Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is an annual weekend festival in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. Based on the original German Oktoberfest, it is billed as the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the United States. First held in 1976, it attracts an estimated 500,000 visitors every year in late September. It is held along six blocks of Downtown Cincinnati. As of 2016, Oktoberfest is held on 3rd Street to clear room for Cincinnati Streetcar operations. Oktoberfest Zinzinnati claimed the world record for the largest Chicken Dance in 1994, with over 48,000 participants. It also boasts approximately 87,542 metts, 80,500 brats, 64,000 sauerkraut
Volksfest Volksfest in many of the larger towns in Germany every year, each lasting from one to three weeks. In some towns there are two or more per year. A Volkfest is local in nature, attended mostly by people original from the hosting town and surrounding areas, but it may also attract international tourists. Sindelfingen is the only town to have given up its Volksfest. A Volksfest takes place nearly at the same date every year. A number of these have a long tradition and feature a variety of events like parades in historical costumes or traditional shooting competitions. One of