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German Fest is an ethnic festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US at the Henry Maier Festival Park, on the Lake Michigan lakefront. [1] The genesis of German Fest occurred when Mayor Henry Maier challenged the local German-American community during a speech on May 20, 1980, at the 20th anniversary of the German American National Congress (DANK) to ...
German-American Day (German: Deutsch-Amerikanischer Tag) is a holiday in the United States, observed annually on October 6 under Pub. L. 100–104, 101 Stat. 721. [1] It celebrates German-American heritage and commemorates the founding of Germantown , Pennsylvania (now part of Philadelphia), in 1683.
A different rock is used at this festival than is used at the Ohio Swiss Festival so the two cannot be directly compared, even though both rocks weigh the same. The women's record at the German-American Festival is held by Becky Ball of Marblehead with a throw of 3.94 metres (12 ft 11 in), in 2007.
The German-American Festival, kicking off on Friday. "We get so many messages and inquiries," said Christa Luttman, who counts chairman ... Back to Bavaria: German-American Festival expects crowds ...
Today, people from around the world travel to the festival to celebrate German culture and, of course, beer. In fact, last year's festival drew a record-breaking estimated 7.2 million people .
This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
The German-American Heritage Foundation was established as the United German-American Committee of the USA in 1977. [ 1 ] Each year since President Ronald Reagan first declared October 6 German-American Day in 1987, GAHFUSA has petitioned the White House , United States Congress , and state and local governments to issue national and statewide ...
Dec. 1—Owensboro Dance Theatre will celebrate the start of its 42nd season this weekend with its annual spectacle "The German American Bank Nutcracker" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, and 3 p.m ...