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Oktoberfest Arts and Crafts
7th Annual Plymouth Oktoberfest with Copper Box and Arts & Crafts Fair, Free Admission.
Friday September 17, 3 to 10 pm and Saturday, September 18, 10 to 8 pm.
Family, friends, neighbors, and having a great time at the beginning of autumn, is what Plymouth Oktoberfest is all about. The 7th Annual Plymouth Oktoberfest will be held at the Plymouth Arts Center, Friday and Saturday, September 17-18th. There’ll be plenty of “Gemuetlichkeit,” (good cheer) to go around, and admission is free! The event will be held rain or shine in the Oktoberfest tent and garden located directly behind the Plymouth Arts Center. German and American food and desserts will be served, along with a biergarten featuring German and domestic bier.
The original Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany is the one of the largest celebrations in all of Europe. Millions of people from all over the globe attend it and there's no end to the merriment. The first Oktoberfest was actually part of a marriage celebration when, in October of 1810, Bavarian King Max Joseph gave a huge wedding reception for Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, with the Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. It culminated with a series of horse races and gave rise to the tradition of the October festival, and in the following year, became an annual affair commemorating this grand wedding forevermore. The Oktoberfest we know today, evolved over time and incorporated a number of different traditions. The Munich Oktoberfest is now celebrated in September, because the chilly Bavarian October winds blowing from the Alps, can surprise with an early cold and snow.
