AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Munich's 191st Oktoberfest kicks off with tightened security and AI-powered crowd control
Munich's mayor opened the 191st Oktoberfest on Saturday with two swift strokes of the mallet, but behind the beer tents and brass bands, German authorities deployed AI cameras, hundreds of police, and international task forces to keep six million expected visitors safe. Mayor Dominik Krause drove the tap into the first keg and delivered the […] The post Munich's 191st Oktoberfest kicks off with tightened security and AI-powered crowd control appeared first on American Almanac .
Munich's mayor opened the 191st Oktoberfest on Saturday with two swift strokes of the mallet, but behind the beer tents and brass bands, German authorities deployed AI cameras, hundreds of police, and international task forces to keep six million expected visitors safe. Mayor Dominik Krause drove the tap into the first keg and delivered the traditional cry, "O'zapft is," or "It's been tapped", officially launching 16 days of the world's largest folk festival at Munich's Theresienwiese fairground. Thousands of revelers had already stormed the beer tents that morning, scrambling for prime bench seats before the ceremony began. The festival runs through Oct. 4 , and organizers expect roughly six million visitors, the vast majority from…Open