Kitchener, ON

Canada's big Bavarian festival takes place in the Southern Ontario community of Kitchener-Waterloo from October 9 to 17, 2009. Traditional revelries get an injection of cool when Rock and Polka meet at the Molson-sponsored Rocktoberfest Haus Party October 11.
They're not kidding here when they say that polka is a rich genre with an important place in the current musical landscape. In response to this year's announcement by the Recording Academy that the Grammy Awards has eliminated the Best Polka Album category, Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest's special project this year is to Save the Polka! Sign their petition at www.oktoberfest.ca