The Great Northwest Oktoberfest returned to Depot Park in downtown Whitefish for the first time since 2018, where beer and German culture enthusiasts enjoyed two weekends of lederhosen and dirndl-clad merrymaking. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon
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Patrons sing at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Light filters through a window of the tent at Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Janet Wenzel at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Helmut Wenzel at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Dave Sturzen of Kalispell, winner of the 2022 Lenny Coyne Memorial Hofbrau National Masskrugstemmen Championship, coaches stein-holding contestants at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Stein-holding competitors at Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A bratwurst at Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sunlight on beers and pretzels at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A stein is filled at Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Beers are served at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A flag in a window of the tent at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Music at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Patrons with their steins at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A flag in a window of the tent at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A man runs with six full pitchers of beer for a game Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish on Sept. 23, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
