Volksfest capacity in the thousands and offer live music, being a favourite place for patrons to spend the evening. The Oktoberfest is the world's biggest Volksfest and occurs yearly in Munich. Admission to a Volksfest and the beer tents is free however you have to pay for each ride or game separately. In contrast to traveling carnivals in the USA, each ride in a Volksfest is independently run so tickets for several rides are uncommon. Inside the beer tents there are usually tables that can be reserved, while the rest are on a first-come, first-served basis. There is at least one
Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival estimated that 150,000 people attended the festival. Although originally intended to supplement the Community Fair the Gaslight Festival would eventually replace it entirely. Today the festival is an eight-day event beginning the Sunday before the 3rd weekend in September and attracts over 200,000 visitors. Making it the second largest festival in Kentucky behind the Kentucky State Fair and a key event for the city. Over this eight-day stretch several events take place such as a motorcycle rally, 5K road race, and a parade culminating with the gaslight festival weekend. The gaslight festival weekend is a three day street festival with