OKTOBERFEST HISTORY   Munich's Oktoberfest dates to 1810 and began as the elaborate wedding reception of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Saxon Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The event was such a success that the fun-loving Bavarians decided to make it a tradition.   This is the 189th year of Oktoberfest at the Theresien Wiese in Munich! Today, the Free State of Bavaria  (Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12.4 million inhabitants, forms the southernmost state of today's Germany. Its capital is Munich. The Official Site Oktoberfest 2006 September 16 - October 3 MUNICH, DE City Site   TOURIST OFFICE Tourist Page   The World's Original & Largest Oktoberfest 8 Million Visitors Each Year!     WEBCAMS FROM MUNICH (When Live - Translation Flags In Upper Right )   INTERESTING VIDEO SEGMENTS SO WHATS ON WHEN     UNITED STATES of AMERICA OKTOBERFESTS 2006 U.S.A. Oktoberfests started to develop after WWII as good will events held by German-Americans. Since then, this event has spilled out of German-American communities to major cities everywhere. Today in the U.S.   Oktoberfest is not a holiday; it is two months of holdays!   DISCLAIMER Check with event sponsor or sponsor's website for updates.  WSD is not responsible accuracy, errors, omissions, broken links, or cancellation notices.   Red "CA" = Canada When Where                            Event Links  EVERY DAY  Las Vegas, NV HofBrauHaus LV Oktoberfest Everyday!  August 25 - 27  Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati's Germania Society's Original Oktoberfest  August 26 - 27  Hagerstown, MD Augustoberfest 2006  September 1 - 4  Berea, OH Berea Oktoberfest  September 2 - 4  Philadelphia, PA Cannstatter's 134th Volkfest/Oktoberfest  September 7 - 9  Choctaw, OK Old Germany Restaurant's Oktoberfest 2006  September 9 - 10  Walpole, MA New England's Largest Oktoberfest  Visit Website  Manteo, NC Oktoberfest  September 8 - 10  Covington, KY Village of Mainstrasse Oktoberfest 2006  September 8 - 10  Sandy, OR Sandy Oktoberfest 2006  September 8 - 10  Chicago, IL German American Festival  Sept. 8-10, 15-17   Denver, CO Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 8-10, 15-17   Vail, CO Vail Oktoberfest  S 8-10,15-17,22-24  Glendale, WI Oktoberfest 2006  September 9 - 11  Buffalo, NY Oktoberfest  Sept.  9 --> Oct. 30  Torrance, CA Alpine Village -Southern CA Largest Oktoberfest  Visit Website  Denver, CO Kickers' Clubhouse Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 10 --> Oct. 29  Huntington Beach, CA Oktoberfest 2006  September 14 - 17  Mt. Angels, OR Oktoberfest 2006   September 14 - 17  Frankenmuth, MI Frankenmuth Oktoberfest  September 14 - 17  Addison, TX 18th Annual Oktoberfest  Sept. 14 --> Nov. 5  Helen, GA Oktoberfest 2006    Visit Website  Lansing, MI Michigan Brewers' Winter & Summer Beerfests  September 15 - 16  Plymouth, WI 3rd Annual Plymouth Oktoberfest  September 15 - 17  Sterling, CO 6th Annual Oktoberfest  September 15 - 17  Newark, DE Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest  September 15 - 17  Elgin, IL (Chicago) Fox Valley Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 16 --> Oct. 3  Cambridge, MA 28th Annual Oktoberfest 2006  September 16 - 18  Peoria, IL Oktoberfest  September 22 - 24  Syracuse, NY Greater Syracuse's Great Tent Party Oktoberfest  September 15 - 17  Canonsburg, PA Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest 2006  September 15 - 17  Lancaster, PA Lancaster's Oldest & Largest Oktoberfest 2006  September 15 - 17  El Paso, TX 6th Ft Bliss Oktoberfest 2006  September 15 - 17  Chippewa Falls, WI 4th Annual Oktoberfest  Visit Website  Detroit, MI Meadowbrook Music Festival Oktoberfest   Sept. 15-17, 22-24  Irondequoit, NY 19th Annual Oktoberfest 2006   September 16  Wilmette, IL Oktoberfest  September 16  Boston, MA Boston Oktoberfest At Park Plaza Castle  September 16 - 17  Danbury, NH 3rd Annual Oktoberfest 2006  September 16  Ft. Collins, CO 24th Annual Oktoberfest  September 16  Omaha, NE Oktoberfest 2006 September 16 - 17 September 29 - 30  Hays, KS Oktoberfest - Midwest Deutsche Oktoberfest  & FHSU Oktoberfest & Homecoming Weekend.  September 16 - 17  Hays, KS Midwest Deutsche Oktoberfest  September 16 - 17  Cincinnati, OH 26th Annual Oktoberfest Zinzinnati  September 16 - 17  Dover, NJ Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 16 - Oct. 3  Munich, DE Oktoberfest - "Wiesn" 2006 - Official Munich Site  Sept. 16 --> Oct. 28  Big Bear Lake, CA. 36th Big Bear Lake 6 Weekend Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 23 --> Oct. 28  Pembroke, VA 18th Annual Mt. Lake Oktoberfest  September 17  Reading, PA Oktoberfest 2006  September 21 - 24  Manteno, IL Manteno's Oktoberfest   September 22  Milwaukee, WI Oktoberfest  September 22 - 23  Raleigh, NC North Raleigh Oktoberfest  September 22 - 24  Ben Lomond, CA Oktoberfest 2006  September 22 - 24  Lake Zurich, IL 6th Annual Lake Zurich Area Oktoberfest  September 23  Auburn Hills, MI German American Marksmen Club Oktoberfest 2006  September 29 - 30  Kansas City, MO Oktoberfest 2006  September 23 - 25  Cleveland, OH 3rd Annual Midwest Oktoberfest  Visit Website  Oakford, PA Oktoberfest 2006  Sept22>Oct29 Wkds  North Las Vegas, NV SITE  September 22 - 24  Fremont, WA Fremont MicroBrew Oktoberfest 2006  September 22 - 24  New Leipzig, ND Oktoberfest 2006  September 22 - 24  Peoria, IL 11th Annual Oktoberfest  Sept. 15-17, 22-24   Stillwater, MN Gasthaus Oktoberfest 2006  September 22 - 24  Syracuse, NY 46th Annual Oktoberfest  September 23 - 24  Forest Park, IL Forest Park Oktoberfest  September 24  Sterling Heights, MI Oktoberfest 2006  Website Pending  Arlington, VA Blocktoberfest 2006  September 23  Seattle, WA Austrian Club of WA Oktoberfest 2006  September 23  Manassas, VA Oktoberfest 2006  September 22 - 23  Chicago, IL Lincoln Park Oktoberfest  September 23 - 24  Stowe, VT Stowe's 10th Annual Oktoberfest  September 24 - 26  North Las Vegas, NV SITE NAME  September 24 - 26  Roselle, IL 23rd Annual Oktoberfest & Pig Roast  September 28 - 30  Appleton, WI Oktoberfest  Sept.  29 - Oct. 28  New Orleans, LA Original New Orleans Oktoberfest  September 29 - 30  Tatamagouche, NS CA Oktoberfest  Largests In Atlantic Canada POSTER  Sept. 29 - Oct 1  Chicago, IL 6th St. Alphonsus Oktoberfest  Sept. 29 - 30  Boston, MA Harpoon Oktoberfest - New England's Largest  Sept. 30 - Oct. 1  Dayton, OH Dayton Art Insitutes 35th Annual Oktoberfest  Sept.   30 - Oct. 1  October 7 - 8  San Diego, CA Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 29 - 30   Oct.6/7, 13/14  Pineville, NC Waldhorn Oktoberfest  October  6 - 8  Tempe, AZ 34th Annual Way Out West Oktoberfest  Sept 30 - Oct 1, 7-8  San Diego, CA Oktoberfest 2006  Sept 30 - Oct 1, 7,8  Hunter, NY Catskill Hunter Mtn Oktoberfest  Sept 30 - Oct 1  Trevose, PA Oktoberfest 2006 Also Parade  Sept. 29 - Oct. 1  Amana, IA Oktoberfest 2006  September 30  Seattle, WA Plattdeutsche Verein Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 29 - Oct. 1  Lake Zurich 4th Annual Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 29 - Oct. 1  Columbus, OH German Village Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 29 - Oct. 1  Minster, OH Minster Oktoberfest 2006  September 29 - 30  Chicago, IL Wicker Park Oktoberfest  Sept. 29 - Oct. 1  Wolf Creek, OR 8th Annual Oktoberfest in Wolf Creek  Sept. 29 - Oct. 1  Doylestown, PA Doylestown Oktoberfest 2006  Alcohol-free Event  Sept. 29 --> Oct. 7  La Crosse, WI Oktoberfest USA - One of America's Oldest  Sept. 29 --> Oct. 8  Cullman, AL German Heritage Oktoberfest 2006  September 30  Greeley, CO Oktoberfest 2006  September 30  Charlotte, NC Charlotte's 8th Annual Oktoberfest  Sept. 30 - Oct. 1  East Davenport, IO Village's Oktoberfest  September 30  Winston-Salem, NC Oktoberfest 2006 -   September 23  Seattle, WA Austria Club's Oktoberfest  Sept. 30 - Oct. 1  White Face Mtn, NY 15th Annual Whiteface Mtn Oktoberfest  Sept. 29-30,Oct 6-7, Oct. 13-14  Leavenworth, WA Oktoberfest 2006 - 3Wkds!  Sept. 30 - Oct. 1  Frederick, MD Frederick's Oktoberfest 2006  Sept. 30 - Oct. 1  Wilmington, NY Oktoberfest 2006   VARIOUS DATES  Chicago, IL Oktoberfest Chicago PORTAL  October 1  Boardman, OH. Oktoberfest 2006  Oct. 1,8,15,22,29  Adamstown, PA Oktoberfest 2006 5 Sundays/Stoudt's Brewery Hall      October 6 - 8  LeMesa/ElCajon/SD, CA 33rd Annual Oktoberfest 2006  Oct.  6 - 7,  13 - 14   San Antonio, TX Oktoberfest  October 6 - 7  Hot Springs, AR 33rd Annual Arkansas Oktoberfest  October 6 - 7  Louisville, KY Oktoberfest 2006  October 6 - 8  Cincinnati, OH Donauschwaben Oktoberfest  October 7 - 8  Pittsburgh, PA Oktoberfest 2006 -  October 5 - 7  Seymour, IN Seymour Indiana Oktoberfest  October 6 - 8  Old Fort, NC Oktoberfest  October 6 - 8  Detroit, MI Oktoberfest 2006 - At Detroit Zoo  October 7  Greer, SC Greer Oktoberfest  October 7  Southwest Harbor, ME Acadia's 11th Annual Oktoberfest   October 7 - 8  Gilford, NH Gunstock's 26th Mtn Oktoberfest  October 8  Gaithersburg, MD Kentland Oktoberfest 2006    October 8  York City, NE Oktoberfest  October 8 - 12  Augusta, GA Oktoberfest 2006  October 6 - 8  St. Louis, MO Soulard Oktoberfest  October 6 - 7  Panama City, FL Oktoberfest  October 7  Germantown, MD Germantown 23rd Annual Oktoberfest  October 6 - 8  St. Louis, MO Soulard Oktoberfest  October 6 - 8  Cincinnati, OH Schwaben Oktoberfest  October 7 - 8  Nin Mile Falls, WA Days of Old Oktoberfest  October 6  Modesto, CA 23rd Annual Brew-Ha-Ha Oktoberfest  October 6 - 8  Puyallup, WA (Seattle) Puyallup Fairgrounds Oktoberfest NW  October 6 - 7, 13-14  New Ulm, MN Oktoberfest 2006  October 6 - 8  La Mesa, CA La Mesa 33rd Annual Oktoberfest  October 6 - 8  Fredericksburg, TX Non-stop Oktoberfest  October 6 - 8  New Glarus, WI Oktoberfest    October 6-8, 13-15    Sarasota, FL Sarasota County's Suncoast Oktoberfest  October 8 - 9  Louisville, KY Gesangverein Oktoberfest 2006  October 6 - 14  Kitchener - Waterloo, CA Canada's Great Bavarian Oktoberfest 2006  October 7 - 8  Windsor, VT Harpoon's 6th Annual VT Oktoberfest   October 7 - 9  Newport, RI 14th Annual International Oktoberfest 2006   October 13 - 14  Crossville, TN Oktoberfest 2006  Oct. 13-15, 20-22  Lantana -Lake Worth, FL 33rd Annual Oktoberfest 2006  October 13 - 15  Hickory, NC 21st Annual Oktoberfest 2006  October 13 - 15  Maggie Valley, NC 2nd Annual Maggie Valley Oktoberfest  October 13 - 15  Rhinelander, WI Rhinelander's Oktoberfest  October 13 - 15  Winchester, VA Oktoberfest 2006  October 12 - 15  San Francisco, CA Oktoberfest 2006  October 14  Cheektowaga, NY Oktoberfest 2006 -  October 13 - 14  Dunedin, FL Dunedin Brewery OktoBEERfest  October 14  Lansing, MI Old Town First Authentic Oktoberfest  October 14  Timonium, MD Oktoberfest 2006  October 14  Banner Elk, NC 17th Annual Sugar Mtn Oktoberfest   October 14  Accokeek, MD 26th Annual Oktoberfest and Auction  October 14  Highmount, NY G-A Club of No Catskills NY 7th Oktoberfest  October 19 - 22  Tulsa, OK Tulsa's 27th Annual Fall Festival & Oktoberfest  October 21 - 22  Campbell, CA Oktoberfest 2006  October 20 - 21  Port Alberni, BC CA Oktoberfest 2006 On Vancouver Island  October 21 - 22  Frederick, MD 21st Annual Oktoberfest  October 20 - 22  Walhalla, SC 28th Annual Walhalla Oktoberfest  October 20 - 22  Deerwood, MN 21st Annual Oktoberfest 2006  October 20 - 21  Ruidoso, NM 25th Annual Oktoberfest   October 20,22,27,29  Cape Coral, FL 21st Annual Cape Coral Oktoberfest  October 21 & 28   Benton Harbor, MI 2nd Oktoberfest 2006  October 21  Ben Lomond, CA Oktoberfest  October 28  St. Germain, WI OktoBEARfest VII   October 27 - 28  Richmond, VA 39th Annual Richmond Oktoberfest  October 27 - 29  Old Tampa Bay, FL Top o' Tampa Bay Oktoberfest  October 28  Remsen, IA 32rd Annual Oktoberfest 2006  October 28  Galveston, TX Oktoberfest 2006 -  October 29  Milwaukee, WI German Heritage Oktoberfest 2006  November 3  Philadelphia, PA Authentic Bavarian Oktoberfest 2006  DATE  LOCATION SITE Add Your Event or One That You Know About   Submitter's Name Email address: Phone: Event Name Website Link City: State: Brief Description