Dust off your dirndl because Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is back in 2021 and it's bigger than ever. There are now four full days of celebrations.
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati runs 5 p.m.-midnight Sept. 16; 11 a.m.-midnight Sept. 17 and 18; and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 19 on Second and Third streets downtown between Elm and Walnut streets.
And there's plenty of fun packed into those fest days, including beloved events like the The World's Largest Chicken Dance, the Running of the Wieners, the World Brat Eating Contest and more.
Professional eater Joey Chestnut has won the Zinzinnati brat-eating contest nine times, and hopes to break his record of eating 70 brats in 10 minutes at this year's event.
If you aren't quite on that level but are interested in scarfing many sausages this weekend, you can stuff your face with German-inspired food from local vendors all weekend. Check out their full menus below:
Alpine Almonds
German Roasted Almonds - $5, $10
The Bavarian Nut Company
Cinnamon Glazed Nuts - $7/1, $12/2, $18/3, $20/4
Spicy Nuts - $7/1, $12/2, $18/3, $20/4
Honey Glazed Cashews - $7/1, $12/2, $18/3, $20/4
Salty Nuts - $7/1, $12/2, $18/3, $20/4
Beckhart German American Cuisine
Goetta Bier Cheese Slammer - $7
Terminator Hot Mett/Brat/Mild Mett - $7
Bacon Bier Cheese Tater Tots - $7
Super Pretzel Weenie - $7
Soft Pretzel Stick With Homemade Bier Cheese - $3
Fresh Made Pork Rinds Plain/Bbq/Hot - $7
Bessie’s Homemade Noodles
Chicken Noodles - $8
Beef Noodles - $8
Cabbage Noodles & Sausage - $8
Mashed Potatoes - $5
Entree w/ Mashed Potatoes - $10
Take Home Quarts - $15
Buzzed Bull Creamery
German Chocolate Ice Cream - $7
Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream - $7
Strawberry Sorbet -$7
Death By Chocolate Ice Cream - $7
Vanilla Ice Cream - $4
The Cheesecakery
Classic Cheesecake On A Stick - Vanilla Cheesecake Dipped In Dark Chocolate - $5
Chicago Gyros
Gyro “Döner Kebab - $8
Reuben Gyro - $8
Bier Cheese/ Kraut Dog - $6
Gyro Dog - $5
Falafel Pita - $7
Baklava - $2
The Cincinnati Grill
Fresh Grilled Brat Or Mett/Loaded - $5/6
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich - $7
Pickle Chips - $5
Potato Pancakes/Loaded - $3/5
Oktoberfest Pretzel - $5
German Egg Roll - $3
Eli’s BBQ
Pulled Pork - $11
Smoked Hot Dogs - $8/1, $12/2
Smoked Sauerkraut - $11
Baked Beans - $4
Mac N Cheese - $4
Flying Pig Tails
Grilled Ruben - $7
Smoked Kielbasa - $5
Goetta Bun Link - $5
Limburger And Onion - $7
Jumbo Pretzel - $4
Goetta & Sweets
Royal Grill Goetta Sandwich - $9
Grill Donut Sandwich - $7
Goetta Quesadilla - $7
Giant Cream Puff - Strawberry, Chocolate Chip, Or Plain - $7
Black Forrest Cake - $6
Apple Strudel - $4
Hey Hey
Sauerkraut Balls - $2 Ea
German Potato Pancake - $8
Cabbage and Noodles - $8
Chicken and Noodles - $8
Limburger Sandwich - $9
Hot Slaw - $5
Keystone Bar & Grill
Beer Cheese & Pretzels - $6
Bratwurst Mac & Cheese - $6
Kinderhaus
Ocktoberfest Chicken - Half $12/Whole $20
Jager Schnitzel - $10
Mettwurst/Bratwurst - $8
Garlic Mushrooms - $7
Feather Fries - $8/10
Goulash Mitt Spaetzels - $8
Mecklenburg Gardens
Fried Pickles - $5
Zinzinnati Sausage Sampler - $6
Currywurst - $6
German Sausage On Pretzel Bun - $6
Pretzel Stick W/ Mustard - $3
Cream Puff - $5
Mick Noll’s Covington Haus
Super Bratwurst - $6
Mettwurst - $5
Currywurst - $6
Hot Dog - $2
Goetta Balls - $5
Potato Pancakes - $2
The Original Strudel Factory
Voted Best Apple Strudel - Half $7/Full $12
Voted Best Cherry Strudel - Half $7/Full $12
Cheese, Apricot, Pumpkin Strudel - Half $7/Full $12
Savories: Spinach, Broccoli - $7
Beef Wellington, Bratwurst - $7
Cinnamon Sticks - Bag of 4/$5
Pennsylvania Dutch Haus
Pierogies -$7/8
Feathered Fries - $7/$8/ Loaded $10
Brats - $8/ Platter $12
Metts - $8/ Platter $12
Funnel Cakes - Sm $6 Lg/ $8/9
Reuben - 8/ Platter $12
Philly Pretzel Factory
11" Pretzel Twist - $5
2oz Dip - $1
4 Mini Pretzel Dogs - $6
Pompilios Restaurant
Sauerkraut Risotto Ball - $5
Sauerbraten - $6
Nuremberg Sandwich - $6
Caramel Apple - $5
Royal Berlin Chef
Goetta Mac & Cheese/ German Sausage With 4 Cheese Pasta - $5/7
Chicken Schnitzel-On-A-Stick - $6
German Sausages - $5/$7
Premium Funnel Cakes (4flavors) German Chocolate, Red Velvet, Apple Strudel, Original - $8
Frankfurter - $4
Fried Potatoes -$4/$5/$7
Schmidt’s Of German Village
Bratwurst Or Bahama Mama - $8
Jumbo Frankfurter - $4
German Potato Salad - $4
Sauerkraut - $2
Jumbo Cream Puff - $7
Servatii Pastry Shop
Soft Pretzel - $5
Beer Cheese - $1
Cream Puff - $5
Chocolate Sauce - $1
Deco Cookie - $3
Woodstock Pretzel Company
Hot Pretzel - $6
Pretzel Dog - $7
Pretzel Brat - $8
Zoomer
Zoomer (Cheddar Mett) - $7
Bratwurst - $6
Feathered Fries - $7
Funnel Cake - $8
Fried PB&J - $7
Goetta Grilled Cheese - $7
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