{"id":82160,"date":"2018-09-14T22:24:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T02:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=82160"},"modified":"2018-09-14T22:24:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T02:24:27","slug":"oktoberfest-dachshund-races-return-to-steelstacks-in-october-with-new-weiner-dog-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=82160","title":{"rendered":"Oktoberfest Dachshund Races Return to SteelStacks in October with New Weiner Dog Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Featured Image:\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: left; color: #222222; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; float: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\"> Photo from previous dachshund races. Photo credit &#8211; David Happel. <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, PA \u2013 On your bark! Get set! Register! The annual running of the wiener dogs is back at Oktoberfest presented by Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) with more racing opportunities than ever before. Join in the festivities at SteelStacks by entering your fast, four-legged friends in the popular and absolutely unforgettable Dachshund Races <span data-term=\"goog_107668881\">Oct. 6<\/span>, 7, 13 and 14 at <span data-term=\"goog_107668882\">3 p.m.<\/span> New for 2018, guests can also enter their dachshunds in ArtsQuest\u2019s inaugural Weiner Dog Parade <span data-term=\"goog_107668883\">Oct. 6 at 2 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Race registration fee is $15 per dachshund and pre-registered dogs receive a doggie bag featuring pet-themed gifts. To register, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/Oktoberfest\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/Oktoberfest&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1537059650589000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzAsi8wwDfcz3UPxavYTtcByLEow\">www.steelstacks.org\/Oktoberfest<\/a>. Each event is limited to 50 dogs per race. On race day, check-in begins one hour before the event. To compete in the races, dogs must be dachshunds or closely resemble dachshunds. If the excitement of a bunch of racing puppies isn\u2019t enough, the first-, second- and third-place winners of each 50-foot race will win puppy pride, bragging rights and an Oktoberfest dachshund prize package!<\/p>\n<p>The <span data-term=\"goog_107668884\">Oct. 6<\/span> Weiner Dog Parade will begin at the Oktoberfest arena at Levitt Pavilion and march around the festival. Pups can don their favorite costume or simply come as they are. And, just like Munich\u2019s Oktoberfest, a queen and king will be crowned! Enter your dachshund for free in the Weiner Dog Parade by contacting ArtsQuest\u2019s Addyson Young at ayoung@artsquest.org with your name, contact phone number and the name of your dog.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its eighth year, Oktoberfest presented by Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is a free festival that features brew samples, authentic German food and beer, live music and schuhplattlers, as well as attractions like the exciting Beer-Lympics competition, Yuengling Oktoberfest 5k, the Karl Ehmer Bratwurst Eating Competition, local artisans and more! Festival dates are <span data-term=\"goog_107668885\">Oct. 5-7<\/span> &amp; 12-14. Hours are Fridays, <span data-term=\"goog_107668886\">5-10 p.m.<\/span>; Saturdays, <span data-term=\"goog_107668887\">noon-10 p.m.<\/span>; and Sundays, <span data-term=\"goog_107668888\">noon-6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/oktoberfest\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/oktoberfest&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1537059650589000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYC5M0BIq1T1Slx4l1-cwnHUrXMA\">www.steelstacks.org\/Oktoberfest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information and image provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/wiener-dog.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82160"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}