Former Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page and Darryl Fletcher (a.k.a. Chef D) will tap the official Oktoberfest keg at Carl Zehr Square. The ceremony, part of Willkommen Platz celebrations, is on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Page will return later that day as the headline act at the Circle K stage. Saturday’s featured performer is The Watchmen.

Darryl Fletcher (a.k.a. Chef D) K-W Oktoberfest

Free programming continues all weekend, including a vendor market along King Street, an open-air biergarten, family-friendly KIDtoberfest at City Hall, and new attractions like FARMtoberfest and Sticks & Steins ball hockey tournaments.

The 57th annual festival draws tens of thousands to downtown Kitchener, celebrating Bavarian culture through music, food, and community events.

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