People around Germany are getting ready to celebrate Oktoberfest, a massive festival held in Munich each year. 

This year's Oktoberfest runs from 21 September to 6 October, and is sure to be filled with beer, food and festivities. Heading to Munich for this year's event? Find out everything you need to know about your first time at Oktoberfest. 

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 30: Revelers celebrate and throw tomatoes at each other as they participate in the annual Tomatina festival on August 30, 2023 in Bunol, Spain. Spain's tomato throwing party in the streets of Bunol, Valencia brings together almost 20,000 people, with some 150,000 kilos of tomatoes thrown each year, this year with a backdrop of high food prices affected by Spain's historic drought.. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images) 1648467034 bestof, topix

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