Bockfest 2013 has come and gone but remains a beautifully hazy memory. Old traditions were continued and new ones were given life. The Inaugural Bockfest 5K was a success with over 1,000 participants in the race, and the annual Bockfest Parade entertained ever-growing throngs of onlookers.
Photographer Sarah Laubacher captured the following scenes during the Bockfest Parade. If interested in purchasing any of the following photos as prints, contact Sarah at sarahlaubacher@gmail.com or visit sarahlaubacher.com
Schnitzel the Goat leads the Bockfest Parade while pulling the ceremonial first keg of the festival
Arnold’s is Cincinnati’s oldest watering hole (even old than the Tyler Davidson Fountain). The Arnold’s motorized bathtub is a perennial favorite
The Trojan Goat has become an unofficial mascot of Bockfest
The regnant Sausage Queen helps lead the parade
Running of the Goats
The Sausage Queen’s Court – The night after the Bockfest Parade, the winners of the Sausage Queen preliminary rounds compete at Bockfest Hall for the ultimate royal title: Sausage Queen
A drunk monk on a Segway – only at Bockfest, only inCincinnati
The “Bocking” Dead
A hoof of a different color
Cincinnati Beard Barons
The Urban Basin Bicycle Club pedaled along in full, Germanic force
MOTR’s float consisted of a Pan-like figure mimicking the Manneken Pis
The Bloatarian Brewing League
The Over-the-Rhine Pipe Club
The Empire Strikes “Bock”
The Cincinnati “Shakesbeer” Company waxed philosophical
The Cincinnati Malt Infusers: A Homebrew Club Preserving Olde World Traditions With Hand Crafted Beer
The Pedal Wagon transformed into a giant rolling goat
Count “Bockula”
The banner says it all
