How can you deny the power of beer, oompah bands, wiener dog races, and a host of spinning, careening amusement rides? You can’t. I have heard legendary tales of Oaks Park Oktoberfest (Sept. I mean, pork knuckles and kraut? Fuck yeah!
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I have never been to their Oktoberfest (held the last full weekend in September) but I have a feeling it would be a damn good time. Though I was sad when they did away with the dirndls, I still consider Gustav’s a fun place to stop and load up on fatty goodness. I have this tradition where every time I drive back from the airport after a long trip, I’ll stop into Gustav’s on Sandy to have a beer, some fondue, and some schnitzel strips. It began yesterday, but runs through Sunday. Angel is reported to have one of the biggest, and most fun Oktoberfests in the entire state. I’m willing to bet that almost every state has a special German town, wherein you can watch the Glockenspiel, eat a special chicken dinner, and buy Christmas ornaments in Germanic Tudor-style buildings. Hit the jump for a short list of Best Bets.
For more information, visit the Scappoose fest is the only one during the season solely dedicated to Sauerkraut, there are a bevy of krauty festivals happening around the region, most of them Oktoberfests. The 52nd Mount Angel Oktoberfest will be held September 14-17 in downtown Mount Angel. “We just feel like the winner should be able to yodel,” said Bochsler. The true and final test of the Oktoberfest Olympics is to attempt your best yodel. Prove your German-ness by holding a bier stein in the air for an absurd amount of time, hammering a nail into a tree stump faster than your competitors, scarfing down a sausage as fast as you can or rolling and stacking kegs. Keeping with German Oktoberfest traditions, this year’s festival will combine many in a new event called the Oktoberfest Olympics. You’ll still find tons of people wearing lederhosen, dancing traditional German routines. We’ve survived because there is an extremely strong streak of tradition, Bochsler said. Perhaps like any cultural festival, tradition is still the driving force behind the Mount Angel Oktoberfest. The festival is also committed to giving back to the community, and has donated $3.2 million over the years to various local groups and organizations.
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This Oktoberfest has always been a family-friendly event with opportunities to keep the little ones entertained at no cost admission to the Kindergarten is completely free and includes live performances, rides, bouncy houses and a petting zoo. There are, however, many things that have held true throughout the life of the annual event. Times have changed since the first Mount Angel Oktoberfest in 1966, and the festival has grown and expanded in turn. This year’s brewer? Hopworks Urban Brewery from Portland, which is crafting a special Oktoberfest beer just for the festival, called Volksbier. Since then, the festival has continued the tradition of hosting a local craft brewer. The Mount Angel Oktoberfest was ahead of this curve, with a “microgarten” as early as 1992 that showcased Portland Brewing Company. With the craft beer movement flourishing in the last ten years, festival-goers’ attentions have turned more to quality and appreciation of beer. In the good ol’ days, there was one beer, and it was either Olympia or Blitz-whichever one offered a better deal, said Monica Bochsler, director of marketing and public relations for Oktoberfest.īack then, the focus was much more on consumption. One of the biggest evolutions at Oktoberfest through the years has been the beer. Competitors revved their engines to race around the blocks of downtown Mount Angel. With the festival fuel purchased, rallying commenced in the center of town, at the crossing of Palmer and Main streets The first Oktoberfest had some quirky festivities, such as a group sing-a-long at the Bandstand and-believe it or not-auto racing. The men borrowed $100 from the Mount Angel Chamber of Commerce to throw a kickoff party, from which ticket money was used to buy beer for the festival. “In this ideal setting, why not start an Oktoberfest?” they thought. In case their last names don’t give it away, many of these men had German roots and even spoke German.They were turning over ideas for a new town festival when they began to notice that many of the churches and buildings had a German feel to them. Mary ChurchĪttribute its beginnings to nine local business owners: Leonard Butsch, Paul DeShaw, Ron Hannon, Dick Zeiz, Virgil Diehl, Sam Bates, Jim Unger, Francis Schmidt and Ed Jenck.
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