{"id":8986,"date":"2018-09-17T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2018-09-14T10:39:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T10:39:17","slug":"top-best-oktoberfests-outside-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/top-best-oktoberfests-outside-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Best Oktoberfests Outside Of Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most Americans associate October with Halloween.\u00a0 But, if you\u2019re of German descent, then you\u2019re far more likely to have Oktoberfest on the mind.\u00a0 And, although the \u201creal\u201d Oktoberfest takes place in Munich, Germany, some of the best Oktoberfests have been cropping up in some unexpected places.\u00a0 So, you might experience an Oktoberfest that mixes German traditions with some distinctly local ones.\u00a0 But, the beer is still cold, the food is still delicious, and the participants are still very, very friendly.\u00a0 Here\u2019s our list of favorites:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blumenau, Brazil<\/h4>\n

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Brazil plays host to a number of different Oktoberfests each year.\u00a0 And, most of them can be found in the southern cities that were once settled by German immigrants.\u00a0 But, one of the best Oktoberfests in the world happens in Blumenau.\u00a0 Each year, about 750,000 hopheads descend on the city, nearly tripling its population.\u00a0 The popularity of the Blumenau Oktoberfest springs from a number of fun events, like the Queen of Oktoberfest competition and the National Competition of Chopp in Meter Drinkers.\u00a0 Competitors drink beer from meter long \u201ctulips\u201d and whoever does it in the shortest amount of time wins!<\/p>\n

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Perth, Australia<\/h4>\n

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The Australian universities once gained some notoriety for holding the best Oktoberfests.\u00a0 In fact, Australia\u2019s college Oktoberfests were once so popular that alums would come back each year to celebrate at bars and restaurants in university areas.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Australia\u2019s University Council recently banned Oktoberfests from all campuses.\u00a0 That\u2019s when Oktoberfest in the Gardens<\/em>\u00a0stepped in to fill the void.\u00a0 Originally held in the Supreme Court Gardens of Perth, this popular event has spread to several other cities and draws tens of thousands of beer-lovers annually.<\/p>\n

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Villa General Belgrano, Argentina<\/h4>\n

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Argentina\u2019s National Beer Festival, or Fiesta Nacional de la Cerveza<\/em>, has celebrated our favorite adult beverage every October since its inaugural year of 1963.\u00a0 It\u2019s basically Argentina\u2019s version of an Oktoberfest.\u00a0 During back-to-back weekends, the sleepy town of Villa General Belgrano comes to life as countless beer-enthusiasts flood the surrounding area.\u00a0 The annual festivities were initiated by the first German immigrants to arrive here. \u00a0And, today, the National Beer Festival is considered one of the best Oktoberfests outside of Germany!<\/p>\n

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Kitchener, Canada<\/h4>\n

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Kitchener, Ontario is home to one of the top 3 best Oktoberfests in the world.\u00a0 Most of the residents here identify as German-Canadian and many speak German at home.\u00a0 Each year, this 9-day celebration draws over 750,000 revellers.\u00a0 And, its beer-centric celebrations and other entertaining events have a lot to do with that.\u00a0 But, perhaps the most popular attraction is the nationally-televised Canadian Thankgsiving Day Parade.\u00a0 On either side of the Weber Street, you\u2019ll find plenty of overly friendly, rosy-cheeked party-goers waiting for the parade.\u00a0 And, the word of the day is Gem\u00fctlichkeit, which means cheery friendliness.<\/p>\n

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Reading, U.S.A.<\/h4>\n

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Oktoberfests in Pennsylvania trace their roots to the sizable German immigrant population that settled in the state.\u00a0 And, the confusingly named Pennsylvania Dutch, or Pennsylvania Deutsch, played a major role in the tradition.\u00a0 In 2015 and 2017, the Reading Liederkranz Oktoberfest won USA Today<\/span>‘s reader\u2019s choice award for Best Oktoberfest in America.\u00a0 \u00a0You\u2019ll find a biergarten<\/em>, live music, traditional German food, magic shows, puppeteers, and more!\u00a0 So, if you\u2019re in the area between the 3rd<\/sup> and 7th<\/sup> of October, the Reading Liederkranz Oktoberfest is one of the best things to do near Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

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Hi There!\u00a0 Do you know of a popular Oktoberfest celebration that we missed?\u00a0 Then, let us know in the comments and we\u2019ll add it during our next update!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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