Crown Center takes another step toward becoming the undisputed home of Kansas City's ethnic festivals this week, as our German brethren move Oktoberfest up from the river, following the muddy path blazed by the Irish in 2004. Our Bavarian buddies typically claim 100,000 attendees at their annual event, a number that to be honest with you, I've always thought was a wee bit embellished. We'll see. At any rate, whether they reach six figures or not, there will be a ton of tipsy Teutonics traipsing around here, and you should certainly plan on joining them. Oktoberfest features music, beer, sausages, beer, pumpkins, beer, sausages, short leather trousers and beer. Probably loads more stuff, but hey, as long as you've got the sausages and beer, you're kinda set, aren't you? They also have these two vendors, Irish for Treasure and My Celtic Treasures listed, which seems a little odd for a German festival. But I don't judge. At any rate, you can find out about all the stuff I left off the "What They Have At Oktoberfest Besides Beer" list, by visiting their web site, www.kcoktoberfest.org. You can prepare for Friday's opening by learning some useful German phrases here.
Viel Spaß!
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"...ton of tipsy Teutonics traipsing around here..."
Nice alliteration, Dan!
Aaron
There are various ties between Germans and Celts (including the Irish). One being, the Celts originated in and around Germany about 3500 years ago. You may find others by visiting the historical and heritage tents at some of the oktoberfests. Today, nearly 30% of the Irish in Ireland claim German ancestry... and when you ask an Irish American what their heritage is, quite often, you'll hear German in the mix. It seems all the Irish have a bit of German in them...and yes, like the Germans, they Irish love their sausages and beer. They also sport one of my favorite t-shirts, a classic, which reads "Irish Temper with German Stubbornness".
I guess there are loads of reasons for the "Irish" to go enjoy (and not be offended by the exposure to Irish and Celtic vendors) themselves at the Oktober Fest... number one being, have fun!
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