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Chicago German-American Oktoberfest and Parade

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Date

Expected September 2027

Location

Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
N Lincoln Ave & N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

Organized by

United German-American Societies of Greater Chicago

About this happenin

Lincoln Square holds the Chicago German-American Oktoberfest over a mid-September weekend at Western and Lincoln avenues, and the parade comes up Lincoln Avenue from Irving Park Road at 2 p.m. on the Saturday. The city lists it as the Von Steuben German Day Parade. United German-American Societies of Greater Chicago runs both, and admission to the fest is free. Two tents pour beer and wine and serve German food, and four bands play across the weekend. Singing and dance groups from around Chicago take the stage after the parade and again at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Friday opens at 5 p.m., with the opening ceremony at 8. Saturday and Sunday start at noon, and a German Mass is held at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Carnival games fill the amusement section.

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