What started as a wedding celebration in 1810 in Munich, Germany, has transformed into a celebration of German heritage that has crossed borders: Oktoberfest. In the Hudson Valley, there are events ...

Get your beer-and-schnitzel taste buds ready and unpack your finest lederhosen or dirndl. It’s time for Oktoberfest at The Wharf at one of the coolest locations in Southwest D.C. “We’ve been hosting ...

The hammered dulcimer, accordion, trombone and bass blend to create unique polka melodies and the 100-year-old dance tradition of the Volga Germans. Meet the musicians, dancers and families who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PITTSBURG, Kan. — Little Balkans Days wrapped up today with a bevy of events for people to enjoy. Meadowbrook Mall in Pittsburg ...

Has your dirndl or lederhosen been collecting dust since last October? It’s time to dust it off, Bavarian style! “Oktoberfest at The Boro” returns to 8350 Broad Street in Tysons, Virginia, this ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Have you ever danced the polka? Kansas lawmakers are working to get the polka named as the official state dance of Kansas. Originally a Czech dance, the polka spread throughout ...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) — The 2025 Oktoberfest Royal Family continues to spread gemütlichkeit throughout the community during their annual visitation week, bringing traditional German culture and ...

Have band will travel. Frohliche Musiker Blasorchester, a local German polka band, will bring its interactive performance style back to Dow Diamond on Saturday, August 16. The 14-musician brass and ...

What kind of person can coax shy, diffident Minnesotans to boogie down on the dance floor? He’s a pirate and he calls ­himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate. If there’s an Oktoberfest event ...

Fröhliche Musiker Blasorchester is the name of mid-Michigan’s own German Polka Band. The band’s name translates to “happy musicians in a wind band” and features 14 members, including co-founders Sara ...

OSHKOSH - Many dance fads come and go, but none resonate with Wisconsin quite as much as the classic dances passed down from the years before disco. German and Scandinavian settlers brought with them ...