Munich Mayor Christian Ude taps the first barrel of beer during the opening ceremony of the 180th Oktoberfest in Munich, on September 21, 2013. #

Julius from Munich jumps as he runs inside the Schottenhamel tent to get a seat on the opening day of Oktoberfest, on September 21, 2013. #

Thousands of people await the start of the opening ceremony of the 180th Oktoberfest, on September 21, 2013. #

Revellers reach for the first beer mug at the Hofbräu Tent during day 1 of Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese, on September 21, 2013. #

A waiter carries Bavarian food at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival in the Schottenhamel-tent at Theresienwiese, on September 21, 2013. #

Visitors raise their glasses after getting their first Oktoberfest beer in the Schottenhamel-tent at Theresienwiese, on September 21, 2013. #

A woman enjoys the first beer on the opening day of Oktoberfest in the Hofbräu Tent, on September 21, 2013. #

Visitors enjoy amusement rides in front of the famous backdrop of Munich Frauenkirche at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival. #

Visitors walk through fairgrounds at sunset, during Oktoberfest 2013 in Munich, Germany. #

People enjoy an amusement park ride during day 1 of Oktoberfest 2013. #

A long exposure photo shows a ride spinning at the Oktoberfest festival fairgrounds in Munich, on September 21, 2013. #

The top of the Loewenbräu beer tent, during Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese on September 21, 2013. #

Revellers dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing attend Oktoberfest on September 21, 2013. #

People enjoy a fairground ride during day 1 of the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival. #

A waitress serves beer during the opening of Oktoberfest in Munich, on September 21, 2013. #

People visit a festival tent during the Oktoberfest beer festival, on September 21, 2013. #

A waitress carries chicken dishes during the opening ceremony in the Hofbräuzelt beer tent, on September 21, 2013. #

Women celebrate the opening ceremony of Oktoberfest in the Hofbräuzelt beer tent, on September 21, 2013. #

A visitor rests in a meadow during the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese fairgrounds in Munich, on September 21, 2013. #

Young women in traditional Bavarian Dirndl dresses enjoy a fairground ride at the Theresienwiese fairgrounds in Munich, on September 21, 2013. #

Visitors wearing traditional Bavarian clothes in the Hacker-Pschorr tent at Oktoberfest 2013, on September 22, 2013. #

Revellers stand next to a broken beer mug during day 1 of Oktoberfest, on September 21, 2013. #

Visitors have a rest during day 1 of Oktoberfest 2013, on September 21, 2013 in Munich, Germany. #

A child takes pictures during day 1 of Oktoberfest 2013. #

A boy in traditional Bavarian Lederhosen (leather trousers) eats cotton candy at the Oktoberfest beer festival, on September 21, 2013. #

A young man raises a beer mug at the Hofbräuhaus beer tent during day 1 of Oktoberfest 2013, on September 21, 2013. #

Visitors rest in a meadow on the opening day of the 180th Oktoberfest, on September 21, 2013. #

People ride a swing in front of the St. Paul's church during Oktoberfest 2013, on September 21, 2013. #

Visitors wearing traditional Bavarian clothes enjoy drinking beer in the Hacker-Pschorr tent at the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival, on September 22, 2013. #

A visitor wearing a mock Bavarian outfit leans against a wall during Oktoberfest 2013, on September 22, 2013. #

Young people celebrate the opening ceremony of Oktoberfest in the Hofbräuzelt beer tent, on September 21, 2013. #

Visitors enjoy the Oktoberfest 2013 beer festival at Theresienwiese on September 21, 2013 in Munich, Germany. #