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Prost! It’s time for über fun!
September is in full swing and so are Colorado Oktoberfest celebrations. Some have already occurred, but here are a few festivals where you can practice your chicken dance and drink beer from a giant...
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What to do this weekend & where to do it in Colorado (October 2-3, 2010)
As promised here’s a list of weekend events that caught the Mayor’s eye. Again, this is not a calendar of event, just stuff the Mayor thought was worth mentioning. I’m sure there are lots of other fun...
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Oktoberfests in Colorado
Got a craving for a big beer and some polka music? You are in luck! The Mayor of HeidiTown loves a good Oktoberfest, so I’ve created a list of all the festivals around Colorado. From Durango to...
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Two topnotch Oktoberfests in Colorado
The Polka Nuts kept the crowds dancing at the Greeley Oktoberfest 2010. Photo by R.T. Schlaefer. For the past several weeks I’ve done a lot of chatting about Oktoberfests, and this is because I think,...
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Celebrate the holidays in downtown Denver at the Christkindl Market
Here is an event that you should make part of your family tradition this holiday season. The Denver Christkindl Market runs for nearly a month in downtown. You can make a day of it – attend the market...
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Biergarten Festival in Morrison, Colorado gets it right
The 16th Annual Biergarten Festival – July 13 & 14, 2012 Last year I was interviewed by Kama, from 99.9 FM in Fort Collins, Colorado. She asked me, “What makes a great festival?” I answered that...
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Friday’s Featured Festival: Greeley Oktoberfest
The Volkstanzgruppe Dancers entertained the crowd and gave free lessons. Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer. This is not the first time I’ve mentioned the Greeley Oktoberfest on HeidiTown, and long before...
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Featured Festival: Berthoud Oktoberfest 2012
I realize that I’m promoting two Oktoberfests in a row, but HeidiTown loves Oktoberfest! Plus, I’m the co-founder of Berthoud Oktoberfest and will be emceeing the event again this year, so I’d be...
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Featured Festival: Denver Christkindl Market
A grand welcome to the market by Ms. Laura Kantwerk. Photos by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer, all rights reserved. It seems rather appropriate for the Mayor of a place called HeidiTown to have a connection to...
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Top 10 Memories from the Mayor of HeidiTown, Colorado for 2012
It has been an AMAZING year here in HeidiTown… and 2013 is going to be even better. I have so many great memories from this past year, like emceeing a freezing/cold/snowy Berthoud Oktoberfest,...
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Beers In The Boat: Steamboat Springs’ Exploding Beer Scene
While on magazine assignment in Steamboat Springs earlier this spring, we got a taste of Steamboat’s growing beer scene and we liked it – a lot. It had been several years since we’d spent time in...
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Featured Festival: Annual Biergarten Festival, 2016
Have you noticed that everyone is visiting Germany this year? It’s wildly popular with Millennial travel bloggers in love with Berlin, and Colorado brewers looking to immerse themselves in the beer...
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Three Tips for How to Oktoberfest in the Time of Coronavirus
I am going to miss our usual flight of Oktoberfests. Last year, we attended Keystone Oktoberfest where Ryan walked away as the Stein Hoisting Champion. I guess he gets to keep his title for two years....
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