UK. How to buy cheap European train tickets. Suisse. France. Oktoberfest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus. On Saturday, the 178th Oktoberfest opened in Munich, Germany, with the traditional tapping of the first keg of beer by Munich's mayor, Christian Ude, shouting "O'zapft is!
" ("It's tapped! "). The Bavarian festival takes place over 17 days, and some 6 million people are expected to attend.