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'Oksoberfest,' a booze-free version of Oktoberfest, is coming to Chicago

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel.

Oktoberfest is getting an alcohol-free treatment this fall. Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is hosting the boozeless variation of the Bavarian tradition and calling it Oksoberfest. Get it? The festival will have non-alcoholic beers, mocktails, live polka music and games. Chicago AF, the event organizer, says being sober doesn't mean you can't have fun. The theme could even work for other holidays - Cinco de Dry-o (ph), anyone?

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Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.