Fair Talk #61: 2026 Oktoberfest

Dust off the lederhosen, warm up the polka moves andpractice your best “PROST!” Oktoberfest returns to the fairgrounds Sept. 18 & 19 andBuddy and Jaynee Brennan, the festmeister and festmeistrian for this year’s even stop by. They preview a largenumber of events from the Golden Keg procession and Glockenspiel performances to live music, food and drink. This is an annual event that nearly went away not long ago,and we learn about the changes that were made that evolved it to what it isnow. We are also joined by Jill Herriges with the CommunityFoundation of Chippewa and gain more insight into the event’s more than twodecade history and impact on the community. #chippewafallsoktoberfest,#chippewafalls #oktoberfest, WisconsinOktoberfest #localpodcast#eauclairepodcast #wisconsinpodcast #eauclairewi #livemusic #liveevent#communityevents