It's almost autumn, when pumpkin-spiced everything rears its orange-hued (and occasionally tasty) head and millions of people turn to Google with the query "Why is Oktoberfest held in September?" Westword has done the webwork for you: Inaugurally held in Munich in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding in, yes, October, the popular party was eventually moved to September for the simple reason that — at least in Germany — the weather is usually more conducive to outdoor revelry.

While the honor of holding the first (official) Oktoberfest in the States goes to La Crosse, Wisconsin, Colorado is no slouch in the steins-and-sausages-in-September department. Celebrations abound across the state (in fact, they started in August), so now's the time to dust off your dirndls, lace up your lederhosen

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