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#SeeFrankenmuth
1-800-FUN-TOWN
We made sure to earn 1-800-FUN-TOWN as our
phone number (yes, that's really our number!) by
throwing amazing parties all year long, so what
better way to celebrate our German heritage
than having two great festivals that do just that:
Frankenmuth Oktoberfest and Bavarian Festival.
Oktoberfest begins in September, to align with
the start of the original Oktoberfest in Munich,
Germany, and draws upwards of 10,000 people
dressed in their lederhosen and dirndls ready to
FRANKLY SPEAKING
"Franken" depicts the
province from which German
settlers came and "Muth"
means courage in German,
which translates to "courage
of the Franconians."
TRAVEL TIPS
Go hunting for gnomes! Stop
in the Visitor Center and pick
up your gnome hunt map,
then explore town! Once you
find 10 gnomes, return to the
Visitor Center for a prize.
take part in German traditions.
Kids and adults of all ages sing
and dance along to the polka
bands. Frankenmuth's Oktoberfest
was also the first one officially
sanctioned to take place outside of
Germany by Lord Mayor Christian
Ude in 1996.
From the detail and care that
goes into the architecture to the
mouthwatering menu items seen
across many of our restaurants, the
pride for our Bavarian roots runs
strong 365 days a year.