Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

For other uses, see Oktoberfest (disambiguation).
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
Dancers perform the Schuhplattler, 2015
Date(s)Designated weekend in September
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Cincinnati, Ohio
Websiteoktoberfestzinzinnati.com
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 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]

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  2. ^ "Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati". Cincinnati USA. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  3. ^ Sanderson, Emily (2023-09-15). "Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2023: Everything you need to know". WLWT. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  4. ^ "Downtown Cincinnati could host a whopping 780K people this weekend. Here's why". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  5. ^ "What is Oktoberfest Zinzinnati?". Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2014.