THE Albion Hotel Motel turned German on Sunday afternoon, as the locals brought out their best lederhosen and enjoyed the festivities of the Oktoberfest celebration.

Dozens of patrons were welcomed out the back for drinks and a live brass band, under the array of Bavarian pennants which decorated the space.

Out the front, work was also being put into a good cause with packs being sold at the distillery to raise awareness and support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Glenelg Shire Mayor, Anita Rank, visited the Albion’s Oktoberfest celebration for the afternoon and called the breast cancer awareness efforts a “fantastic initiative”.

“If you talk about cancer, everyone has been touched by cancer,” she said.

The event was also hailed as an opportunity to showcase the local area to visitors and Albion co-owner, Julie Phillips, thanked everyone who had turned up for the event.

“To our family, it’s important that Casterton grows and if we can contribute to do that and bring events and showcase our region, that’s what we are here for,” she said.

Ms Phillips also said she was looking to make next year’s Oktoberfest celebration at the Albion “a little bit bigger and better”.

Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival held since 1810 in the German city of Munich, known best as the world’s largest beer celebration.

The festival has many fans from across the world, with the main event in Munich drawing many international tourists and Casterton’s event one of many smaller celebrations held all over the globe.