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This Weekend's Newport Oktoberfest Sets Itself Apart with a Log-Sawing Competition and Stick-Horse Race

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Sep 25, 2018 at 1:13 pm

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Bavarian cream puffs

Greater Cincinnati has had Oktoberfest celebrations all month long, and now the festivities are crossing the river into Northern Kentucky.

Pretend you’re in Munich as you stroll from tent-to-tent. Sponsored by Christian Moerlein, there will be traditional German bier tents and food including:

Superbrats
Bavarian sausage
Bacon-wrapped goetta bites
Big goetta sandwiches
Goetta sliders
Currywurst
Hot dogs
Reuben sandwich
French fries
Goetta balls
Limburger
Oktoberfest pretzel with cheese
Bavarian cream puffs
Apple and cherry strudel
German pastries and more

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Log-sawing competition

Slip on some lederhosen and jive to German music all weekend long, including music from Germany’s Schoene Zeiten Echo as well as Steve Owen Musig, Alpen Echos and the Enzian Dance Group.

New this year? Peep the Log Sawing Competition, Masskrugstemmen Beer Stein Holding Competition or the Oktoberfest Stakes Stick Horse Racing, or shop the Bluegrass Marketplace.

Here's a full schedule of events:

Friday

5 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo
6 p.m. Opening Ceremonies - Ceremonial Keg Tapping, Recognition of 2018 Burgermeister Scott Scholz from Händlmaier's Mustard Club
6:30 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo
7:20 p.m. Cincinnati Beer Run
7:30 p.m. Steve Owen Musig
8 p.m. Masskrugstemmen Beer Stein Holding Competition
8:15 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo
9 p.m. Steve Owen Musig
9:30 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo
10:30 p.m. Steve Owen Musig
11 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo

Saturday

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Stick horses

Noon Schoene Zeiten Echo
1 p.m. Steve Owen Musig
1:30 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo
2:30 p.m. Steve Owen Musig
3 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo
4 p.m. Masskrugstemmen Beer Stein Holding Competition
4:15 p.m. Steve Owen Musig
4:30 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo
5:30 p.m. Enzian Schuplattiers Tanz Group (will dance twice-add where appropriate)
6:30 p.m. Alpen Echos
7:30 p.m. The Newport Oktoberfest Stakes - Stick Horse Races
8 p.m. Alpen Echos
8:30 p.m. Log Sawing Competition
9-11 p.m. Alpen Echos

Sunday

Noon Steve Owen Musig Trio
4 p.m. Masskrugstemmen Beer Stein Holding Competition
4:15-9 p.m. Schoene Zeiten Echo

5-11 p.m. Friday; noon-11 p.m. Saturday; noon-9 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Newport’s Festival park at the Levee, 1 Levee Way, Newport, Ky., cincinnatifestivalsandevents.com.

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Mackenzie Manley

Mackenzie Manley is a freelance journalist based in Greater Cincinnati. She currently works as Campbell County Public Library’s public relations coordinator, which means most of her days are spent thinking about books and community (and making silly social media posts). She’s written a bit of everything, including...