About Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is the world's largest folk festival, originating in Munich, Germany. While the original features massive beer tents and carnival rides, you can bring the spirit home with beer tastings, German food, traditional music, and competitive games that would make any Bavarian proud.
Oktoberfest Party Planning Checklist
- 1Host a stein-holding contest — who can hold a full beer stein arm-extended the longest?
- 2Set up a pretzel bar with different mustards, cheese dips, and toppings
- 3Organize a beer tasting flight with scorecards for different styles
- 4Play 'German or Not German' trivia — guess which inventions, foods, and traditions are German
- 5Set up a yodeling or chicken dance competition for laughs
- 6Decorate with blue and white checkered patterns, wheat sheaves, and steins