APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – The city of Appleton is about to be the tale of two cities this weekend.
Octoberfest weekend begins Friday night with the License to Cruise car show on College Avenue.
“Thousands of collector cars and antique vehicles that come in and it is an alcohol-free event that is really geared towards those families that want to come down.”
Sergeant Dave Lund of the Appleton Police Department says the success of the event is weather dependent.
“Hopefully have a nice fall evening to enjoy all of the older vehicles and to see the special vehicles that are on display.”
On Saturday, Lund says Appleton has a change of scenery.
“It picks up a little bit with that Octoberfest theme which you will see a lot more drinking,” Lund says.
Even though the drinking is a big part of the event, they usually have very few problems and credits the organizers for designing a wonderful event.
“By and large it is a crowd that is having a lot of fun celebrating the end of summer as we move into fall.”
Lund says officers will be in heavy patrol and says they are asking people to have a good time and remember to be safe and comply.
Alcohol sales on Saturday end at 5:30. Octoberfest begins at 9:00 a.m.
