Oktoberfest Zinzinnati | |
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Date(s) | Designated weekend in September |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Website | oktoberfestzinzinnati |
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is an annual German-heritage festival in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. Based on the original Munich Oktoberfest, it is billed as the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the United States [1] and second largest in the world. [2] First held in 1976, as of 2023 it hosted over 700,000 attendees each year. [3] [4] It is held along six blocks of Downtown Cincinnati. [5]
The festival for years was held on 5th Street. In 2016 the festival moved to 3rd Street to clear room for Cincinnati Streetcar construction. [6] In 2021 it expanded to four days and in 2023 returned to 5th Street. [7] In 2024, the festival moved to Sawyer Point Park and Yeatman's Cove along Cincinnati's riverfront for expanded space and more entertainment. The new location will also feature a tent seating over 1,000 people, akin to the Oktoberfest in Munich. [8]
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati claimed the world record for the largest Chicken Dance in 1994, with over 48,000 participants.
The festival includes the World Brat Eating Championship [9] [10] [11] and also the Running of the Wieners, in which dachshunds and dachshund mixes ("wiener dogs") race in 75-foot heats, wearing hot dog costumes. [10] [12] [13]
In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerts were virtual instead of live. In both 2020 and 2021, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati was recognized as the world's largest Oktoberfest because Munich's Oktoberfest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic two years in a row. [14] [15]
Cincinnati has a large percentage of the population with some German ancestry, and there are multiple Oktoberfests held in and around the downtown area as well as outlying suburbs. [16] [17]
Cincinnati's Germania Society has held an Oktoberfest since 1971. [18] [16] The Donauschwaben Society also holds an Oktoberfest. [18] [16]
Covington, Kentucky, directly across the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati and considered part of Greater Cincinnati, has since 1979 held an Oktoberfest in its Mainstrasse Village. [19] [16] Newport, Kentucky, also directly across the river from Cincinnati, holds an annual Oktoberfest. [18] [16]
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