Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

[3][4] The 2024 festival was held at Sawyer Point Park and Yeatman's Cove along the Ohio River.

In 2016, the festival moved to 3rd Street to avoid intersecting the route of the newly constructed Cincinnati Streetcar.

[7] In 2024, the festival moved to Sawyer Point Park and Yeatman's Cove along Cincinnati's riverfront to allow for expanded space and more entertainment.

[8] Oktoberfest Zinzinnati claimed the world record for the largest Chicken Dance in 1994, with over 48,000 participants.

[14][15] Cincinnati has a large percentage of the population with some German ancestry, and there are multiple Oktoberfests held in and around the downtown area as well as outlying suburbs.

Brat Eating Contest at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2012
More than 30,000 participated in the World's Largest Chicken Dance in 2015, led by former Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson.
Drew and Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees participate in the Sam's Adams Stein Hoisting Championship at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2014.