{"id":924024,"date":"2026-10-07T12:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/924024\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:52:11","slug":"polka-king-german-ambassador-to-canada-to-tap-keg-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/924024\/","title":{"rendered":"Polka King, German Ambassador to Canada to tap keg Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The biggest Bavarian weekend of the year is almost here, and Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest has announced who will be officially \u201ctapping\u201d the community into celebrations this Friday.<\/p>\n

Canadian Polka King and local legend Walter Ostanek will be joined by the German Ambassador to Canada Matthais Luttenberg to de-bung the barrel.<\/p>\n

The ceremony takes over downtown Kitchener at Willkommen Platz and Carl Zehr Square Friday over the lunch hour from 11:30 a.m. \u2013 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an especially significant year for 91-year-old Ostanek as it will be his last as a performer<\/a> \u2013 taking the stage for one last hurrah over Thanksgiving weekend at Willkommen Platz.<\/p>\n

The transformed downtown core will feature numerous free events, an outdoor Biergarten, as well as a vendor market inside city hall and along King Street.<\/p>\n

KIDtoberfest and DOGtoberfest also go ahead this weekend.<\/p>\n

The Thanksgiving Day parade will be held on the holiday Monday at 9:30 a.m., once again rolling along Weber Street between Frederick Street and Bridgeport Road. <\/p>\n

You\u2019re asked to bring either a monetary or non-perishable food donation for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region which will be collected along the parade route.<\/p>\n

A full list of events and performance schedules can be found on the KW Oktoberfest website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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