1
: a dress style with tight bodice, short sleeves, low neck, and gathered skirt
2
: a full skirt with a tight waistband
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Attendees don traditional costumes (check the festival website for tips on tying your dirndl bow) and are invited to compete in feats of strength and beer-drinking contests.
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AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Revelers can dance to oompah music, enter a dirndl and lederhosen contest, twirl to the polka, choose from more than 50 kinds of beer, or eat bratwurst, apple strudel, fondue, and German tacos.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Campbell Oktoberfest Don your dirndl and lederhosen for the 29th annual Campbell Oktoberfest, set for Oct. 19-20 in downtown Campbell.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
The official tapping of the keg takes place on Saturday, followed by a best dirndl and lederhosen competition.
07 of 07
Dallas
Who said Oktoberfest had to feature only German music?
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Revelers can dance to oompah music, enter a dirndl and lederhosen contest, twirl to the polka, choose from more than 50 kinds of beer, or eat bratwurst, apple strudel, fondue, and German tacos.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Campbell Oktoberfest Don your dirndl and lederhosen for the 29th annual Campbell Oktoberfest, set for Oct. 19-20 in downtown Campbell.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
The official tapping of the keg takes place on Saturday, followed by a best dirndl and lederhosen competition.
07 of 07
Dallas
Who said Oktoberfest had to feature only German music?
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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dirndl
noun
: a full skirt with a tight waistband
Etymology
a shortened form of German Dirndlkleid, literally, "girl's dress," from Dirndl "girl" and Kleid "dress"
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