Uptown Jackson Oktoberfest 2022

Community members mingle on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Christian Voigt, "The German Cook," serves sauerkraut onto brautwurst on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members drink beer together on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Sarah Green and kids, Mary and Samuel Green, eat cupcakes on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Band members play German music on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Emily Beal, left, laughs with her kids Sophia and Ezra Beal, 8 and 3, on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Angie Massey serves cookie samples outside of MoMo's Favorite Treat Bakery on Saturday in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tiffany Davis, a volunteer, serves beer to a customer on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A sign reads "Biergarten" at a wood shop stand on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Charlotte Keusenkothen, 7, buys jewelry from a stand on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kaia Walker, 7, looks at jewelry accompanied by her mom and sister, Anya Walker, on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rhonda Wilson, right, sits eating sandwiches with Alaina Seiler, 10, and Lexie Seiler, 13, on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ggpaw's & Nanna's Kettle Corn LLC sells to festgoers on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Lauren Archer and her fiance, George Gross, drink beer on Saturday at Octoberfest. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Daniel Brewer, Bailey Radway and Mason Springer, visiting from Maquokota, Iowa, sit on the curb eating food on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Steven and Dee Dee Schmidt of Dexter attend Octoberfest on Saturday in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Dave and Linda White, left and right, of Columbus Junction, Iowa, and Nathan and Amber Wells, center, of Park Hills, compete in a stein holding competition on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Amber and Nathan Wells participate in a stein holding contest while celebrating their wedding anniversary, Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Lauren Archer and George Gross, left, visit with friends on Saturday at Octoberfest. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Christian Voigt, "The German Cook," flips brautwurst on the grill on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members walk the streets of Jackson on Saturday during the Uptown Octoberfest (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A band member sings with the German band on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A live band performs German music on Saturday at Octoberfest in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A sign reads "Uptown Jackson Octoberfest 2022" on Saturday in Jackson. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)