Source: http://www.oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, –  highlights our German heritage, German-style music and tons of  food and beer. First held in 1976, the event has grown to be America’s largest Oktoberfest with more than 500,000 people attending each year.

Oktoberfest is moving to a new downtown location with the annual event moving 2 blocks south to Third Street.  Hopefully SORTA and the City of Cincinnati can straighten out the funds to expand streetcar coverage during the weekend.

Okctoberfest Highlights:

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, presented by Samuel Adams, is the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the country. With more fest tents and bier gardens than ever before, here’s what’s on tap:

The Running of the Wieners 
Friday, September 16, 2016
11:30 am, Race Street, south of Second
Before the Oktoberfest Zinzinnati festivities begin, one dachshund will be named, “King of the Wiener Dogs!”

Gemuetlichkeit Games
Friday, September 16, 2016
6 p.m., Freedom Platz, Second Street
On Friday, watch the Gemuetlichkeit (goodwill) Games—including the Beer Stein Race and Beer Barrel Roll!

Opening Ceremonies
Saturday, September 17, 2016
11:30am, Main Stage at Second and Elm
Join Oktoberfest goers on Saturday for the official opening ceremonies and keg tapping. Sam Adams founder Jim Koch will be tapping the keg!

Glier’s World Brat Eating Championship
Saturday, September 17, 2016
3 pm, Glockenspiel Stage, Third and Walnut
World champion eater, Joey Chestnut, defends his crown as these weapons of mass digestion show Zinzinnati the true meaning of intestinal fortitude!

Sam Adams Stein Hoisting Championship
Saturday, September 17, 2016,
5 pm, Main Stage at Second and Elm
Raise your Beer! How long can you raise your beer stein? The Samuel Adams Stein Hoisting Championship, a contest of grit, determination, strength and the desire to drink the contents of the stein, will take place on the Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Main Stage after a series of preliminary events hosted at local bars and pubs. The winner will be crowned the Samuel Adams Stein Hoisting Champion. Visit Sam Adams’ website for details on preliminary rounds.

World’s Largest Chicken Dance
Sunday, September 18, 2016
4:30 p.m. Main Stage at Second and Elm
Led by FC Cincinnati
One of the favorite events at Oktoberfest is the World’s Largest Chicken dance. One of the ways this celebration distinguishes itself from the others is the chicken dance – thousands of dancers have congregated every year since 1994 when Zinzinnatians set the record for the largest Chicken Dance in the world.

And non-stop entertainment!