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.

Naper Settlement has held an Oktoberfest since 2009 — it’s one of the outdoor museum’s signature events. This year’s will take place from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Vapors Live is hosting Oktoberfest, an outdoor German festival, this weekend at 315 Park Ave. from noon to 10 p.m. today and ...

Fröhliche Musiker Blasorchester is the name of mid-Michigan’s own German Polka Band. The band’s name translates to “happy musicians in a wind band” and features 14 members, including co-founders Sara ...

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

Walking up to the gates of the fest, we heard the polka band before we saw it. Laughing, we both said “Crazy Train” as they ...

Dust off the dirndles and lederhosen – the start of fall also means the return of Oktoberfests in Philadelphia. The festivals, inspired by the annual celebration in Munich, Germany, bring together ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — New Braunfels is home to the historic Gruene Hall, Schlitterbahn and the Comal River. But every November its signature celebration of German heritage and Texas spirit known as ...

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 ...