Mark Carney Visits K-W Oktoberfest

Prime Minister Mark Carney made a quick stop in Kitchener on Friday to enjoy some festivities.

Carney was in southern Ontario that day and, in the afternoon, visited the Schwaben Club in Breslau, just outside of Kitchener, to take part in Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest.

He used a wooden mallet to tap a keg at the fest hall and then enjoyed a mug of beer while chatting with local politicians.

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes a sip of beer with Darryl Fletcher, president of the board of K-W Oktoberfest after tapping a keg at the Schwaben Club in Breslau on Friday. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

It was a short visit between his morning event in Niagara and an evening celebration for Diwali in Brampton.

K-W Oktoberfest is recognized as the largest Oktoberfest celebration outside Munich, Germany.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shares a joke with Woolwich Township Mayor Sandy Shantz, centre, and Wilmot Mayor Natasha Salonen. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

K-W Oktoberfest has welcomed prime ministers before. In 2016, Justin Trudeau attended the opening ceremonies and tapped the keg. He also showed up in 2023 but didn’t tap the keg that year.

WATCH | From the archives, former prime minister Justin Trudeau taps the keg:

Trudeau taps the keg at K-W Oktoberfest

The keg was tapped at Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest on Friday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

A year earlier in 2015, Stephen Harper attended the K-W Oktoberfest parade but wasn’t able to participate because there was a federal election happening at that time.

This year, Canadian musician Steven Page tapped the keg. Former CFL player Michael Pinball Clemons served as parade marshal.

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