Get ready to raise your steins and shout "Prost!" because White Center is gearing up for its first annual Oktoberfest this Saturday, September 20th. From 2 PM to 8 PM, the streets of White Center will transform into a vibrant Bavarian celebration, promising a day filled with laughter, delicious food, local brews, and plenty of fun activities.

This isn't just any festival; it's a "Rat City Oktoberfest", complete with its own charming rat mascot in Lederhosen, ready to welcome you with a hearty "Guten Tag, B******!". Get ready to "waltz and Prost" your way through participating businesses, as they pull out all the stops for this exciting community event.

A Pub Crawl of Epic Proportions! The heart of the celebration is a fantastic multiple brewery pub crawl. Grab a wristband to unlock exclusive access to samples from an impressive lineup of local breweries, including Bale Breaker Brewing Company, Fort George Brewery, Icicle Brewing Company, Reuben's Brews, New Belgium Brewing Company, and Future Primitive. Many participating bars will offer discounts or samples with your wristband, ensuring your mug stays full.

Games, Giggles, and Glorious Grub! Prepare for a variety of games with prizes throughout the day!

• At Can Bar, you can test your skills with a bobbing for fish game and enjoy a beer sample.

• Head over to Lariat Bar for a lively pretzel toss at 5 PM.

• If you've got the arm strength, Future Primitive challenges you to a stein hoist at 6 PM, offering $1 off tap beer to those with a wristband.

• For the foodies, Bavarian-inspired food and German food specials will be abundant. Don't miss the Sausage food specials at Lumberyard, which also hosts a sausage contest (not food related, mind you!). And for classic Oktoberfest fare, Blu Grouse will be serving up Brats by Meat the Butcher.

Contests and Charity! Think you've got the best lederhosen or dirndl in town? Prove it! The day will culminate with a "Best Dressed" contest at 8 PM at Lariat Bar, so start planning your most festive German attire now!

But the fun doesn't stop there. Get ready to make a splash for a good cause at the dunk tank, running from 2 PM to 8 PM at Blu Grouse. Watch as local bartenders and business owners bravely volunteer to be dunked, all in the name of charity!

More Fun Around Every Corner:

• 2 Fingers Social promises to be "doing fun stuff".

• Buho will feature Happy Hour Icicle Leavenworth Festbier and a $10 Old Cabin Old Fashioned with a wristband.

• Lumberyard will offer $10 beer flights featuring 5 ciders and 5 beers.

• Tim's Tavern will host a Reuben's brewery sample.

So mark your calendars for Saturday, September 20th, and get ready to experience the inaugural White Center Oktoberfest. With local breweries, delicious German food, exciting games, and a vibrant community spirit, this is going to be fun.