German Fest
德國音樂節
annual festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Henry Maier Festival Park · Wisconsin · United States of America
🗓️ When?
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No date recorded — please check with the organiser.
- Recurrence
- annually
📍 Where?
- Region
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States of America
- How precise?
- the festival's own coordinate
ℹ️ Details
- Website
- germanfest.com
- Status
- unclear
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
German Fest is an ethnic festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US at the Henry Maier Festival Park, on the Lake Michigan lakefront. 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 organize a German festival. Shortly thereafter, Walter Geissler, then President of D.A.N.K., chaired a committee of five members that laid the foundation for the Fest. The charter of German Fest was subsequently written in January 1981. The first German Fest was held in August 1981. It is billed as the "Largest German celebration in North America" and "A Milwaukee Tradition". It currently occurs during the last full weekend in July. As of 1993, 52% of Milwaukee's population claimed German descent, which is the largest European percentage in a major U.S. metropolitan area.
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