Oktoberfest is a favorite fall activity in California and it’s a great way to celebrate the rich German culture and to be festive before the onset of winter. Plan to join and enjoy some great beer!
Oktoberfest features Volkz Brau, a custom-brewed ale made specifically for the Cal Expo Oktoberfest. A variety of brews will be
available for $5 each and, as an added incentive, all advance ticket holders will receive their first beer free. Attendees can expect to enjoy authentic German food, contests, games, and live music provided by the Die Alpen Band. Those who enjoy dancing can follow along with the Golden Gate Bavarian Club of San Francisco.
Guests should enter Cal Expo at the Main Gate at Exposition and Challenge Way. The outdoor event takes place in The Promenade at the center of the fai ... Go to event
Fun for the whole family — Bavarian music, lots of German beers, home-cooked food, traditional dancing, soccer, Steuban Day parade
The area’s oldest – the 133rd original Oktoberfest — kicks off September 23‐25, at the United German Hungarians (UGH) Club in Lower Bucks.
Celebrating its 100 anniversary, UGH has award-winning dance and soccer teams, which will be involved in the celebration. In addition, each day offers special performaces:
· Friday night, Sept. 23, features “Rocktoberfest,” featuring party band Big Romeo.
· Saturday, Sept. 24, join all the major German clubs in the area for the 41st Annual Steuben Parade (www.steubenparade.com/phila). Then come back to the UGH for HeimatkKlaenge orchestra and “Emil Schanta” from 3 to 7 p.m. Also performing the UG ... 
German American Services, Inc., the producers of the yearly Christkindlmarket, Chicago’s beloved, authentic Christmas market, is announcing a new event: Germany’s Best & Oktoberfest! As the name suggests, this is an event in two distinct, yet intimately related parts: first, Germany’s Best as a showcase of modern Germany’s strengths in a variety of areas; and second, an Oktoberfest as a widely known and celebrated traditional aspect of Germany. The dates for this event are September 23 through October 10, 2011; Sunday – Tuesday 11 AM until 9 PM, and Wednesday through Saturday 11 AM until 10 PM.
To kick off the event, the festivities will begin with a Grand Opening Event on Friday, September 23rd. The festivities continue in the Oktoberfest tents, which will be a faithful recreation of ... 
Seattle’s fall tradition, the Fremont Oktoberfest from September 23 to 25, is fun for everyone from the creative kids to the fair food foodie. In the free Village area, located just outside the entrance to the Fremont Oktoberfest Tasting Garden, guests can also groove to music on the Village Stage, shop the Village Market, or grab a pint in the Pyramid Breweries Village Garden.
In the Kids’ Area, young ones and their parents can feed their need for speed by racing decorated veggies in the Zucchini 500, bowl with sugar pumpkins, get their faces painted, or creatively carve pumpkins. For even more playful pumpkin fun, the Oktoberfest Village Stage will brew up non-stop entertainment including the infamous Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving contest.
For the shoppers, two dozen vendors will be l ... 
Get out your lederhose & beer steins, McGillin’s is throwing a Oktoberfest celebration, starting on August 22! McGillin’s will be pouring German beers and serving German foods from August 22 through the Midtown Village Fall Festival on Saturday, October 1.
When: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Where: McGillin’s Olde Ale House,
1310 Drury Street, Philadelphia
Contact: 215-735-5562
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All day tastings of six different Oktoberfest beers
Unlimited access to the food stations
When: Saturday Oktober 1st – Sunday Oktober 2nd
Time: 12 pm – 6 pm
Where:The Garden @ Studio Square NYC
35-33 36th Street, New York, NY 11106
Tickets: $65 per day and include:
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The Culinary Conference Center at Hudson County Community College, and Central Avenue Liquors of Jersey City will present an Oktoberfest Beer & Food Tasting on Thursday, October 6th from 5:30-7:30 pm.
Chef Rick Low is the Executive Chef at the Culinary Conference Center and is an active member of: The James Beard Foundation American Culinary Federation.
This great event will Feature tastings of the following Oktoberfest brews: Shiner Octoberfest, Hofbrau Octoberfest, Spaten Octoberfest, Becks Octoberfest, Weyerbacher Pumpkin, Brooklyn Pumpkin and more.
The food tasting will featuring Executive Chef Low’s innovative menu: Austrian Swiss, Cauliflower Soup Pickled Herring, Black Bread Sweet Onion Cream Smoked Loin of Pork Onion New Jersey Ale Gravy Braised Red Cabbage Bratwurst Slid ... 
Oktoberfest at Max’s means unusual German/Austrian wines and Bavarian-style polka food. Dust off the lederhosen for this one.
Travel to Italy, South America, Germany, Transylvania, France and end up back home in America.
When: Every Monday through Nov. 28
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Max’s Wine Dive, 340 E. Basse Road, Suite 101, San Antonio, Texas.
Contact: 210-444-9547, maxswinedive.com
Cost: $15 general admission, $25 VIP admission, $150 passport for entire tour
Join us for four exciting days of authentic German Food, Beer, and the best Entertainment in the Cleveland area Labor Day Weekend. Local and Regional Musicians German Dance Groups
When: Aug. 31st – Sept. 3rd, 2012
Where: Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds
164 Eastland Road, Berea, Ohio 44017
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A Fall Beer Festival In Avila Beach, California
This is an annual event brought to you by Firestone Walker Brewing featuring all the elements of a true Oktoberfest but with a Central Coast feel. Food vendors, multiple pubs, Beer Olympics, a costume contest and live music are all a part of the event. Come on out!
When: October 6, 2012,
11am- 4pm
Where: Avila Beach Golf Resort, CA
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