Oktoberfest has opened in Munich after the ceremonial beer keg-tapping. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th Oktoberfest at noon when he inserted the tap into the first keg.

Security has tightened at Germany's legendary Oktoberfest as the country deals with the aftermath of last month's deadly knife attack in Solingen in western Germany.

It’s time to slip into your lederhosen, grab a seat at a wooden table and raise a stein to Oktoberfest. The festival, which originated in Munich and attracts thousands of international visitors each year,

Oktoberfest has tightened security around the beer festival in the wake of a deadly knife attack in western Germany last month.

Munich's Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, opened Saturday under heightened security following a string of attacks in Germany attributed to jihadists.