It is time to dust off your dirndl and grab a beer and brat! Saturday September 19th, 2015 marks the start of the 181st Munich Oktoberfest. More than six million will drink and party at the Theresienwiese over the next three weeks. If you can’t make it to Germany for Oktoberfest, we understand. Over the next […]
We’ve been so busy getting ready for the upcoming fall events that I haven’t filled you in on some of the things we have been doing here at Funtober that I think you’ll enjoy. The Newsletter We sent out our first newsletter on the Saturday before Labor Day. The second edition for Friday the 13th […]
I’ve spent the past two days updating information about upcoming United States Oktoberfests. The website for every German festival describes in detail the wonderful authentic Bavarian food that will be served to their visitors. After two days of reading their descriptions, I’m ready to eat! This morning, I started browsing photos on Tastespotting and Foodgawker. […]
Happy Labor Day! We hope you have a fun and relaxing work-free day planned. We’ve got something special for you to kick off the unofficial fall season here on Funtober: a great Halloween giveaway to put you in the autumn mood! Old Friends: Last October, we had a lot of fun doing the Spooktacular Giveaway […]
Corn mazes have started to release aerial photos of their 2013 corn maze designs. We just started updating our corn maze directory to include information about where you will be getting lost this year. There’s a few farms that have already opened their corn maze. But for those of you that can’t wait to do […]
It’s crazy. This summer just flew by. How do we know fall is almost here? The heat is decreasing and the daily summer thunderstorms seem to have stopped here in Philadelphia. After eight straight days with highs over 90 in mid-july, the temperature has decreased to a more comfortable level. Back to School promotions are […]
Today is an important day on the march toward Fall. Oktoberfest in Munich starts on Saturday, September 21st this year. By my count, there’s only 100 days until the ceremonial keg tapping that kicks off the party. Fall officially starts with the autumnal equinox the next day, September 22nd. Of course, if you believe that […]
Since I’ve been working on Funtober, I have been yearning for some of Sabrina’s pumpkin pancakes. I see things from fall everywhere. This morning, my parents and I went to brunch at Sabrina’s Cafe in the Fairmount/Art Museum section of Philadelphia. One of the specials was Lil’ Wayne’s ‘Syzzurp Overload’ Special Pancakes. Can you guess […]
It’s been a beautiful Spring here in the Philadelphia area. I’ve taken a few evenings off from Funtober over the past two weeks in order to enjoy the weather, the NCAA tournament, and some time with the family. But as I learned last year, Spring quickly turns into Summer and Summer turns into Fall. Farmers […]
I woke up this morning to discover that the file system on the Funtober server was corrupted. If I had implemented a proper daily backup system of the entire server, I would simply reinstall yesterday’s server backup. But I’ve only been backing up the website files and database rather than the entire server. So I […]
