Seasonal & Holidays
Oktoberfest In Lincoln Square: Parade Route, Events
The free celebration will include traditional dance and singing performances, carnival games and of course, pretzels and beer.
CHICAGO — Get ready to wash a giant pretzel down with some Deutchland beer — the German-American Oktoberfest will be held this weekend, Sept. 7-9, on Chicago's North Side. The free celebration will feature a parade that will start in the North Center neighborhood and end in Lincoln Square.
The street party will be held in Lincoln Square at 4700 N Lincoln (at Leland), with bands playing in two large tents throughout the weekend and an amusement area with carnival games. Food, beer and wine will be served in the tents.
Oktoberfest schedule:
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- Friday – 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (8 p.m. Opening Ceremony )
- Saturday – Noon to 11 p.m. (Entertainment to begin after parade)
- Sunday – Noon to 10 p.m. (11 a.m. German Mass Service; entertainment will begin at 2 p.m.)
Oktoberfest parade route:
The parade will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Lincoln Avenue and Irving Park Road in North Center, then follow up Lincoln to Eastwood, then west to Western and north to Lawrence:
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