After more than 40 years of celebrating Oktoberfest with a traditional German meal and live polka music, the SoDak Stamm Germans from Russia Heritage Society decided last year to try something new.

Editor’s note: Nell Williams is a member of Amarillo SPCA and is involved in the Wiener Dog Races. For the second year, Wiener Dog Races will draw an enthusiastic, loyal crowd at Starlight Ranch, at 6 ...

The annual Kent Okoberfest is set for Oct. 4 from noon to 8 p.m. on Franklin Avenue and part of West Main Street in the city’s downtown.

Bust out your lederhosen, it’s Oktoberfest time! From bustling breweries and biergartens to Bavarian bites and block parties, here are all the ways to celebrate across the Bay. Oktoberfest cooking ...

Celebrate Fredericksburg’s Oktoberfest and Hill Country fall festivals in early to mid-October with beer, wine, music, and ...

Bust out your lederhosen, it’s Oktoberfest time! From bustling breweries and biergartens to Bavarian bites and block parties, here are all the ways to celebrate across the Bay. Elizabeth Vado, of San ...

QUINCY — Quincy's South Park will again be filled with the sounds of polka music and the scent of grilling bratwurst as Germanfest returns on Friday and Saturday. Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, the ...

A West Bend event celebrating the long-awaited arrival of spring is coming back for its second year. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 1, Bockfest West Bend will feature Bock beer, live music, outdoor ...

Muenster, a North Texas town with strong German roots, hosts an annual Oktoberfest celebration. There'll be live polka music, German beer, stein hoisting and other contests, a kids zone and pumpkin ...

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 ...