Chopped champion Mini Melanie will teach a class on baking chocolate cake truffles using Blue Point’s Mother Pumpkin Ale. Breweries will participate in a log sawing contest and a stein holding contest. On Saturday, former Mayor Christian Ude got the party started, hammering a tap into a 20 liter (5 gallon) keg – a tenth of the size of the Oktoberfest norm – at the Schillerbraeu beer hall while dressed in Bavarian lederhosen leather pants and wearing a protective mask. Find out. After the run, it’s on you to eat a brat and drink a festbier. And South Carolina's annual Newberry Oktoberfest, has been transformed into an online experience, too. More information and how to view contests and events are on the Newberry Oktoberfest website. How many bratwursts can you fit into your mouth at one time? The loss of Oktoberfest, which had been scheduled to run from Sept. 19 through Oct. 4, is a huge hit for the Bavarian city, which saw 6.3 million guests flood in last year for the festival's 186th year. If you are looking for a premium beer festival experience then you will love our tours & packages. This is typically conducted by the Mayor and other local celebrities who have absolutely no idea how to conduct an alphorn. The Oktoberfest Virtual 5K is asking people to run to raise money for the hard-hit restaurant industry. Kyle Rittenhouse: Kenosha shooting suspect Kenosha shooting suspect faces … For beer lovers around the world, fall doesn’t start until the Oktoberfest celebrations do. A "Yodelgram" is when a "real-life yodeling TikTok sensation arrives at your house, armed with Devils Backbone Oktoberfest beer and steins plus a custom yodel," the brewery explained in a release. Since you can’t go to Oktoberfest, why not let Oktoberfest come to you? Entertainment is planned, as well, some of which Scholz will stream online for those who feel unsafe venturing out. Oktoberfest 2020 is upon us and, no, it’s never too early to start planning. Batch Brewing Co., a craft brewing company in Corktown, turns a little bit German each September. This isn't the first time that Oktoberfest has been canceled. There are cooking classes where you can learn how to make dishes like wiener schnitzel and spaetzle, beer and cheese pairings, and a Polka performance. The experience is open to everyone and tickets are available on EF Go Ahead website. They're not the only organization offering an online Oktoberfest. The at-home kit sells for includes four pounds of sausage links, fried pretzels with dipping mustards and sides including sauerkraut and German potato salad. Beer lovers and Germanophiles have know since April that there would be no Oktoberfest in Munich this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Das Oktoberfest 2020 fällt aus Wegen des Coronavirus kann die Wiesn 2020 nicht stattfinden. But just because mass gatherings are unsafe doesn’t mean Oktoberfest is entirely scuttled this year. While many breweries are hosting events with specific beers and food options, many others are taking an even more socially-distant approach by releasing Oktoberfest beers for at-home celebrations. 11 a.m. | Annual outdoor concert – All the brass bands (plus drums and traditional alphorns) from all the Oktoberfest beer tents come together at the feet of the Bavaria statue for a massive concert. To quench your thirst, he says Hefeweizens "become really prominent in the fall.". Nine breweries will take part: Humble Sea, Bottle Logic, Cervezacito, Stereo, Moksa, East Brothers, Smog City, Chapman Crafted, and Enegren. Which parades will you see? ", Oktoberfest looks different this year: But you can still celebrate at home with these recipes, Oktoberfest on a budget? Participants will get an Oktoberfest 5K shirt as well as the satisfaction of knowing they supported a good cause. At least, there are in a typical year. So an Oktoberfest shooting competition—that’s a thing. You can find more information on the official event website. After this happens, beer is now allowed to be served all over Oktoberfest. Join hands, sway, and sing your heart out – for it’s another 350-something days until Oktoberfest 2021. In June, Ben Penman, Jen Penman, KC Philippi, and Jenny Philippi set out to create a virtual beer festival that didn’t suck. Beer tent owners and landlords, and important people from the breweries (that you need to become friends with, like yesterday) arrive to the Oktoberfest grounds atop decked-out, horse-drawn beer carriages. #its7oclocksomewhere. Noon | O’zapft is! “We decided to produce Droptoberfest because the real Oktoberfest has been canceled and this is our version and way to help save Oktoberfest,” Jenny Philippi said via email. Running might not be the first thing that comes to mind when considering how to spend Oktoberfest 2020, but this is no normal Oktoberfest year. “We’re going to do a 2-week Oktoberfest celebration at the end of September," Becky Ryman, the owner of Wallenpaupak, told USA TODAY in an email.