Hundreds of locals flocked to Gaithersburg, MD, on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 for the 25th annual Oktoberfest. On the main stage, Washington D.C.-based Bavarian folk group performed German dances in traditional garb while festivals goers munched on Bavarian pretzels, bratwurst and beer. Streets in the Kentlands neighborhood were transformed into a sea of festive stalls.

Brianna Teitelbaum, 10, of Germantown, MD, takes a bite of a giant Bavarian pretzel near the food stalls at Oktoberfest in Gaithersburg on Oct. 13, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
Clad in traditional Bavarian clothing, the Alt-Washingtonia Bavarian Dancers perform on the main stage at the City of Gaithersburg’s Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
Erica McRae (left) and Chad McRae share a moment with their children, Patrick, 4 and Henry, 2. The family just moved to Gaithersburg, MD from San Francisco and heard about the Oktoberfest in their neighborhood. They came to check out the festivities on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
A horse-drawn wagon ride is one of the most popular attractions at the City of Gaithersburg’s Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Horses pull passengers sitting on a long flat wagon around Inspiration Lake in the Kentlands neighborhood. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)
A little girl in pigtails reaches for a piece of Halloween candy laying in the outstretched wooden arm of a pumpkin sculpture at the City of Gaithersburg’s Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (Noella Kertes/JOUR604)