Fountain Hills Oktoberfest, Phoenix

Fountain Hills Oktoberfest has plenty of beer, though the festival's German founders also celebrate all aspects of Bavarian culture. They pour four Warsteiner brews from taps all day long, including a seasonal, pilsner, a hefeweizen, and a dark dunkel. You'll also find grilled footlong bratwursts, sauerkraut, schnitzel, pretzels, and homemade apple strudel. All that food and drink fuels dancing to live tunes from the band Die Echten Waldbuam, who are flown in from Germany and specialize in traditional oompah music. The organizers also offer up prizes for the person who produces the best note on an alp horn, and the person who can hold a beer stein at arm's length the longest.