Dancers perform the Schuhplattler at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati
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 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] and second largest in the world,[2] although some Volksfest celebrations in Germany like Canstatter Wasen or Rosenheimer Herbstfest are larger.[3] First held in 1976, it attracts an estimated 500,000 visitors every year in late September.[4] It is held along six blocks of Downtown Cincinnati.[5] As of 2016, Oktoberfest is held on 3rd Street to clear room for Cincinnati Streetcar operations.[6]

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.[7]

Oktoberfest Zinzinatti includes the World Brat Eating Championship[8][9][10] and also the Running of the Wieners, in which pure-bred dachshunds and dachshund mixes ("wiener dogs") race in 75-foot heats, wearing hot dog costumes.[9][11][12]

In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerts were virtual instead of live. In both 2020 and 2021, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati was recognized as the world's largest Oktoberfest since Oktoberfest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic two years in a row.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati". Fodor's Travel. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati". Cincinnati USA. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  3. ↑ Roth, Alexander (24 April 2023). "Frühlingsfest Stuttgart: So viele Besucher strömen seit Jahrzehnten zum Wasen".
  4. ↑ "Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati". Fountain Square. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "What is Oktoberfest Zinzinnati?". Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Brownfield, Andy (19 July 2016). "Oktoberfest Zinzinnati moving to new location". Cincinnati Business Journal. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Tate, Skip (Sep 1999). "Prosit!". Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  8. ↑ "World eating champ defends title at Ohio contest". The News-Herald. Southgate, Michigan. Associated Press. 18 September 2011.
  9. 1 2 Dreier, Natalie (17 September 2021). "Top dog: Wiener dogs race kicks off Oktoberfest celebrations". WSB. Atlanta. Cox Media Group. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Man breaks world record at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati during brat eating contest". WKRC. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023 – via Local12.com.
  11. ↑ "1-year-old Maple crowned winning wiener in Cincy's Running of the Wieners". WCPO. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Annual 'Running of the Wieners' race during Oktoberfest 2022". Cincinnati Enquirer (photo gallery). 16 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Pandemic won't stop Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2020". WCPO. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. ↑ Smith, Ashley (8 September 2021). "Oktoberfest Zinzinnati adds extra day to become world's largest Oktoberfest for 2021". Fox19. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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