The sounds of oom-pah music filled the air in downtown Cape Girardeau as Pat Schwent and "The German Hot Seven" polka band entertained the crowd at the first Old Town Cape Oktoberfest. The event, set ...

Editor’s note: Nell Williams is a member of Amarillo SPCA and is involved in the Wiener Dog Races. For the second year, Wiener Dog Races will draw an enthusiastic, loyal crowd at Starlight Ranch, at 6 ...

Germans insisted it was an old Bavarian drinking song. Americans and British thought it was one of their own. Anyhow, they all sang it. The Beer Barrel Polka became the Tipperary of World War II, ...

Fröhliche Musiker Blasorchester is the name of mid-Michigan’s own German Polka Band. The band’s name translates to “happy musicians in a wind band” and features 14 members, including co-founders Sara ...

Asked what he likes about New Ulm’s Bavarian Blast, Harold Lange has an obvious answer. “I’m German.” Lange and his wife LaVonne have attended polka events in the region, including Polka Days held ...

The goal of the Rotary Club of Palatine's 14th annual Oktoberfest is to raise funds for local charities and community projects, but it's also a great opportunity to welcome the fall season with German ...

Break out the lederhosen and dirndls — Oktoberfest is back and bigger than ever in the Des Moines metro. The 21st Annual Des Moines Oktoberfest takes place Sept. 26-27 at its new home in The District ...