Young boys are seen during the opening of the famous Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. Some six million visitors from around the globe are expected to come to the Bavarian capital, until the end of the world-famous beer festival on Oct. 4, 2009.
Visitors are packed tight in a beer tent at the start of the world renown Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The beer festival will see millions of visitors from all over the world.
A waiter serves the first mugs of beer following the opening ceremony of the 176th Oktoberfest in a festival tent in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The world's largest beer festival lasts until Oct. 4, 2009.
A waitress carries a load of beer mugs to thirsty customers at the start of the world renown Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The beer festival will see millions of visitors from all over the world.
Visitors raise their beer mugs in a beer tent at the start of the world renown Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The beer festival will see millions of visitors from all over the world.
A woman in traditional dress dances with two beer mugs at the start of the world renowned Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The beer and amusement festival will see millions of visitors from all over the world.
Young women enjoy their beer at the start of the world renowned Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The beer and amusement festival will see millions of visitors from all over the world.
Visitors crowd around the fair stalls and walkways, in the grounds of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday evening, Sept. 19, 2009. The beer and amusement festival will have millions of visitors from all over the world.
A member of the Oktoberfest parade in traditional costume walks in the parade in the city of Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. Some six million visitors from around the globe are expected to come to the Bavarian capital, until the end of the world-famous beer festival on Oct. 4, 2009.
Members of the Oktoberfest parade in traditional costume walks in the parade in the city of Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The worlds largest beer festival lasts until Oct. 4, 2009.
Members of the Oktoberfest parade in traditional costume march in the city of Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The worlds largest beer festival lasts until Oct. 4, 2009.
A bandsman with his tuba walks in the Oktoberfest parade in traditional costume in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. Some six million visitors from around the globe are expected to come to the Bavarian capital, until the end of the world-famous beer festival on Oct. 4, 2009.
Children from Japan sit on a street prior to the Oktoberfest parade in traditional costume in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The worlds largest beer festival lasts until Oct. 4, 2009.
Visitors walk at the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Some six million visitors from around the globe are expected to come to the Bavarian capital, until the end of the world-famous beer festival on Oct. 4, 2009.