Some Oktoberfest pictures to whet your appetite for the festival
Most of them come from photographers who use the Creative Commons licence on Flikr, they're all credited under the photos and you can visit their own Flikr webpages by clicking on the name.
LOVELY DAY FOR A PAULANER: A woman with a toucan beak attempts to drink her amber brew at the Bavaria Oktoberfest. .myke
BAVARIAN MAN: A true local proudly displays his traditional Bavarian clothing. Jan Beckendorf
DIG IN: Possibly the finest Oktoberfest meal, Schweinshaxe (pork knuckles). nordicdesign
STUNNING: A time-delay shot of one of the rides at the annual Oktoberfest festival. Nico Kaiser
ALL SMILES: A guy with two women in Dirndl dresses at the Oktoberfest. eürodäna
LIT UP: The rides provide a dazzling backdrop to the Munich Oktoberfest by night. Meng zai
HOT CHICK: An Oktoberfest waitress bearing a tray of fried chicken (Hendl)- yum! andrijbulba
ROAD TO THE FEST: One of the carraiges transporting Oktoberfest staff to the festival. GAP089
RAISE YOUR GLASSES: A trio in Bavarian Oktoberfest clothing toast the camera. HGruber
ANOTHER DRINK?: An Oktoberfest barmaid with a one-litre mug of beer. .myke
PURPLE SKY: Dusk over the Oktoberfest in Munich. Nagy / Presseamt München
HUNGRY FOR LOVE: A young woman inspects the gingerbread hearts (Herzl) at the Munich Oktoberfest. farbfilm
ON THE WAY: A couple of lads in Lederhosen on a train on the way to the Oktoberfest. Ken@Okinawa
FULL TO THE RAFTERS: The party gets going inside one of the tents at the Oktoberfest. Jan Beckendorf
LEFT, RIGHT, BLOW!: A marching band of pirates booming around the Oktoberfest grounds. farbfilm
FROM WAY UP HIGH: An ariel shot of the Oktoberfest Munich- look at all those people! farbfilm
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