Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest (the largest outside of Germany) is an annual 9 day event with festivities promoting German food, beer and culture...and beer. Although the beer may be what keeps people coming back every year, it provides a great service of promoting German culture to a huge audience. The region around Kitchener and Waterloo has many residents with German heritage. Although proud Canadians for the most part, many people are proud of their German roots. Oktoberfest provides a great vehicle for preserving, promoting and also progressing German culture.
Traditional German food, beer, activities, and music can be found throughout the festival showcasing German culture at its finest. Other events such as the free pancake breakfast in Uptown Waterloo and University Nights help to promote Oktoberfest and German culture to new audiences. Progressive events such as Pridetoberfest, Rocktoberfest, and Hip-hoptoberfest help the festival to grow and branch out into new areas of German culture.
http://www.oktoberfest.ca
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