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39th Annual Tempe Oktoberfest -- October 7-9
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Friday, October 7, 2011
39th Annual Tempe Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake
Tempe, Arizona -- OOMPAH! Tempe Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake provides free admission, free entertainment, beer and wine
gardens, kid's games, German food, non-stop polka, a great carnival, plenty of parking, and fun! This year marks the 201st anniversary of
the original Oktoberfest – it started as a royal Bavarian wedding in 1810.
This year’s festival features 22 German Beers, including the very first Oktoberfest beer, plus the world’s oldest brewed beer and the
world’s oldest monastery brewed beer shipped specifically from Regensburg, Germany. Regensburg’s Mayor will be tapping the official
keg on Friday October 7 during the opening ceremonies. Patrons can enjoy German Beer Taste Tasting Saturday, October 8, and Sunday, October 9th from Noon to 3:00 P.M..
But it’s not all about the beer. In celebrating the 40th anniversary of, “Bringing the world together, one friendship at a time,” Tempe Sister City invites all the families to come out and enjoy FREE MERRY-GO- ROUND rides. There will be a huge carnival, arts and crafts, and of course, non-stop Polka.
This year Tempe Sister City has teamed up with the Frank Kush Youth Foundation to produce the Frank Kush Das Family Fun Run, to start your Saturday October 8th morning off with that om-pa-pah that can last all day. 5k or 5 mile, 1mile fun run will kick off at 8:00 A.M. Saturday, October 8, 2011 with a run/walk around Tempe Town Lake. Polka band Das Aubachtal Sextett from Regensburg, Germany will entertain runners before the race begins. The race ends on Oktoberfest grounds where runners can enjoy one complimentary beverage from our early bird beer garden.
On Sunday, Arizona Adopt a Greyhound Inc., will host “Wiener Mania” where pure-bred German Dachshunds race not for the rabbit, but for
their owner's treats. This event is a hoot! After watching these guys scamper the 50 yard course, you'll no longer ask "Wa hoppin to your
legs lil' buddy?"
Be sure to visit http://www.tempeoktoberfest.com/.
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Oktoberfest started as a Bavarian royal wedding in 1810.
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