A party just isn?t a party without one. Standing out on a freezing balcony with 25 other thirsty party-goers and two or three smokers is an experience not to be missed ? well maybe it is. The keg is ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Festgoers tapped the Golden Keg at the downtown Oktoberfest Grounds in La Crosse Friday. The opening ceremony introduced this year’s Royal Family, including festmaster Tom ...

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Ceremonial keg-tapping signals the start of Oktoberfest, opening the world’s largest folk festival for the 189th time.

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Crowds gathered at Oktoberfest Friday morning for the tapping of the golden keg. Festmaster Brent Smith tapped the keg this year, taking the first swig of golden beer. The tapping ...

A group from Trachtengau Muenchen dances under a harvest crown at the "Oide Wiesn" during the 189th Oktoberfest in Munich. Stefan Puchner/dpa Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter opened Germany's feted ...

Far away from the celebrations within Cincinnati, the largest Oktoberfest in the world is now underway at the same exact time this weekend.Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon ...

Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer keg, signaling the 189th start of the festival. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in ...

Oktoberfest USA kicked into full gear for its 64th year with the annual Tapping of the Golden Keg ceremony Friday morning.

Fest Master Roy Kumm of the G. Heileman Brewing Company had the honor of tapping the Golden Keg to officially start the 1964 Oktoberfest in La Crosse. That year marked the 4th annual Oktoberfest, and ...

Tulsa's Oktoberfest will reveal its new commemorative stein at a special keg tapping at Fassler Hall on Thursday. The new Musskrug, otherwise known as a stein, holds a liter of beer and will be sold ...