Gentlemen, get out your lederhosen. Ladies, get out your dirndl. Oktoberfest has begun. Helen’s 53rd annual Oktoberfest began Thursday, September 7, and will run through October 29.
It is the longest-running Oktoberfest in the United States.
The festival may have officially started on Thursday, but activities kick into high gear this weekend.
The Oktoberfest Parade is set for noon on Saturday, September 9.
The parade will travel from the Helen Welcome Center on Edelweiss Strasse, north along the Chattahoochee River, and turn left onto Chattahoochee Street on its way to Main Street downtown.
The parade route ends at Yonah Street at Betty’s Country Store.
Immediately after the parade, the traditional tapping of the first keg will take place at the Fussen Biergarten at the Helen Festhalle on Edelweiss Strasse.
The Helen Chamber of Commerce bills the nearly two-month-long event as “beer, brats & bands” with no passport required.
For a full schedule of Oktoberfest events, visit the Helen Chamber of Commerce website or click here.
