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From The KOTV Vault: Tulsa Oktoberfest Through The 1980s

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Bob Cooper and Jim Giles on the anchor leg of the 1989 beer barrel race. Bob Cooper and Jim Giles on the anchor leg of the 1989 beer barrel race.
A polka band plays at the 1988 Oktoberfest. A polka band plays at the 1988 Oktoberfest.
It's not Oktoberfest with potato pancakes. It's not Oktoberfest with potato pancakes.
The Chicken Dance is an Oktoberfest staple. The Chicken Dance is an Oktoberfest staple.
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Editor's note: We're about to move into a new building, so we're taking inventory of everything in our current one. We've found all kinds of interesting old stories and we're sharing the best of them here.

The tents are up, the beer is flowing, and the brats are on the grill—it's Oktoberfest weekend in Tulsa.

The annual celebration of German culture began here in 1979, and over the years, it's grown into one of the most well attended festivals in the country.

Rick Wells cracked open our video vault and found plenty of music, dancing, and beer barrel racing.

This year's Oktoberfest runs through Sunday at River West Festival Park.

For more stories like this, go to our Vault page.

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