheel after the Parade of Costumes and Riflemen (Trachten- und Schuetzenzug) on the second day of the 2014 Oktoberfest, Sept. 21, 2014 in Munich, Germany.
181st Oktoberfest begins
Visitors dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing, dirndl and lederhosen, enjoy riding on a merry-go-round on the first evening of the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese, Sept. 20, 2014 in a multiple-exposure image.