14th Annual Cleveland Oktoberfest - Win free tickets

A glockenspiel that rocks on the hour, polka bands rocking the festival, traditional Bavarian food to delight your tastebuds, and don't forget the beer! It's all part of the 14th Annual Cleveland Oktoberfest, Labor Day Weekend, Friday, August 31, through Monday, September 3rd, 2018 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea.

The Cleveland Oktoberfest welcomes back Paulaner as the presenting sponsor of Northeast Ohio's largest annual outdoor ethnic festival. Founded in 1634, Paulaner's longstanding dedication to purity in brewing has made them the #1 selling Oktoberfest Bier in Germany, and one of only six breweries represented at the Munich Oktoberfest.

All ages will find much to do at the multi-cultural festival, with Wiener Dog Racing, ethnically-diverse dancing groups, fireworks, puppet shows, sand sculpting, a Masskrugstemmen contest, hayrides, a Bavarian Shopping Village, polka lessons, educational seminars, and music, food and beer.

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Shut up and Dance with me

The Cleveland Glockenspiel performed hourly at the 2017 Cleveland Oktoberfest at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.  In this hour they acted like puppets and then danced to Shut up and Dance with me.





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Cleveland Glockenspiel at Oktoberfest – Sweet Caroline

The Cleveland Glockenspiel performed hourly at the 2017 Cleveland Oktoberfest at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.  In this hour they led the audience in Sweet Caroline.  And the people went nuts.

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Live Glockenspiel at Cleveland Oktoberfest

5 guys became a live Glockenspiel at the 2017 Cleveland Oktoberfest at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.

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Schnitzels and Giggles at Oktoberfest

Gotta love the name.

Górale Polish Folk Dancers and Syrena Polish Folk Ensemble at Cleveland Oktoberfest

The Górale Polish Folk Dancers and Syrena Polish Folk Ensemble performed at the 2017 Cleveland Oktoberfest on September 3, 2017.

They performed dances and wore costumes from Lublin, Gdansk and other regions of Poland.

Photos and videos of the Polish dancers

German host Joe Wendel honored by American Nationalities Movement

The American Nationalities Movement honored Joe Wendel of the German Community and host of the German radio show on WCPN 90.3 at the annual Captive Nations Dinner in Cleveland on July 14, 2016.

Wendel told how the Oktoberfest and other similar events allowed Germans to once again be open with pride in their heritage.