Oktoberfest celebrates 200th anniversary

Munich’s mayor has tapped the first keg, opening this year’s annual Oktoberfest in southern Germany, where millions of guests from around the globe are expected to clink mugs of frothy beer in celebration of 200 years of the world-renowned festival.

Mayor Christian Ude used two swift taps of his hammer to open the first keg today and declared “O’zapft is”, or “It’s tapped”, signalling the opening of the beer festival that runs for the next 17 days.