{"id":362,"date":"2017-09-27T02:24:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T02:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/?p=362"},"modified":"2017-09-27T02:24:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T02:24:08","slug":"best-milwaukee-oktoberfest-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/27\/best-milwaukee-oktoberfest-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Milwaukee Oktoberfest Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oktoberfest is in the blood here in Milwaukee. Most Milwaukee (and Wisconsin) natives have some form of German ancestry, large or small. You see it everywhere &#8211; in the beer, the brats, and the polka. We are about 30% German between the two of us here at Milwaukee Beer Gear. Traveling to Germany is still on our bucket list &#8211; we are hoping for a Wambold family trip in 2019 &#8211; and we&#8217;d love to be there during Oktoberfest.<\/p>\n<p>But, since we cannot celebrate Oktoberfest in Germany this year, we&#8217;ve decided to round up all the ways we can celebrate in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Milwaukee Oktoberfest (Sept. 29 &#8211; Oct. 1, Oct. 6 &#8211; Oct. 8)\n<ul>\n<li>Located at Pere Marquette Park off\u00a0of Old World 3rd Street, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milwaukeeoktoberfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee Oktoberfest<\/a>\u00a0is a FREE event happening two weekends in a row.<\/li>\n<li>What to expect:\n<ul>\n<li>Ceremonial Keg Tapping: Friday, Sept. 29 at 5:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Cornhole (or baaaags) Tournament: Sunday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Miss Oktoberfest Contest: Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Das Boot Bar Crawl: Saturday, Oct. 7 at 12 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Brat Eating Contest: Saturday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Packers vs. Cowboys Game: Sunday, Oct. 8 at 3 p.m<\/li>\n<li>Live polka music, brats, pretzels and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0Bavarian Bierhaus (Sept. 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30 &amp; Oct. 6-7)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebavarianbierhaus.com\/home.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bavarian Bierhaus<\/a> is a newish restaurant and bar in Glendale with a mix of German and American cuisine. General admission to Oktoberfest is $10 per person.<\/li>\n<li>What to expect:\n<ul>\n<li>Traditional German beer<\/li>\n<li>Traditional German music<\/li>\n<li>Traditional German food<\/li>\n<li>Yodeling<\/li>\n<li>Schuhplattler folk dancing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Cedarburg Oktoberfest (Oct. 14-15)\n<ul>\n<li>Sponsored by BMO Harris, the free\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cedarburgfestival.org\/oktoberfest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cedarburg Oktoberfest<\/a> is hosted in Ozaukee County, one of the oldest German settlements in Wisconsin.<\/li>\n<li>What to expect:\n<ul>\n<li>Authentic German music<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0live Glockenspiel Show<\/li>\n<li>Polka dancing<\/li>\n<li>German foods and beers, wines and desserts<\/li>\n<li>Milwaukee Area Volkswagon Club car show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to celebrate our German heritage over the next few weeks. Below are a few photos from an Oktoberfest celebration in Cincinnati in 2013 (of course we snuck a Packer game in there too).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-364\" src=\"http:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1710-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1710-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1710-555x416.jpg 555w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1710-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1710-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1710.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-365\" src=\"http:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1681-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1681-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1681-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1681-555x555.jpg 555w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1681-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1681-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1681-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1681-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-366\" src=\"http:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1707-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1707-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1707-555x416.jpg 555w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1707-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1707-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-367\" src=\"http:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1713-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1713-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1713-555x375.jpg 555w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1713-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1713-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1713.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oktoberfest is in the blood here in Milwaukee. Most Milwaukee (and Wisconsin) natives have some form of German ancestry, large or small. You see it everywhere &#8211; in the beer, the brats, and the polka.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/27\/best-milwaukee-oktoberfest-celebrations\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milwaukeebeergear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}