The 51st version of Wurstfest, the annual celebration of German culture, returns to New Braunfels on Friday, showcasing a new performance space for people who want to Chicken Dance and Schottische.

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — New Braunfels is home to the historic Gruene Hall, Schlitterbahn and the Comal River. But every November its signature celebration of German heritage and Texas spirit known as ...

SAN ANTONIO — The "best 10 days in sausage history" are back in the Hill Country, the gates to Wurstfest having reopened to long lines and hungry crowds Friday afternoon. New Braunfels' beloved ...

Grammy-nominated accordion player Alex Meixner plays about 80 to 90 festival dates in a year. But there’s only one event, he says, that’s “even better than coming home.” It’s the salute to sausage.

It’s the final weekend of Wurstfest, the New Braunfels-based annual festival which celebrates German food, beer and, of course, music. The festival began as a single-day event in 1961, an homage to ...

If you’ve never eaten a wurst-n-taschen, polka danced while wearing a chicken hat, or shouted out “Wie geht’s?” halfway through a pitcher of Oktoberfest, you can remedy that and then some at this year ...

It's that time of the year when the smell of German sausage, potato pancakes and other delicious food fills the air in New Braunfels. There's also plenty of German beer and polka music to enjoy at ...

The Texas polka scene is highlighted. How to Watch The World According to Polka The World According to Polka is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, ...

The band makes a trip to Texas. The Chardon Polka Band performs at Wurstfest, a ten-day salute to sausage in Texas. Jake makes strudel at the state’s oldest bakery. Plus, meet Jameson Brettman of the ...

It’s time to dust off those lederhosen because Wurstfest, New Braunfels’ annual celebration of Texas’ German heritage, is almost here. Starting Friday and running through Nov. 13, the festival will ...

Wurstfest, a New Braunfels tradition that's even longer than its sausage links, is returning for its 64th year from November 7-16. Tickets are available online now for a discount compared to the ...

Every year, around this time on the calendar, they hold Wurstfest, a '10 Day Salute To Sausage,' in New Braunfels, the town where I live. The first time I went, five years ago, I felt a shift within ...