Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is back! Here's what you should know about the annual festival before things kick off this week.

The annual festival, which is the largest Oktoberfest celebration outside of Germany's, is back bigger than ever before — and it's also in a new location.

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is this weekend, and there's a new location for the German heritage festival. Sawyer Point and Yeatman's Cove will hold beer halls, stages, and vendors. Chelsea York with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber says there's a lot of advantages to the new site.

Hot griddles, hot brats and cold beers are hallmarks of Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, the world's largest Oktoberfest outside Munich, Germany.