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Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

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Dancers perform theSchuhplattlerat Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
Brat Eating Contest at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2012
More than 30,000 participated in the World's Largest Chicken Dance in 2015, led by former Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson.
Drew and Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees participate in the Sam's Adams Stein Hoisting Championship at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2014.

Oktoberfest Zinzinnatiis an annualGerman-heritagefestival in the city ofCincinnati,Ohio. Based on the original MunichOktoberfest,it is billed as the largestOktoberfest celebrationin 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 ofDowntown Cincinnati.[5]

Location and length[edit]

The festival for years was held on 5th Street. In 2016 the festival moved to 3rd Street to clear room forCincinnati Streetcarconstruction.[6]In 2021 it expanded to four days and in 2023 returned to 5th Street.[7]

Events[edit]

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati claimed the world record for the largestChicken Dancein 1994, with over 48,000 participants.

The festival includes the WorldBratEating Championship[8][9][10]and also the Running of the Wieners, in whichdachshundsand dachshund mixes ( "wiener dogs" ) race in 75-foot heats, wearinghot dogcostumes.[9][11][12]

COVID-19[edit]

In 2020, because of theCOVID-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'sOktoberfestwas canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemictwo years in a row.[13][14]

Other Greater Cincinnati Oktoberfests[edit]

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.[15][16]

Cincinnati's Germania Society has held an Oktoberfest since 1971.[17][15]The Donauschwaben Society also holds an Oktoberfest.[17][15]

Covington, Kentucky,directly across the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati and considered part ofGreater Cincinnati,has since 1979 held an Oktoberfest in itsMainstrasse Village.[18][15]Newport, Kentucky,also directly across the river from Cincinnati, holds an annual Oktoberfest.[17][15]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati".Fodor's Travel.Retrieved7 April2014.
  2. ^"Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati".Cincinnati USA.2014-04-25.Retrieved2022-10-19.
  3. ^Sanderson, Emily (2023-09-15)."Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2023: Everything you need to know".WLWT.Retrieved2024-03-05.
  4. ^"Downtown Cincinnati could host a whopping 780K people this weekend. Here's why".The Enquirer.Retrieved2024-03-05.
  5. ^"What is Oktoberfest Zinzinnati?".Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Archived fromthe originalon 27 August 2016.Retrieved7 April2014.
  6. ^Brownfield, Andy (19 July 2016)."Oktoberfest Zinzinnati moving to new location".Cincinnati Business Journal.Retrieved25 July2016.
  7. ^"Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2023 moving back to 5th Street, extends to 4 days".WCPO 9 Cincinnati.2023-07-06.Retrieved2024-03-05.
  8. ^"World eating champ defends title at Ohio contest".The News-Herald.Southgate, Michigan. Associated Press. 18 September 2011.
  9. ^abDreier, Natalie (17 September 2021)."Top dog: Wiener dogs race kicks off Oktoberfest celebrations".WSB.Atlanta. Cox Media Group.Retrieved23 September2023.
  10. ^"Man breaks world record at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati during brat eating contest".WKRC.18 September 2022.Retrieved23 September2023– viaLocal12.com.
  11. ^"1-year-old Maple crowned winning wiener in Cincy's Running of the Wieners".WCPO.19 September 2019.Retrieved23 September2023.
  12. ^"Annual 'Running of the Wieners' race during Oktoberfest 2022".Cincinnati Enquirer(photo gallery). 16 September 2022.Retrieved23 September2023.
  13. ^"Pandemic won't stop Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2020".WCPO.27 August 2020.Retrieved3 November2021.
  14. ^Smith, Ashley (8 September 2021)."Oktoberfest Zinzinnati adds extra day to become world's largest Oktoberfest for 2021".Fox19.Retrieved3 November2021.
  15. ^abcde"Cincinnati Oktoberfest Guide for 2023 · 365 CINCINNATI".2023-06-24.Retrieved2024-03-05.
  16. ^Horn, Dan."How German is the Cincinnati region? We're on the leaderboard, but not No. 1".The Enquirer.Retrieved2024-03-05.
  17. ^abc"5 can't miss Oktoberfest celebrations in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky".www.visitcincy.com.2023-08-03.Retrieved2024-03-05.
  18. ^"Everything you need to know about Covington's Oktoberfest celebration".WCPO 9 Cincinnati.2023-09-08.Retrieved2024-03-05.

External links[edit]

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