Oktoberfest 2015 ready to startA sign announcing the 2015 ' s beer price of 10 . 25 euro per liter , including service and VAT , liees on a table at yet closed beer tents for the opening of the 182 nd Oktoberfest in Munich , Germany , 19 September 2015 . Oktoberfest , Germany ' s annual 16 - day extravaganza of heavy drinking and eating , is set to open 19 September and run through 04 October . Munich ' s mayor is to hammer the first tap into a barrel of beer Saturday midday , officially opening the event which attracts 6 million revellers every year . EPA / PETER KNEFFEL ▶ [ 현장 영상 ] ' 전쟁 가능 ' 일본 안보 관련 법안 가결 순간 ▶ [ 오늘 의 핫 화보 ] PGA 데이 , BMW 챔피언 십 2 R 5 타 차 선두 … 케 빈 나 4 위 < 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 , 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 >