Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
Another biggie, this is America’s largest Octoberfest celebration, and it’s expected to attract nearly a half million visitors to the streets of downtown Cincinnati, September 16-19. There’s way more than enough beer on hand to wash down all the brats, schnitzel, sauerkraut, pretzels, and Black Forest cake you can ingest— and there are plenty of fun activities, including, as you might guess, lots of polka music. The beer stein race and bratwurst-eating contest are popular events, but the most entertaining happening is the Running of the Wieners. This hilarious matchup pits dozens of dachshunds in hot-dog-bun costumes in a 75-foot dash to determine the winning wiener.
For more information: www.oktoberfestzinzinnati.com, 513-579-3100
Warrens Cranberry Festival Warrens, Wisconsin
Wisconsin is the leading cranberry producing state in America and this event in Warrens has grown to become the world’s largest cranberry fest—drawing more than 100,000 visitors annually. This year’s 49th annual staging of the event, September 23-25, will once again crowd the streets of the wee town of Warrens (pop. 363) to celebrate the annual harvest of the tart and tasty red berries. Visitors can tour the marshes, or bogs, where the berries are grown, eat cranberries prepared every way imaginable, shop at hundreds of flea market and food vendor stalls, join in a number of contests, watch a parade, and cheer the crowning of cranberry royalty.
For more information: www.cranfest.com, 608-378-4200
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