The town on Saturday transformed into the land of Oz as people came from all over to partake in the OZtoberfest festivities. The city holds the annual event celebrating “The Wizard of Oz” on the first weekend of October each year. In addition to the costume contest, OZtoberfest included an outdoor market, car show and beer and wine garden along with other activities. Wamego Chamber of Commerce event and tourism coordinator Tegan Kreider said many groups came together to help the community deal with the influx of people. “There’s a lot of groups involved,” Kreider said. “The car show group, which actually is a fundraiser for the Honor Flight, and then the group with the Oz Museum, the Columbian Theater, along with our city crews that come in and shut the highway down at 4 a.m. and do our roadblocks. So, yeah, it’s definitely a group effort.”
Source: themercury.com
