- Oktoberfest, Germany’s famed beer festival which draws millions of visitors from around the world, opened Saturday in Munich after a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- The last time the festival was held in 2019, the 6.3 million guests drank more than 7.3 million liters of German beer.
- Munich Mayor Didier Reiter kicked off the ceremony by opening a beer keg with a hammer blow and offering the first tankard to the head of the regional government Markus Soeder.
Germany’s famed Oktoberfest opens after two-year pandemic hiatus
