| This favorite German fall festival has become a | | | | enticing shoppers downtown at the beginning of the |
| prominent celebration in America as communities large | | | | busy retail season. These activities bring in shoppers |
| and small take part in Oktoberfest. One reason for | | | | at about the time that stores are heavily stocked |
| the choice of fall for the beer drinking occasion is | | | | with back-to-school, Halloween and in some cases |
| that this is when breweries clean out the bottom of | | | | Christmas merchandise. This insures that the |
| the vats and use this thick brew to bottle dark beer | | | | municipality derives a good return on its festival dollar |
| varieties. These have limited availability and true dark | | | | investment. Participants are also very fond of these |
| beers are prized for their full bodied flavor. | | | | festivals. |
| Bratwurst or cheddarwurst served with specialty | | | | There's no reason to miss out on the fun if one of |
| mustards on Kaiser Rolls topped with sauerkraut and | | | | these festivals is not locally available. An Oktoberfest |
| accompanied by German potato salad are as good as | | | | party is a perfectly nice way to celebrate the natural |
| it gets. Deserts of cream puffs or kuchen fill out the | | | | beauty of fall. Discount stores stock the German |
| fall feast enjoyed best outdoors in the crisp air. This | | | | foods and imported beers that make this celebration |
| as well as other sausages and treats warm hearts in | | | | unique. Online stores and specialty catalogues can |
| beer gardens across the country. | | | | deliver these foods to almost any location when they |
| Communities which have adopted this festival find | | | | can't be found locally. Use lots of Oktoberfest paper |
| that Oktoberfest is one of the most popular. Ethnic | | | | party goods for decoration and quick clean-up after |
| bands and small carnivals round out the activities and | | | | the party ends. |
| allow fun for all ages. These are very successful at | | | | |