From the second week in September to the first Sunday in October, Oktoberfest is in full swing, which means it's time to break out the lederhosen and brush up on your German. The festival was first ...

The air is getting crisp. Football is on our televisions. And, crucially, märzens are on tap and polka bands across the country and gears up for their busy season. This can only mean one thing; it's ...

A waitress carrying beer mugs in the Hofbraeuhaus beer tent on day one of the 189th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Addison, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, ...

Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer keg, signaling the 189th start of the festival. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in ...

Brewed in the Märzen style, the beer is known for its smooth, toasty malt character balanced with a crisp finish. (Photo courtesy of Karl Strauss Brewery Co.) Kick off fall on Sept. 2, when Karl ...

This week we're taking a quick break from German wine to talk about something just as important: Oktoberfest. This year the festival kicks off on Saturday, and runs through Oct. 6 in Munich. It dates ...

Munich’s Oktoberfest begins this weekend. Several craft breweries and restaurants throughout Southern California are also celebrating, although in sometimes radically different ways than they do in ...

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 ...

Join us on a fascinating journey as we uncover the story of Celina, a dedicated Kellnerin, or beer maid, at the ...

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 ...