Father Chris Uhl, left, the pastor of St. Mary's Church, and fellow clergy members welcome those getting a glass of beer from the official first keg at the St. Mary's Oktoberfest in downtown Alton, ...

AIKEN — Dark skies and rain dampened festival goers but not their spirits at Aiken’s Oktoberfest Sept. 20. Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, is the world’s largest folk festival, attended by millions of ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! South Street was filled with the sounds of oompah music and the smell of fresh ...

Editor’s note: Nell Williams is a member of Amarillo SPCA and is involved in the Wiener Dog Races. For the second year, Wiener Dog Races will draw an enthusiastic, loyal crowd at Starlight Ranch, at 6 ...

Building a Better Boyertown‘s 17th Annual Oktoberfest served up a taste of Bavaria on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14, in Boyertown’s Town Center parking lot. Organizers estimate 8,000 to 9,000 ...

In Germany, the world’s largest Oktoberfest celebration will pack Munich’s beer halls from Sept. 20 through Oct. 5. But in the Bay Area, the celebrations go on for weeks, running right up to Halloween ...

The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 in Munich, Germany, to celebrate the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese. But a good party is a good party so it was decided the event would be ...

Dozens of students lined up for salty, soft German pretzels and sparkling apfelschorle — an apple spritzer — in the Gift Plaza last month. Students and faculty socialized over '80s German pop and ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – For the 13th time, Oktoberfest has taken over SteelStacks. "It's a wonderful local tradition," said Zach Sokol of Bethlehem. "SteelStacks always puts on a good time." "It's a great ...

Unsurprisingly, the South’s favorite European-feeling town hosts one of the most authentic Oktoberfests in the South. Filled with traditional German music, dancing, food, and bier, the Helen ...