• Lowenbrau beers at Oktoberfest, Munich."Beer" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: jon gos (Jon Gos) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  

Beer and Mugs

• Paulaner is served at Oktoberfest."happy fall." is Copyrighted by Flickr user: mccun934 (Mike McCune) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  Serve the right type of beer. Brewers often give away free posters, steins or other paraphernalia that you can use for decoration. Or, consider providing mugs from the official Germany Oktoberfest brewers: Spaten, Paulaner, Augustiner, Löwenbräu, Hofbräu and Hacker-Pschorr.
  
  

Tents and Tables

• Drinking under an Oktoberfest tent."Aubrey enjoying her first liter" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: joestump (Joe Stump) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  During Oktoberfest, people spend all day drinking under enormous tents. If you have the space, think about renting a tent for your yard and adding a few wooden picnic tables.
  
  

The Tap

• The entrance of the Spaten Oktoberfest barrels."Oktoberfest 2004" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: farbfilm (Bastian Stein) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  The official first tap is what kicks off the annual Oktoberfest celebration. Consider getting a keg from your local supplier and dressing it up as the Germans do, with green wreaths and blue-and-white ribbons.
  
  

Colors

• Blue and white streamers under an Oktoberfest tent."2001-09 M¨¹nchen 053" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: Allie_Caulfield under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  Cobalt blue and snow white are the official colors of Bavaria, and the dominant colors streaming around the tents, but Oktoberfest is also a celebration of the fall, so you will see yellow, orange, red and green stripes--and wood everywhere, including tables, chairs and barrels.
  
  

Hops

• Hops adorn tent interiors."DSC01041" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: farbfilm (Bastian Stein) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  A nice decorative addition to a beer festival that celebrates the simple ingredients used to make beer (and one found in many tents during Oktoberfest) is hops--the plant that provides beer with a bitter flavor. These plants are a fun way to dress up a party, especially when they're flowering, which happens during the Oktoberfest season.
  
  

Dishes

• Bratwurst, sauerkraut and potatoes with mustard."Oktoberfest" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: JOE M500 (Joe M500) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  What is an Oktoberfest celebration without sausage? And what is sausage in Germany without sauerkraut and mustard? Think about getting special German mustard pots, usually white porcelain with blue stripes and a crest, and plates and bowls to match.