Four taps on the keg and the beer started to flow.
Munich mayor Dieter Reiter opened the city’s annual Oktoberfest with the traditional call of “Ozapft is” to the delight of thousands who had managed to get a place in the main beer tent Saturday. Check out the photos.
People celebrate the opening of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The world’s largest beer festival will be held from Sept. 20 to Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Waitresses Beli, right, and Anika pose with beer mugs during the opening of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The world’s largest beer festival will be held from Sept. 20 to Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Munich’s mayor Dieter Reiter taps a keg to open the traditional Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2014. (PETER KNEFFEL/AFP/Getty Images)
Visitors wearing traditional clothes arrive for the opening of the 181st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The world’s largest beer festival will be held from Sept. 20 to Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A man wearing traditional Bavarian costumes walks his dogs during the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2014. (CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of a brass band participate in the parade on the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest on September 20, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from Sept. 20 through Oct. 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe to the the world’s largest beer festival. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
Two white bearded men wearing traditional Bavarian hats attend the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest on Sept. 20, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from Sept. 20 through Oct. 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe to the the world’s largest beer festival. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
Visitors celebrate with first beer mugs during the opening of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2014. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
Visitors celebrate with first beer mugs during the opening of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2014. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
Visitors celebrate with first beer mugs during the opening of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2014. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
A waiter waving a beer mug participates in the parade on the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest on Sept. 20, 2014 in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest beer bash and draws millions of visitors. The annual event lasts for three weeks and will open its doors on Sept. 20. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images)
Waitresses waving beer mugs participate in the parade on the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest on Sept. 20, 2014 in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest beer bash and draws millions of visitors. (Photo by Joerg Koch/Getty Images)
Visitors attend the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on Sept. 20, 2014. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
Bavarian Governor Horst Seehofer lifts up a beer mug at Schottenhamel beer tent on the opening day of the 2014 Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese on Sept. 20, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The 181st Oktoberfest will be open to the public from Sept. 20 through Oct. 5 and traditionally draws millions of visitors from across the globe in the world’s largest beer fest. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
