Presented by Downtown Detroit Partnership and sponsored by Samuel Adams, the three-day event to welcome the fall season and its own take on the world’s largest festival held annually in Munich

DETROIT – Prost! The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) kicks off fall with the 6th annual Downtown Parktoberfest, Sept. 18-20, 2020, sponsored by Samuel Adams and in partnership with Parc. The celebration returns this year to Campus Martius Park, with a large outdoor footprint that offers attendees more space to physically distance, and features three-full days of fun this side of Bavaria, with free activities and live entertainment, as well as craft seasonal and Oktoberfest biers and traditional German foods.

The event will take place over three days to accommodate limited capacity requirements. Safety and public health precautions in the Downtown Detroit Parks include wearing masks or face coverings, maintaining at least 6-feet of physical distance between others and frequently using hand washing stations located in every park.

“After a successful summer entertainment season in Downtown Detroit that included many of our signature events with physical-distancing guidelines and other safety measures in place, we are excited to celebrate the coming of fall with the return of Detroit Parktoberfest,” said Robert Gregory, chief planning and public spaces officer of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. “We invite city-goers and visitors throughout metro Detroit and beyond to come down and take in Campus Martius Park’s colorful and festive fall décor, while enjoying this special weekend event that has become a popular, local tradition in our downtown.”

Inside the open-air Biergarten Tent, attendees can sample beers and hard seltzers from an impressive selection of craft and Oktoberfest beer from Michigan, including Samuel Adams, Truly Hard Seltzer and traditional beers from Munich, Blake’s Hard Cider Co. in Armada, New Holland Brewing in Holland, and Atwater Brewery in Detroit, as well as.