Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival | |
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Status | active |
Genre | food festivals |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Bucyrus, Ohio |
Coordinates | 40°48′22″N82°58′23″W / 40.80611°N 82.97306°W |
Country | United States |
Website | www |
Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival is an annual celebration of bratwurst in Bucyrus, Ohio, United States. [1] [2] Bucyrus calls itself the "Bratwurst Capital of America." [3]
The festival includes musical performances and a festival queens pageant. [4]
The festival was originally named Colonel Crawford Days before taking the name Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival in 1968. [5] In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused officials to scrap the festival and defer to 2021.
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