176 th in a row Oktoberfest began on Saturday, 19 September, when Munich’s mayor Christian Ude opened the first barrel of beer with a cry «O’zapft is!» Beer Festival will run until October 4, and his visit is estimated to be more than 6 million people.  This year, the liter of beer will cost the visitors at 8 euros.  And also this year’s first application will be available on the iPhone Oktoberfest.  The annex is a dictionary with which you can easily order a beer in German, as well as the counter alcohol.

In this issue are pictures made in the first days of the Oktoberfest beer festival 2009.

A waitress carries mugs of beer in a tent «Hofbräu» September 19, 2009 in Munich, Germany. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Young man preparing scenery in a tent for the Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday 25 August 2009. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)

Specially decorated for the festival horse at the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich on Saturday, September 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Lollo and Luke are sitting in a cart in traditional costumes at the Oktoberfest parade in Munich, Germany, on Sunday, September 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)

Man with flowers on her hat marching in the parade in honor of Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 20, 2009 on “meadow Theresa in Munich, Germany. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Workers wheeled the first barrel of beer at the opening of the 176 th Oktoberfest in Munich on Saturday, September 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein)

Munich Mayor Christian Ude opens the first keg of beer in the first day of Oktoberfest in Munich September 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein)

Visitors to the tent «Hofbräu» on the second day of the Oktoberfest on Sept. 20, 2009. New singles are fastened with each new beer. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP / Getty Images)

Traditional Bavarian band during a parade in honor of Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 20, 2009 in Munich, Germany. (JOERG KOCH/AFP/Getty Images)

Participants of the competition drink beer after the parade at the speed of Sept. 20, 2009. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

The young man gives a girl a flower-police during a parade in honor of Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 20, 2009 in Munich, Germany. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Visitors filled the tent on the second day of the Oktoberfest on Sept. 20, 2009. (STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images)

Girl looks at the gingerbread hearts at the Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 20, 2009 in Munich, Germany. (STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images)

The waitress picks up a tray of chicken from the kitchen at the Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 19, 2009 in Munich. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

A waiter carries a tray with a variety of Bavarian dishes Sept. 20, 2009 in Munich. (Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

Visitors to the Oktoberfest beer festival on the “meadows Teresa” September 19, 2009 in Munich. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Visitors enjoy a night visit the attraction on the Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 19, 2009 in Munich. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP/ Getty Images)

Man eats pork shank in a beer tent company Löwenbrau on the second day of the Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 20, 2009 in Munich. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

The police are on the territory of the 176 th Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 19, 2009 for “the meadows Theresa in Munich. (SASCHA SCHUERMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

Young people in traditional costumes lederhozen enjoy a beer in a tent Schottenhamel on the second day of Oktoberfest September 20, 2009 in Munich. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Customers 176-??? Oktoberfest in a tent Löwenbrau September 20, 2009. (SASCHA SCHUERMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

Girls in traditional dress posing with beer mugs at Oktoberfest on Sept. 19, 2009. (OLIVER LANG/AFP/Getty Images)

Visitors enjoy a trip to an attraction at the festival Oktoberfest September 19, 2009. (STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images)

People ride attraction “Top Spin” at the festival Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, September 19, 2009. (Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

People ride attraction “Power Tower” Sept. 19, 2009. (JOERG KOCH/AFP/Getty Images)

Visitors to rest, leaning against the wall, 20 September 2009 at the Oktoberfest in Munich. (STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images)

A waitress serves beer in mugs with Oktoberfest in Berlin on September 9, 2009. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)

Woman takes a sip of beer on Sept. 21, 2009 in Munich. (Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

Customers are raising circles after the toast to the 176 th Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 20, 2009 in Munich. (OLIVER LANG/AFP/Getty Images)

Musician orchestra in traditional Bavarian dress during the parade to the Oktoberfest on Sept. 20, 2009 in Munich. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

A man in a wig, poses for the camera with an empty mug of September 21, 2009 in Munich, Germany. (Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)