Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

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Crowds on Vine Street at the Oktoberfest in Cincinnati

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is an annual weekend festival in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Based on the original German Oktoberfest, it is billed as the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the United States.[1] First held in 1976, it attracts an estimated 500,000 visitors every year in late September.[2] It is located along six blocks of East 5th Street in Downtown Cincinnati.[3]

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati claims the world record for largest Chicken Dance with 48,000 participants in 1994.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/ohio/cincinnati/review-150075.html
  2. ↑ http://myfountainsquare.com/event/oktoberfest-zinzinnati-2/
  3. ↑ http://www.oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/okt.aspx?menu_id=256&id=8468
  4. ↑ http://www.oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/okt.aspx?menu_id=256&id=8478
  5. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=2u0CAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA176&dq=oktoberfest%20AND%20zinzinnati&pg=PA176#v=onepage&q=oktoberfest%20AND%20zinzinnati&f=false
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