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(Des Moines, Iowa) -- Des Moines’ annual German-themed festival, Oktoberfest, will return for its eighteenth year on September 23rd and 24th from 3:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. both days. The event will take place in front of Hessen Haus, a German restaurant and beer hall on 101 SW 4th Street. The festival will also take over the Festival Plaza of the Science Center of Iowa located between 4th Street south of Court Ave. and Market Street between 3rd and 4th Streets.