By Emily Miller

REXBURG — Imagine live bluegrass music, dancing, food and games on a beautiful, temperate autumn day on the grounds of one of Rexburg’s oldest and most cherished sites.

The Rexburg Cultural Arts Department and the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce hope that’s a winning formula for a burgeoning tradition they’re calling “Oktuberfest.” The play on words combines traditional fall harvest, Oktoberfest-type festivities with a celebration of the potato (or “tuber”) industry in the Upper Valley.

Oktuberfest will be held this Saturday, Oct. 15, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Rexburg Tabernacle Civic Center at 51 N. Center Street in Rexburg.

“Oktuberfest is a celebration of our local farmers, the potatoes they work so hard to grow, and our community that comes together to make the harvest happen,” says Rexburg Cultural Arts event planner Kaatia Larsen.

Bluegrass band leader Vince Crofts of Firth has gathered a group of musicians to provide the entertainment for the evening. Crofts and his associates regularly perform in Jackson, Wyoming, and for local Melaleuca events and are planning to put on a great show for the Rexburg community.

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