Oktoberfest Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

How A Royal Wedding Turned Into The Biggest And Best Beer Festival On The Planet

By Steve Reeder October 6, 2023

The steins of beer. The plates of roast pork and chicken, sausages and dumplings. The brass bands. The throngs of people, many of them in traditional Bavarian dress. Dirndls or lederhosen, anyone? That’s how you probably identify Oktoberfest today. However, in the beginning, it had a very different feel.Read More

Oktoberfest is still in full swing. Here are some Northwest festivals you can attend this weekend

By Anjuli Dodhia October 6, 2022

Alphorn ensemble, Leavenworth Oktoberfest 2022

From the first festival held in Munich over 200 years ago, Oktoberfest has spread around the world, even to Northwest Public Broadcasting! If the drinking songs and autumn music you hear on NWPB Classical has you in the mood to attend an Oktoberfest in your area, here are a few festivals happening in October. Read More

Ever had beer soup? Bach did. And you can too!

By Gigi Yellen October 21, 2021

There’s a recipe for just this baroque-era staple included in The Little Bach Book by the Oregon-based tenor, Bach specialist and book designer David Gordon (Lucky Valley Press, 2017). Only 160 pages, including maps, glossary, timeline, recommendations for further reading and, yes, recipes, Gordon’s little book reveals the magnificent Johann Sebastian Bach as a man of his Read More

Guinness Stew, Sauerkraut Roast, And Soft Pretzels: NWPB Staff Recipes For Oktoberfest

By NWPB Music October 20, 2021

Every beer tent at Oktoberfest in Munich has its own take on traditional food. So here are a few (non-taditional) offerings from the NWPB tent, submitted by NWPB staff.Read More