Oktoberfest is the world's largest folk festival and an unforgettable event featuring entertainment, celebration, and beer. But how did this massive festival come to be? In 1810, an officer of the ...

Oktoberfest is perhaps one of the most famous festivals in the world. The annual event, held in Munich, Germany, is commonly mistaken as a beer festival. However, as you’ll learn in this ...

It’s September, and that means … Oktoberfest! Look, we know it’s confusing, but we didn’t make up the timeline for this historic celebration, which began in 1810 with the wedding feast of ...

A popular Oktoberfest tradition even before the tapping: every year, Munich residents grumble about the beer prices set by the festival hosts and breweries. The City of Munich only checks that the ...

Quebecers of a certain age hold fond memories of Montréal’s famed Bavarian beer hall, the aptly named Le Vieux Munich. Of course, some former college students may prefer to forget (or be unable to ...

Joyce Hanz Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 5:01 a.m. | Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 5:01 a.m. A little bit of Bavarian Germany is coming to Saxonburg. Sprankle’s Markets will host their second annual ...

The Golden Gate Bavarian Club performs a dance at a previous year’s Redwood City Oktoberfest. Courtesy Redwood City Events from HopeInsite. It’s time to iron your lederhosen, build up your ...

In 2005, a modest gathering called Ale Fest — the first edition of what was to grow into the San Antonio Beer Festival — took place in Hemisfair Park. In the two decades since, both the sudsy ...

Michael DiVittorio Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 12:01 a.m. | Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 12:01 a.m. Gray skies and scattered showers could not dampen the spirits of hundreds of families that came out for ...

The festival tent has been at home at the Oktoberfest since 1894. Its interior design reflects the brewery's slogan “Bavarian heaven”. It has combined tradition and modernity since it was ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — While it may not feel like fall in the Valley weather-wise yet, it’s the season of fall festivals! Good Morning Arizona is bringing you a jam-packed inside look at all the ...