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Adelaide Sanders, 2, walks in traditional German garb with her grandmother, Judy Sneathen, during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Lia Min Kurten tosses a bean bag while wearing traditional German garb during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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The GemŸtlichkeit German Band leads a toast during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Pins are seen on an traditional German hat during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Contestants toast during a stein-holding competition during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Contestants strain to keep their steins aloft in a competition during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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A stein is seen during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Serena Schooley, right, talks with patrons at a beer bar during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest's opening night Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Christian Voigt cooks traditional German fare during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest's opening night Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Emilie Lefebvre sips beer from a stein in front of a mural as the sun sets during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest's opening night Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Karl Lugar, center, of Chicago, is seen dressed in lederhosen during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest's opening night Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.
Lugar, a university student, said he already had the costume because he is part of a polka band, in which he plays trombone and alp horn.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Karl Lugar's hat, mustache and buttons are seen during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest's opening night Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.
"A lot of [the buttons] are places I've been or places I want to go to," he said, adding that he found the turkey feather in his parent's backyard.
"In Germany, the longer your feather was, it meant you were more prosperous."
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Patrons are seen during Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest's opening night Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.
(Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)