Oktoberfest opens as crowds race for best beer tent spots
Thousands of visitors have streamed onto Munich's Oktoberfest grounds as the world-famous beer festival gets underway. Some spent the night outside the gates to secure coveted places in the festival tents.
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2 developments- Sep 16Germany: Oktoberfest beer prices rise, outpacing inflation
- Sep 18Yards Oktoberfest will turn normally off-limits brewery space into a Bavarian beer hall
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