parade

The Oktoberfest parade starts at noon on Edelweiss Strasse near the Helen Festhalle, before turning left onto Chattahoochee Strasse, then a right onto Main Street and into the heart of downtown Helen. The parade will end around Betty’s Country Store. (Map base courtesy Google Maps)

The Oktoberfest parade starts at noon on Edelweiss Strasse near the Helen Festhalle, before turning left onto Chattahoochee Strasse, then a right onto Main Street and into the heart of downtown Helen. The parade will end around Betty’s Country Store. (Map base courtesy Google Maps)

Oktoberfest arrives in Helen

The longest-running Oktoberfest kicks off this week in Helen, highlighted by a parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, at noon in downtown.