How to Celebrate Oktoberfest in Louisville, Kentucky
Celebrate Oktoberfest/Oktoberfeast Louisville, or Louisville's Jaycee's Oktoberfest in Theater Square, located at the fourth Street corridor between Broadway and Chesnut Streets in downtown Louisville. River City's rich German heritage and Louisville's German American club add authenticity to this historically German event.
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Celebrate Oktoberfest in Louisville, Kentucky by eating 100 percent German food like brats, schnitzel and sauerkraut provided by the official caterer of Oktoberfest/Oktoberfeast Lousiville, Schnitzelbank.
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Partake in Oktoberfest/Oktoberfeast Louisville's annual Bratwurst-Eating Contest. Kentuckians are known to be adventurous, so jump into the action!
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Shake your tail feathers to the historic "Duck Dance" accompanied by music from The Bavarians, regulars at Louisville's Oktoberfest. Created by a Swiss Composer in 1950, The Duck Dance was originally named "Der Entenanz." The song's popularity prompted listeners to get up and move to the beat, thus becoming a popular event at Oktoberfests. You may now recognize the song as "Tchirp-Tchirp" or "Volgerltanz."
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Entertain children by watching the clowns, jugglers and other creative artists that frequent the crowds at Lousiville's Oktoberfest.
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Take a cruise on the "Steamer Belle of Louisville," a Kentucky cruise ship that can be found at the fourth Street Wharf in downtown Louisville.
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Listen to live music as you drink specially brewed beer under the tent in the Bluegrass Brewing Company's parking lot.
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Peruse art at one of the country's largest art festivals, the St. James Art Fair. Held the same weekend as Louisville's Oktoberfest, the St. James Art Fair showcases the work of more than 650 craftspeople from throughout the country.
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Ride the Tooner Trolley through the Victorian area of Old Louisville on your way to Oktoberfest. The Trolley is one of downtown Louisville's main modes of transportation, and riding it is free. It runs every 12 to 15 minutes during the week, and every 12 minutes on weekends, starting at fourth street from Breckinridge to the Galt House through the fourth Street Live.
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Tips & Warnings
Admission is free!
Oktoberfest in Louisville usually occurs in early October and happens rain or shine.
No cans, coolers, carry-ins or pets are allowed into the festival.
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We really wish pets were allowed. I take mine every where and they even wear their Dirndl and Lederhosen. They love Bavarian Polka bands. We need a pet friendly city.
