Capital Ale House's Oktoberfest Returns Saturday

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Before you get your pants scared off this Halloween, go put your lederhosen on for Capital Ale House’s 11th Annual Oktoberfest this Saturday in downtown Fredericksburg.

The celebration will highlight Virginia beers paired with traditional German cuisine, according to capitalalehouse.com.

The city will be closing the 800 and 900 blocks of Caroline Street and the 100 and 200 blocks of George Street for the event from 4 a.m. Saturday until 2 a.m. Sunday.

“Please be mindful of the additional vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the downtown area,” a city announcement notes. “Pay close attention to parking signs and restrictions.”

See an event map for the Capital Ale House Oktoberfest.

Vice Mayor Billy Withers will offer the ceremonial tapping of the keg at noon, with the live music, German dance groups and craft and imported beer offerings lasting until 10 p.m.

And there will be a lot of food to enjoy with those brews: giant pretzels with sweet mustard, bratwurst, knockwurst, currywurst, sauerbraten and dumplings with ginger snap gravy, Jaegerschnitzel, German potato salad, red cabbage, spaetzel and sauerkraut.

There will also be a kids area with giant inflatables, face painting, balloon animals and many other family features.

The festival has a $3 cover charge, with proceeds benefitting the Main Street Program, an organization dedicated to preserving, enhancing, and promoting Fredericksburg’s traditional commercial downtown. Each guest of legal drinking age can purchase a traditional 1-liter Capital Ale House stein for $4 (while supplies last). Guests are also welcome to bring their own stein.

See more info at capitalalehouse.com.