Schwarzenegger conducts band at Oktoberfest in Munich

Afterwards, the 78-year-old former Republican governor of California took selfies with the musicians.

Schwarzenegger, dressed in a traditional Bavarian-style leather jacket, a buttoned-down shirt and jeans, was accompanied by his partner Heather Milligan and his son, Christopher.

The native Austrian has visited the world's largest folk festival in Germany's southern state of Bavaria and the Marstall tent - one of many at the festival - several times in the past.

This year's Oktoberfest began on Sept. 20 and ends Oct. 5. The world's largest beer festival usually attracts up to 6 million visitors.

with AP