Despite a brief rain shower, hundreds of area residents took to Uptown Jackson to enjoy food, music and, of course, plenty of beer during the annual Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.

An annual local festival is better than ever. Oktoberfest celebrated its 17th anniversary during the weekend and the festivities were at an all-time high. Those who attended were treated to more food ...

The official Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich on Sept. 21, running through Oct. 6. The 15-day festival has been celebrating Bavarian culture since its inception in 1810. It’s changed quite a bit within ...

It’s almost tradition for Mary Schill to make a mad dash to turn in her Oktoberfest button designs. In 2001, Schill scrambled to make the 7 p.m. final drop for next-day mail. The next year, she found ...

Danielle Lass, a seventh-grader at Onalaska Middle School, has been named the 2019 Oktoberfest special fester. Oktoberfest USA made the announcement Sunday at All Star Lanes in La Crosse. Danielle, 12 ...

Oktoberfest has a new King of Pageantry. Onalaska dentist Terry Cowgill will bear the scepter of Gambrinus and don the white feathered festmaster’s hat when festivities begin Thursday. His reign was ...