OPINION: Oktoberfest at Concordia should be the city’s number one stop this month
Everyone in the region looks at Oktoberfest and immediately has a memory from one of the years that they have gone.
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Oktoberfest kicks off, but with some changes due to COVID-19
The Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is set to kick off on Friday, Sept 24 at noon with their opening ceremonies, the start of the 18-day festival. This year’s celebrations will be a mix of online festivities and small in-person gatherings. Due to the pandemic, schedules for many in-person events can not be released to the public, including The WunderWagen. This attraction is a travelling stage that can appear anywhere in Waterloo Region. … Continued
Serving up 20,000 pancakes, all for a great cause
A Conestoga culinary crew whipped up a mountain of flapjacks for the annual Oktoberfest breakfast, with the aim of helping the Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
VIDEO: Rain and fog can’t dampen Oktoberfest parade
Monday morning’s 90-minute procession through Kitchener-Waterloo featured bands, floats and a steady stream of good cheer.
Tapping of the Oktoberfest keg a grand success
With the thud of a mallet, a spritz of beer and the blessing of a tennis coach-turned-festival queen, the annual Bavarian-style extravaganza put out its welcome mat for another season.
Oktoberfest taps into beer, hockey and other pursuits of happiness
The festival’s opening weekend featured a visit from Rogers Hometown Hockey, special jerseys for the Kitchener Rangers and an appearance by a well-known Canadian pop band.
Activities aplenty this Thanksgiving weekend in Waterloo Region
Waterloo Region will kick off Oktoberfest at Kitchener city hall today, but there’s much more to do this Thanksgiving Day weekend than nibble on schnitzel and sip cold beer. Here’s a rundown of some of the events on tap.
Oktoberfest: the festival that keeps on giving
By Darick Charbonneau, Spoke News Oktoberfest is fast approaching, and organizers are hoping its 50th anniversary celebrations are going to be wunderbar. Kitchener’s Oktoberfest celebration started off as a small part of the Centennial celebrations of 1967, when the Chamber of Commerce gave the Concordia Club $200 and a mandate to develop a tourism event that would attract visitors. It was a huge success, with over 75,000 visitors drinking 215,000 … Continued
K-W Oktoberfest parade is wunderbar
On Oct. 9 Spoke reporter Peter Swart attended the 2017 K-W Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade. David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber and former investor on the TV show Dragons’ Den, and Greta Podleski, chef and co-author of a number of cookbooks, were the grand marshalls for the parade. Thousands of people watched as the parade wound along Weber Street, starting at Frederick Street in Kitchener and ending at Bridgeport Road in … Continued
Survival of the strongest
BY JAMES WELLS You thought lifting all of that beer was going to be the hardest part about Oktoberfest? Try lifting hundreds of pounds of weight instead. The Bavarian Strongman Challenge has been an annual event for the past nine years at Kitchener-Waterloo’s Oktoberfest. Ten athletes from all over Ontario came to take part in the event for a chance to be dubbed the strongest man and win $1,000. According … Continued
Oktoberfest is ‘wunderbar’
By NICOLE CLARK Kitchener-Waterloo had an estimated 150,000 people line its streets Oct. 10 for the 48th annual Oktoberfest parade. Forty-six floats and marching bands travelled the parade route that stretched approximately five kilometres. Miss Oktoberfest, Onkel Hans and Tante Frieda were some of the stars at the event. Another star in attendance for the opening weekend of K-W Oktoberfest was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; he was there to kick … Continued
Putting the hometown back in hockey
BY CHRIS HUSSEY All eyes were on Kitchener when the Rogers Hometown Hockey series kicked off its second season this weekend. The two-day hockey celebration took place in downtown Kitchener on Oct. 10 and 11 to recognize the hockey community in this city. The live portion of the event, which started at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 11, featured a performance by the Barenaked Ladies. There were also interactive displays, alumni … Continued
It’s keg-tapping time in the region
BY LEAH MORROW It’s beer, bratwurst and Bavarian culture time as Kitchener-Waterloo gets ready to celebrate its 47th annual Oktoberfest. The official opening ceremonies will be held Oct. 9 at 11:15 a.m. outside Kitchener Civic Square. The event will be hosted by none other than Onkel Hans, Miss Oktoberfest and the newly inaugurated president of K-W Oktoberfest Inc., Alfred Lorwick. Oktoberfest embodies and celebrates Kitchener-Waterloo’s German roots and the spirit … Continued
Thousands enjoy Oktoberfest
BY HEATHER STANLEY The familiar chant “Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi, hoi, hoi” resounded across Kitchener’s City Square as the verse was recited by thousands of festival goers who attended the Oct. 10 opening ceremonies of this year’s Oktoberfest. Started in 1967 with a vote of confidence and $200, the festival has grown to be the largest Oktoberfest in the world outside of Munich, Germany. This year marked the 46th … Continued
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