People ride a merry-go-round in front of St. Paul church at the 181st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (Photo: AP)
Waitresses celebrate the opening of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (Photo: AP)
A waitress carries beer mugs during the opening of the 181st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The world's largest beer festival will be held from Sept. 20 to Oct. 5, 2014. (Photo: AP)
A waitress carries beer mugs during the opening of the 181st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (Photo: AP)
A waitress carries beer mugs and people celebrate the opening of the 181st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (Photo: AP)
People celebrate the opening of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (Photo: AP)
Those attending the festival in Bavaria's capital drank a million mugs of beer on Saturday and Sunday and chewed their way through tens of thousands of sausages, organisers say. (Photo: AP)
People await the opening of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (Photo: AP)
Visitors enjoy the opening day of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The world's largest beer festival will be held from Sept. 20 to Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo)
An estimated six million people from around the globe visit the festival every year. A funfair amuses children while the adults drink. (Photo: AP)
A 'Hacker Pschorr' brewery coach takes part on the second day of the 181st Oktoberfest beer festival parade in traditional costumes in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. The world's largest beer festival will be held from Sept. 20 to
People celebrate after entering a beer tent prior to the opening of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. The world's largest beer festival will be held from Sept. 22 to Oct. 5, 2014. (AP Photo)
Beer tent prior to the opening of the 181th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (Photo: AP)
People in traditional Bavarian clothes prepare their costumes after the Oktoberfest parade at the second day of the 181st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)