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Who Has The Best Oktoberfest?

OF THE BEST BIG-CITY DHTOBERPESTS IN THE UNITED STATES SECOND LARGEST OKTOBERFEST ZINZINNATI OKTOBERFEST IN THE WORLD CINCINNATI, OHIO DETAILS "More than half a million revelers visit Cincinnati each year for Oktoberfest, making it the largest Oktoberfest in the United States. In fact, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is the second largest Oktoberfest in the world after the one in Munich." SAMLEL - About.com Photo by Marcus Nichols /9 on your side ACCOLADES "Considering that the defining moment in the history of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is the world's largest chicken dance -48,000 danced in 2004, for the record – it's safe to say the festival is happily unpretentious." - 0utside magazine Photo by Joseph Fuqua Il for WCPO OKTOBERFESTZINZINNATI.COM THE MOST MUNICH LIKE LINDE OKTOBERFEST OKTOBERFEST IN THE US. TULSA, OKLAHOMA DETAILS "Great local and regional music acts are booked to play throughout the weekend under the big tents that also shelter the beer and wine gardens. You don't get the real experience of this very popular German festival unless you take up arms and boogie down to the Chicken Dance polka." AskMen.com ACCOLADES "With its mix of carnival rides and beer tents, this is arguably the most Munich-like Oktoberfest in the U.S., which makes it attractive to families and nighttime revelers alike." - Wine magazine TULSAOKTOBERFEST.ORG Photo via River Parks Authority OKTOBERFEST BY THE BAY SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA DETAILS "Believe it or not, the San Francisco Bay Area is home to a whopping 17 German clubs, all of which will be in full regalia for the . Oktoberfest By The Bay celebration at Pier 48." - International Business Times ACCOLADES "San Francisco is proof that you don't need an alpine landscape or a recreated German village to join in on the Oktoberfest fun. This city's party - Oktoberfest By the Bay – is short-lived, but it crams a full agenda of Spaten beer, Bavarian food and German OKTOBERFESTBYTHEBAY.COM entertainment into one weekend." - U.S. News & World Report Photo via funcheap.com SOULARD OKTOBERFEST ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI DETAILS "The biggest party of the year in Soulard is still Mardi Gras, but the neighborhood's Oktoberfest celebration is growing in size and popularity. Soulard Oktoberfest. is a three-day festival filled with German food, beer, live music and more." - About.com ACCOLADES "The good souls of Soulard are a competitive bunch. The neighborhood's three-day celebration of all things German ... has to take the küchen for the most competitive Oktoberfest in the U.S. Among the mix is a brat-eating contest, a beer stein-holding competition, beer-drinking contests and a beauty pageant with contestants decked out in traditional German dirndis." - AOL.com SOULARDOKTOBERFEST.COM Photo via soulardoktoberfest.com OKTOBERFEST CHICAGO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DETAILS "The fest offers all the usual Oktoberfest favs with homemade bratwurst and beer in a traditional beer garden setting, along with oom-pah music and more." - ChicagoNow ACCOLADES "Who can forget Ferris Bueller singing 'Danke Schön' on a float at the German heritage parade in the film 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off?" Indeed, German roots run deep in Chicago, which makes it one of the best places in the country for Oktoberfest revelry." - AOL.com OKTOBERFESTCHICAGO.ORG Photo via oktoberfestchicago.org OKTOBERFEST LAS VEGAS, NEVADA DETAILS "The Vegas Hofbräuhaus is a reproduction of the world-famous Munich beer hall and to live up to that standard, starts every Oktoberfest weekend with a celebrity keg tapping." - Travel Channel ACCOLADES "The beer ... is brewed using original recipes handed down by the Duke of Bavaria over 400 years ago and is imported directly from a brewery in Munich." - ABCNews.com HOFBRAUHAUSLASVEGAS.COM Photo via hofbrauhauslasvegas.com DENVER OKTOBERFEST DENVER, COLORADO DETAILS "What started as a couple of Denver shop owners tapping a keg and passing out pretzels in honor of their favorite Bavarian tradition has turned into one of the biggest Oktoberfest celebrations in the country." - U.S. News & World Report ACCOLADES "Save room for the High Plains buffalo brats, a unique blend of Old World and New World." -AOL.com THEDENVEROKTOBERFEST.cOM Photo via facebook.com/DenverOktoberfest HARPOON OKTOBERFEST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS DETAILS "Throughout the two-day event, games will go on to benefit charities, including the Harpoon Keg Bowling Game, the loading dock ramp and try to knock over 10 bowling pins." - CBS Boston which participants roll an empty keg down ACCOLADES "This Boston event. has easily become one of the largest parties in New England." - TravelZoo.com HARPOONBREWERY.COM Photo by Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe Sources Presented by: gayot.com/events/top10oktoberfests.html topeventsusa.com/top-oktoberfest-events-USA.html winemag.com/Web-2011/Ten-Top-American-Oktoberfests boston.cbslocal.com/top-lists/guide-to-harpoon-octoberfest SpareFoot askmen.com/top_10/travel_top_ten/112c_travel_top_ten.html travelzoo.com/from-the-deal-experts/top-10-oktoberfests-in-the-u-s- ibtimes.com/best-oktoberfest-2013-celebrations-across-us-1407422 Lilulubulw nerdwallet.com/blog/travel/2012/5-authentic-oktoberfest-celebrations travel.usnews.com/features/Where-to-Celebrate-Oktoberfest-in-the-USA abcnews.go.com/Travel/us-oktoberfest-ocelebrations/story?id=17283187 usatravel.about.com/od/Events-And-Holidays/a/Oktoberfest-In-The-Usa.htm DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING travelchannel.com/interests/arts-and-culture/articles/oktoberfest-celebrations-in-the-us stlouis.about.com/od/holidaycelebrations/p/Your-Guide-To-Soulard-Oktoberfest-2011.htm news.travel.aol.com/2010/09/02/oktoberfest-in-the-usa-ten-best-places-to-celebrate-in-2010 outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/north-america/united-states/ohio/Oktoberfest-Zinzanniti-Beerfest.html chicagonow.com/show-me-chicago/2013/09/oktoberfest-in-chicago-a-roundup-of-oktoberfest-festivals-for-2013

Who Has The Best Oktoberfest?

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Oktoberfest is more than beer. Learn about some of the best Oktoberfest celebrations in the U.S. from this infographic.

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