Patrons line up outside the Fort Jackson NCO Club to registered for the post's Oktoberfest celebration, Sept. 29.

Command Sgt. Maj. John L. Blyler II, senior enlisted advisor for the 193rd Infantry Brigade, gives out the rules for the Volkmarch portion of Fort Jackson's

Command Sgt. Maj. John L. Blyler II, senior enlisted advisor for the 193rd Infantry Brigade, tosses candy to a line of volksmarchers during the post's Oktoberfest celebration, Sept. 29.

Patrons were given goodie bags, beverages and pretzels during the Volksmarch across post as part of Fort Jackson's Oktoberfest celebration, Sept. 29.

Fort Jackson's Oktoberfest celebration had many family-oriented events including a volksmarch, polka music, a cake race and axe throwing.

Attendees to Fort Jackson's Oktoberfest pose for a selfie, Sept. 29.

Fort Jackson community members participate in a volksmarch, Sept. 29, as part of the post's Oktoberfest celebration. The celebration is based on a Bavarian folk festival known world-wide.

Revelers in lederhosen try to warm up the crowd as a band knocks out polka music during Fort Jackson's 2013 Oktoberfest celebration held Sept. 29 outside the NCO Club on post.

Polka music livens up the NCO Club parking lot as a bad knocks out classic tune during the Fort Jackson Oktoberfest celebration, Sept. 29.

Roughly 200 Fort Jackson community members dusted off their lederhosen and headed to the NCO Club for the post’s Oktoberfest celebration, Sept. 29. Oktoberfest is a traditional Bavarian folk festival where families get together for music, food, beverages and games.

Fort Jackson’s celebration hosted by the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation started off with a volksmarch across post where patrons along the way were given beverages, pretzels and had candy tossed to them. Later on they threw faux axes and heard polka music from a live band