Great weather and an expanded lineup of events drew many to downtown Syracuse for the Germanfest celebration this weekend.
Fifth Street and Midland was the hub of activity, with a beer garden, live entertainment, a street dance, a watermelon feed and a variety of contests ranging from polka dancing, hot dog eating, hog calling, mother calling, bed races and cake eating to a new event, the Viener Dog races.
Downtown crowds included many people with dachshunds on leashes and the race track was surrounded by spectators well in advance of the race start.
See Snapshots for Germanfest photos. Watch also for wrap up story and photos in the Syracuse Journal-Democrat Thursday and online videos early in the week.
