Annual Oktoberfest celebration to continue this weekend | Events

Wolff's Biergarten is holding the 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Celebration in Albany on Saturday, October 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The event held at 895 Broadway will feature over 300 kegs of four different types of beer including Spaten Larger, Spaten Oktoberfest, Franziskaner and Pilsner Urquell. Other highlights of the event include a Dachshund "Wiener Dog" Race, a food tent serving traditional German food, live music, a Stein Holding Competition, a penalty kick shoot out, jugglers and Fried Dough.

"Originally, Oktoberfest was a celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12th October 1810," said Matt Baumgartner, owner of Wolffs Biergarten, "Today, the event is known as a 16 - 18 day beer festival held annually in Munich, Germany. Being a German Biergarten, it makes sense to put on an Oktoberfest celebration but it is also a lot of fun."

The event, which will be held rain or shine, is expected to draw approximately 6,000 – 8,000 participants to the Warehouse District in downtown Albany. The first 5,000 attendees will receive a commemorative 1 liter stein.

Admission is $7 the day of the event or $5 in advance (tickets are available at Wolff's Biergarten). Kids 8 and under are free. Beer will be sold for $7 per .5 liter.