ABERDEEN, Md. — Aberdeen's Festival Park will come alive this weekend as the city hosts its third annual Oktoberfest, showcasing ongoing revitalization efforts in the downtown area.

The festival kicks off at noon Saturday in Festival Park, where tents are already being set up, featuring nine vendors, a bounce slide for youngsters and beer for grown-ups.

"The community loved it, we started out with 500 people our first year, last year we had over 2400 so we're looking to even do better this year," said Vickie Horne, Aberdeen Main Street coordinator, in a Friday interview with WMAR-2 News.

Horne, an Aberdeen native, has been working to revitalize the downtown area through state housing and community development grants and private partnerships. The efforts are part of a broader initiative

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