OAK BROOK – Hundreds flocked to the Oak Brook Park District last weekend to welcome in the first weekend of fall with the annual Oktoberfest event. The event featured sporting games, Two Brothers beer, food and even a visit from Ronald McDonald. The Saturday event also featured kids' activities such as face painting, pumpkin walk, pony rides, fire department activities and a moon jump. To conclude the festival, live music was performed by New Invaders and 7th Heaven.
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Matthew Pruim, 3, of Chicago, shows off the pumpkin he's painting at Oak Brook's Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 21st. (Lorae Mundt for Shaw Media)
Joseph Kitsutkin, 7, of Oak Brook tries his skill with the fire hose at Oak Brook's Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 21st while Firefighter, Bob Robertson supervises . (Lorae Mundt for Shaw Media)
Jaynesway Farms out of Bartlett provided pony rides for the kids at Oak Brook's Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 21st. (Lorae Mundt for Shaw Media)
People gather to watch Rudi Kazoodi the clown make balloon animals for the kids during Oak Brook's Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 21st. (Lorae Mundt for Shaw Media)
Crowds enjoy live music by The Invaders at Oak Brook's Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 21st. (Lorae Mundt for Shaw Media)
Amy Forster, of Naperville, decides which of Two Brother's Brewery's brews she would like to try at Oak Brook's Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 21st. (Lorae Mundt for Shaw Media)