Back in the 1970s, the Hofbrauhaus on Eyre Street in the city centre was massively popular, with revellers enjoying the party atmosphere, led by resident compere Brian Slater, who was also a member of th venue’s oompah band. There was also a disco and an annual Miss Hofbrau competition and at the height of its popularity coachloads of party-goers arrived from cities like Leeds and Nottingham.
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5. Throwing some shapes
Dancing in the Hofbrauhaus, Sheffield, April 6, 1977
Photo: Stuart Hastings
6. Serving the steins
Megan Walton, waitress, and waiter Pete Pozzoni, pictured at Oktoberfest, Sheffield
Photo: Marie Caley
7. Magna madchens
Jaime-Lee Faulkner, a former Miss South Yorkshire, Michelle Paraskeva, who was the current Miss South Yorkshire, and Ashley Powell, a former Miss South Yorkshire and then Miss Great Britain, helping to launch what aimed to be the biggest Oktoberfest South Yorkshire had ever seen, at Magna in Rotherham in 2019
Photo: Submitted
8. Here for the bier
Mark Simmonite at Henry's in Sheffield, which held an Oktoberfest in 2010
Photo: Sarah Washbourn