Oktoberfest: Bavarian bands and beer

23 September 2012 Last updated at 17:26 ET Help

Seven million litres of beer, 500,000 roast chickens and six million visitors - that's what it takes to put on the world's biggest beer festival.

The Oktoberfest opened this weekend in the German city of Munich.

As Jenny Cooper reports, it all centres around one ever popular local product.

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