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EspañolVON STEUBEN DAY
'Steuben Day' is held traditionally on a weekend in mid-September (von Steuben was born September 17th), celebrating Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who arrived in the United States as a volunteer offering his services to General George Washington, and is generally considered the German-American event of the year. Participants march, dance, and play music.
While Steuben Day is celebrated in many cities all across the United States, the largest crowds gather in New York City. Every year on the third Saturday in September, German-Americans celebrate the Annual Steuben Parade on Fifth Avenue and an Oktoberfest-style beer fest complete with food and live music in Central Park. The Parade was founded in 1957 and has grown into one of the largest celebrations of German and German-American culture in the United States.
In 2007, German-Americans celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this affair and welcome former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as Grand Marshal and former German chancellor Helmut Kohl as Guest of Honor.
Other Parades are traditionally held in Chicago, Illinois, early September, where festivities include country fair with German food, music, costumes and other items. Another Steuben Parade is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Steuben Day is celebrated in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
The Chicago version of the parade was incorporated into the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, even though the movie's plot indicates that Ferris taking advantage of his "ninth sick day" of the school year, and other movie details indicate it takes place near the end of the school year and not in September.
★ German-American Day
★ Oktoberfest
★ Steuben Society of America
★ United German-American Societies of Greater Chicago
| Contents |
| Steuben Parade in New York |
| Other Steuben related events |
| Von Steuben Day in Pop Culture |
| See also |
| External links |
Steuben Parade in New York
While Steuben Day is celebrated in many cities all across the United States, the largest crowds gather in New York City. Every year on the third Saturday in September, German-Americans celebrate the Annual Steuben Parade on Fifth Avenue and an Oktoberfest-style beer fest complete with food and live music in Central Park. The Parade was founded in 1957 and has grown into one of the largest celebrations of German and German-American culture in the United States.
In 2007, German-Americans celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this affair and welcome former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as Grand Marshal and former German chancellor Helmut Kohl as Guest of Honor.
Other Steuben related events
Other Parades are traditionally held in Chicago, Illinois, early September, where festivities include country fair with German food, music, costumes and other items. Another Steuben Parade is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Steuben Day is celebrated in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
Von Steuben Day in Pop Culture
The Chicago version of the parade was incorporated into the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, even though the movie's plot indicates that Ferris taking advantage of his "ninth sick day" of the school year, and other movie details indicate it takes place near the end of the school year and not in September.
See also
★ German-American Day
★ Oktoberfest
External links
★ Steuben Society of America
★ United German-American Societies of Greater Chicago
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