From the second week in September to the first Sunday in October, Oktoberfest is in full swing, which means it's time to break out the lederhosen and brush up on your German. The festival was first ...

The air is getting crisp. Football is on our televisions. And, crucially, märzens are on tap and polka bands across the country and gears up for their busy season. This can only mean one thing; it's ...

A waitress carrying beer mugs in the Hofbraeuhaus beer tent on day one of the 189th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Addison, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, ...

Oktoberfest begins with the mayor of Munich, Germany, tapping the ceremonial first barrel of golden fest beer. The world's most famous fall beer bash starts Sept. 21 and ends Oct. 6. Yet the best ...

It has been over 200 years since Crown Prince Ludwig married the Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausens in 1810. The amazing love story captivated the German countryside and spawned one of the ...

Brewed in the Märzen style, the beer is known for its smooth, toasty malt character balanced with a crisp finish. (Photo courtesy of Karl Strauss Brewery Co.) Kick off fall on Sept. 2, when Karl ...

Servers immediately began ferrying trays — each carrying up to 8 glass mugs — to tables. Revelers started clinking their mugs and taking deep gulps of beer in the stuffy heat of the tent. The ...

Munich’s Oktoberfest begins this weekend. Several craft breweries and restaurants throughout Southern California are also celebrating, although in sometimes radically different ways than they do in ...

The Oktoberfest launched its three-day run on Oct. 3. It is the first fairgrounds-produced event other than the fair in many years. The man in the lederhosen and calf warmers sang out the words a ...

No need to book a flight, because these 25 Oktoberfest classics make it perfectly fine to stay home in stretchy pants. Whether you’re a fan of brats, obsessed with Oktoberfest flavor, or just enjoy ...

Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap into the first beer keg, signaling the 189th start of the festival. Thousands of beer lovers celebrated in ...