LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Oktoberfest announced their button design contest for Oktoberfest 2025. The Oktoberfest Button Design Contest is a tradition that dates to the start of Oktoberfest in 1961.

Immediately afterwards, saluting shots fired through the air at the Bavaria statue - the sign for all innkeepers that the Oktoberfest has begun. According to tradition, the first "Maß" (1 liter ...

A church celebration of Oktoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 25 ended with the arrest of two local men. The Church of St. Therese of Deephaven has hosted an annual Oktoberfest celebration for nine ...

The heart of the Oktoberfest are the tents. Each tent at the Oktoberfest has its own unmistakable atmosphere. There, visitors experience the mixture of Bavarian customs, music, dance, culinary ...