Oktoberfest Zinzinnati September 20-22, 2019

September 19, 2019 at 10:39 AM | Posted in Festivals | 2 Comments
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Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI
2nd & Race
2nd & 3rd Streets between Elm and Walnut
Cincinnati, OH 45202

FESTIVAL HOURS
Friday, September 20, 2019 | 11 a.m.- 11 p.m.
Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 11 a.m.- 11 p.m.
Sunday, September 22, 2019 | 11 a.m.- 9 p.m.

http://www.oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/

• Oktoberfest need-to-knows
  Price: It’s free, but you may not bring in outside drinks or food. Also, no pets, skateboards, bikes, rollerblades, poles.
• Events: Gemuetlicheit Games (beer barrel rolling, beer serving races) 11 a.m. Sept 20
• Opening Ceremonies: Noon Sept. 20
• Chicken Dance: 5 p.m. Saturday, all stages
• Stein Hoist competitions at the Sam Adams Beer Garden, 2nd and Walnut; 4 and 6 p.m. Friday: 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday
• Entertainment throughout the day on nine stages.
• Parking: There are plenty of parking garages not far from the fest. The streetcar will be running, making it possible to park farther north and avoid congestion.

LOCATION
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati takes places on Second and Third Streets, between Walnut and Elm Streets, downtown.

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, presented by Samuel Adams and Amazon, is America’s largest Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is held on 2nd and 3rd Streets, between Elm and Walnut in downtown Zinzinnati. There are many public and private parking garages downtown within walking distance of the festival site.

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati showcases the rich German heritage of Southwest Ohio, as well as tasty samples of German-style music, food and beer. First held in 1976, the event has grown to be America’s largest Oktoberfest with more than 575,000 people attending each year.

What do we eat?
According to the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, grazing gourmets created the following Statistiken with their gluttonous consumption at a previous Oktoberfest Zinzinnati. These Zahlen were gleaned from an extensive survey of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati food vendors:

87,542 metts
64,000 sauerkraut balls
24,640 potato pancakes
20,000 cream puffs
6,000 jumbo pickles
1,875 lbs. German potato salad
700 pigtails
80,500 bratwurst
56,250 sausages
23,004 soft pretzels
16,002 strudel
3,600 lbs. sauerkraut
702 lbs. Limburger cheese
400 pickled pigs feet

Please note: Pets, (unless used for handicap assistance), bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, poles and sticks are prohibited in the event site during operating hours. No coolers, bottles, cans, or alcoholic beverages can be brought into the event site.
http://www.oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/