Kegs of imported German Hacker-Pschorr beer will flow freely when St. John Oktoberfest returns this weekend. The annual celebration of German heritage, culture and beer, modeled after the popular ...

When two former Oktoberfest festmasters walked into Mike Bakalars’ office in March, he immediately thought the wurst. “My first reaction was ‘Oktoberfest people stopping by in March?

Of all the reasons to celebrate fall, Oktoberfest might just beat Halloween as the true reason for the season. We'd gladly skip the candy in favor of beer and pretzels any day, to be honest.

When Oktoberfest USA introduced the Lederhosen Games in 2017, a collaboration with UW-La Crosse’s recreation management program, the creators never expected the activity to become a staple of ...

Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, is underway at the Theresienwiese fairground in Munich, Germany. The 16-day festival has its origins in a horse race that occurred in 1810 to ...

The first Oktoberfest was a horse race held in Munich in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of the German Crown Prince Ludwig. By 1850, it took the shape of the festival we know today. Around that ...

A staple of the Oktoberfest festival circuit, the S-Bahn Band takes the stage as the Great Northwest Oktoberfest opens in Whitefish tonight, where they plan to get the crowd up and dancing.

Oktoberfest USA announces that the medallion was found in the Eagle Watch area during the morning of September 22, 2024 by Willie Bittner and Kerry Pishke. Seven clues were released before it was ...

Can't make it to Munich for Oktoberfest? Don't despair! Break out your dirndl and Lederhosen or Tyrolean hatand get ready to polka. You can heft a stein of craft beer, munch on a giant pretzel ...