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Get the best of the wurst at Big Bear Oktoberfest on Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 3

By Chris ErskineColumnist 
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Big Bear Lake keeps adding events to its autumn lineup, with the various activities joining a large Oktoberfest celebration that dates back almost 50 years. Whether you’re looking for pumpkins or fall colors, the mountain retreat two hours from Los Angeles offers plenty of options for a long weekend, or even a long day.

The Big Bear Oktoberfest runs every Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 3 and features live music, authentic brats and knockwurst and plenty of beer, including Paulaner and Warsteiner.

Sunday is family day, and children 12 and under are admitted free. The festival is located at the Big Bear Lake Convention Center, 42900 Big Bear Blvd. Tickets start at $15. Saturday hours are noon to midnight; Sundays, noon to 6 p.m.

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More info: bigbearevents.com/oktoberfest/.

Other fall events:

Segway Fall Colors Tour, Action Zipline Tours, through Nov. 25, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., 40957 Big Bear Blvd. Tickets start at $85. (909) 866-0390.

Grizzly 100 & MTB Gran Fondo, for mountain bikers, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 29. Starts and finishes in the Village, at Pine Knot Boulevard and Village Drive. Free. (909) 866-8000

Fall Pumpkin Patch & Petting Zoo, Bear Valley Farms, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1601 E. Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear City. Prices start at $5. (909) 547-5424.

Big Bear Comedy Festival, in the Village, Nov. 9 and 10. Tickets from $15. Various locations.

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Chris Erskine

Chris Erskine is a nationally known humor columnist and editor who retired from the Los Angeles Times in 2020. Previously he wrote for the Sports, Travel and Saturday sections and edited with the paper’s features staff. As an editor, he has been a part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams at The Times (for his graphics work on the Northridge quake and the North Hollywood bank robbery). He is best known to readers for his weekly humor pieces on life in suburban Los Angeles. His latest book, “Daditude,” released in 2018, is a collection of his favorite Times columns on fatherhood. He has written two other books, “Man of the House” and “Surviving Suburbia,” which reached the Los Angeles Times bestseller list. The Chicago native has also worked for papers in New Orleans and Miami.

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