Tanzkapelle performs o the main stage during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
People stream past the Denver Oktoberfest bobblehead during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Sarah Ueberall makes a pretzel necklace at the SnyderÕs booth during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Ronni Becker poses for a portrait during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Eric Mastroianni poses for a portrait during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Janey Macdonald takes a drink of her beer as she gets a temporary tattoo from Drew Floyd as Julia Wcislo looks on at the Statefarm booth during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Ziad Lien rearranges shirts at the official merch booth during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Reporter Anna Clauss poses for a portrait -- in her traditional Dirndl -- with the Denver Oktoberfest bobblehead mascot during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Sausages protrude from Chad GrenfellÕs mouth as time runs out in the sausage eating contest during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Sydney Gilbertson stuffs a sausage into her mouth as she competes in the sausage eating contest during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
A pan of sausages sits on the table before the sausage eating contest during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Louie the Link from Polidori Sausage gets the crowd hyped up prior to a sausage eating contest during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019. (Photo by Seth McConnell/Special to The Denver Post)
Katie Phelps loops a pretzel onto a piece of string as she makes a pretzel necklace during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Gerald Curry struggles to keep his steins up as he competes in the stein hoisting competition during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Nick Snyder takes a break to eat a bratwurst during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Max Flom tosses a keg down the lane as she tries out keg bowling during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Katja Maxwell, left, dances with her husband, Scott Maxwell as Tanzkapelle perform on the main stage during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
A member of the crowd dances as she waits for the start of the sausage eating contest during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
The crowd cheers on Kyle Rodgers as he sets the high mark in the Stein Hoisting competition during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Beer drips down the side of a stein during the stein-hoisting competition during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
The crowd cheers on Kyle Rodgers as he sets the high mark in the Stein Hoisting competition during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Mark Smolin poses for a portrait during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Tanzkapelle performs o the main stage during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Etana Copin, left, and Ken Hartman dance at the main stage during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Tim Pettey yells as he tries to hold his steins up during the Stein Hoisting competition during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
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Tanzkapelle performs o the main stage during Denver Oktoberfest on Sept. 21, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
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Denver Oktoberfest celebrations took place this Saturday in downtown Denver. Crowds danced to live music, sausages were quickly consumed in a sausage-eating contest, kegs were bowled, and lots of pretzels were hung on strings. Oh, and who can forget the contenders who struggled to hold up steins full to the brim with beer in a stein-hoisting competition. Prost!
