Oktoberfest Celebrations Worldwide

Can't make it to Munich, Germany to the official(more than 500,000 visitors in 2004), Rolândia,
Oktoberfest? Why not check out one of the manySão José do Cedro, Seara and Itapiranga.
other Oktoberfests celebrated around the world?In Argentina, a town called Villa General Belgrano in
The largest Oktoberfest outside Germany is held inthe Cordoba Province has an Oktoberfest that is well
Kitcheners-Waterloo, Ontario, around the time ofknown and the biggest in the country.
Canadian Thanksgiving. Another large event is held inHong Kong has celebrated the Oktoberfest since
Cincinnati, Ohio--with over 500,000 visitors during the1991 and it is organized by the Marco Polo Hong Kong
2002 Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati. The pseudo-BavarianHotel. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has celebrated
village of Leavenworth, Washington holdsOktoberfest since 1992 and it is held at the Hotel
Oktoberfest during the first two weeks in OctoberEquatorial. Not called "Oktoberfest", but very similar in
yearly. The city of New Braunfels, Texas also holdscharacter, is the CannstatterWasen in Stuttgart
an Oktoberfest, as does Addison, Texas; Mountwhich starts one week later and is the second
Angel, Oregon; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Lancasterlargest fair in the world. Smaller beer festivals similar
County, Pennsylvania; Panama City, Florida; and theto the Oktoberfest are common in Germany and
Bavarian-reproduction town of Helen, Georgia.take place throughout the year in bigger German
A huge Oktoberfest is held in the Brazilian city ofcities.
Blumenau (more than 600,000 visitors in 2004), andInspired by a joke on The Simpson's, there is now a
many other Brazilian cities founded by Germans haveScottish version called the Scotchtoberfest.
their own Oktoberfest, such as Santa Cruz do Sul