Liz Schmittgens didn’t want to be upstaged by her husband, so she came in full dirndl — a traditional German dress — to the fifth annual Berthoud Oktoberfest Saturday. She wore the three pieces needed ...

Max Rivera’s eyes sparkled, and he couldn’t stop smiling. The loud oom-pah-pah beat of the accordion-laced German band had everyone dancing, arms and legs flailing, while they belted out the words to ...

Oktoberfest, the weekslong German celebration dating back to the 1800s is known for beer, traditional Bavarian food and parades, but recently it has become recognized for something else — scantily ...

Bring on the beer and brats! Oktoberfest season is upon us and these festivals allow plenty of opportunities to break out the lederhosen (leather shorts with suspenders) and Dirndl dresses (tight ...

With polka music and lively people dancing by in traditional costumes of dirndl and lederhosen, the Champaign-Urbana Oktoberfest is a celebration of German beer and culture, much like its predecessors ...

Dozens of students lined up for salty, soft German pretzels and sparkling apfelschorle — an apple spritzer — in the Gift Plaza last month. Students and faculty socialized over '80s German pop and ...

Oktoberfest, which originally began as a celebration of a royal wedding more than 200 years ago, has since evolved into one of the most famous and celebrated annual festivals in the world. Attracting ...