The Bavarian beer fest may never come backâand it s not just about Covid.
By
Allison Williams
3/16/2021 at 3:04pm
The 1960s decision to give Leavenworth a Bavarian makeover was reportedly inspired by the California town of Solvang, which had adopted a Danish theme.
This fall, something will be different in the mountain town of Leavenworth, the Bavarian-styled hamlet two hours east of Seattle where even the fast food restaurants have gingerbread trim and painted shutters. Usually a giant Oktoberfest descends on downtown for three consecutive weekends, the oompah sounds of traditional polka music wafting over beer gardens set up outside the city s Festhalle civic center. But today, Projekt Bayern, the nonprofit that has overseen Leavenworth Oktoberfest since its conception, announced that for the second year in a row, the fest won t occur due to lingering Covid-19 effects.