About this Event
LocktoberfestDC is a series of free guided walking and biking tours celebrating the three major canals that served 19th-century Washington D.C. Our walking and biking tours are followed by a pay-as-you-go Bavarian-style Oktoberfest celebration.
Our scenic and historic stroll begins along the C&O Canal at Lock 3 where we will see an operational lift lock and a replica packet boat, typical of the boats used on the canal. From there we walk to C&O Canal Mile 0, a stone marker at the canal's southeastern terminus. Here we see the ruins of Tide Lock A that connected the C&O Canal to the Potomac River. Then we walk along the footprint of the historic C&O Canal Extension until reaching its terminus at the Lockkeeper's House (where nothing remains of the historic Tide Lock B). At the Lockkeeper's House the house docent will explain the history of the house as well as the massive project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to create West Potomac Park and East Potomac Park, thus creating man-made land which covered the historic canal extension. From the Lockkeeper's House, participants are encouraged to attend our LocktoberfestDC Celebration, our Bavarian-style Oktoberfest at Sauf Haus Bier Hall & Garten which runs 3:00PM-5:00PM. Sauf Haus is a little less than a mile from the end of the tour.
Event venue & nearby stays
1057 Thomas Jefferson St NW, 1057 Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest, Washington, United States
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