A Wiener Dog costume contest. Axe and sawing competitions. Bavarian soft pretzels the size of your head. Milwaukee's popular German Fest offers unique cultural activities, music and entertainment, and ...

The German Tourist Office is promoting festivals in Germany's 10 "Magic Cities" - Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart. In Berlin, the ...

German Fest is a Milwaukee tradition and one of the largest German festivals in North America – And it starts today with a special five-dollar ticket price. Brian Kramp is on the Summerfest grounds ...

UPDATE at 4:12 p.m. Jan. 6: Dayton History released a statement Friday, where president and CEO Brady Kress said that the organization will no longer hold its own German heritage event. >> MORE: ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The smell of sauerkraut wafting through the fellowship hall was a sure sign that German Fest had returned to Faith Lutheran Church in Greenfield last weekend. Guests were greeted by ...

Tomball is known for its rich history and German roots, but some residents may not know the town has a sister city 5,000 air miles away. Telgte, Germany, is a small town in Europe with just under ...

In Munich, Germany, the Oktoberfest -- the real one -- began Saturday and attracted roughly 6 million visitors to its expanse of rides, roller coasters, food stands and tents, where people from all ...

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It has food and beer, music and dancing, shooting and royalty. Perhaps most importantly, it has tradition and history: It just might be the oldest German festival in the U.S. No, it's not Oktoberfest.