Friday October 10, 2014 – 10am

Posted Oct 10, 2014 01:44:33 PM.

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10:00- Today marks the kick-off to Kitchener Waterloo Oktoberfest!
Harry Vogt, President of Oktoberfest and Lindsay Kalbfleisch, Miss Oktoberfest
The fanfare of trumpeters will be sounding from the rooftops on today at 11:15 a, announcing the Official Opening of the 46th annual Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, North America’s largest Bavarian festival! Since 1969, the Festival has grown from a weekend event in 1 Festhalle, to a 9 day, internationally famous Festival that attracts more than 700,000 people. Kitchener Civic Square will be bustling with pomp and ceremony, music and dancing, and the enthusiasm of thousands of revelers eager to begin the Festival. Honoured guests will accompany our President, Harry Vogt, the newly crowned Miss Oktoberfest and our favourite ambassador Onkel Hans in kicking off the Spirit of Gemuetlichkeit. This year’s Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is bigger and better than ever with over 40 Family & Cultural Events and Festhallen. There is certainly something for everyone at K-W Oktoberfest.

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