Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is an annual weekend festival in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. Based on the original German Oktoberfest, it is billed as the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the United States.[1] First held in 1976, it attracts an estimated 500,000 visitors every year in late September.[2] It is held along six blocks of Downtown Cincinnati.[3] As of 2016, Oktoberfest is held on 3rd Street to clear room for Cincinnati Streetcar operations.[4]
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati claimed the world record for the largest Chicken Dance in 1994, with over 48,000 participants. It also boasts approximately 87,542 metts, 80,500 brats, 64,000 sauerkraut balls, 56,250 sausages, 24,640 potato pancakes, 20,000 cream puffs, 16,002 strudel, 6,000 jumbo pickles, 3,600 pounds (1,600 kg) of sauerkraut, 1,875 pounds (850 kg) of German potato salad, 702 pounds (318 kg) of Limburger cheese, 700 pigtails, 400 pickled pigs feet, and 23,004 soft pretzels – including giant six-pound (2.7 kg) pretzels made by Servatii Pastry Shop.[5]
References
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- ^ "Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati". Fountain Square. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "What is Oktoberfest Zinzinnati?". Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ Brownfield, Andy (19 July 2016). "Oktoberfest Zinzinnati moving to new location". Cincinnati Business Journal. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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- "Annual Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is Steeped in Tradition". Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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