Oktoberfest is happening now in the Hudson Valley, and everyone’s breaking it down Bavarian style with brats, pretzels, and brews galore.

Prost! Check Out These Oktoberfest Events in the Hudson Valley

By Zarah Kavarana and Sabrina Sucato
It’s time to bust out your lederhosen and welcome Oktoberfest, a traditional German fall festival that’s perhaps better known to most Americans as the biggest beer fest of the year. The celebration dates back to the early 19th century, intended to celebrate the marriage of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in 1810. Though the original Oktoberfest lasted less than a week (October 12–17), today the festival is more readily celebrated between mid-September and early October in the U.S. to accommodate weather concerns.

Whether this is your first Oktoberfest or you’re a seasoned sauerkraut-fiend, join us in raising a brew-filled Bavarian bierstein mug to these socially distant Oktoberfest events in our region. Cheers — or as the Germans say, “Prost!”