If you’ve never had goetta before, Goettafest is a perfect place to sample it all!  Enjoy live music, a variety of inventive goetta dishes (goetta empanadas, goetta balls, goetta rangoon, goetta nachos and more!) and even goetta-themed games during two weekends of goetta-filled fun on the Newport, Ky., and Covington, Ky., riverfront. 

Goetta, a German dish pronounced "get-uh", is often compared to breakfast sausage or scrapple and is a mixture of pork, beef, steel-cut oats, and seasonings.  Many locals enjoy eating goetta with their eggs and in omelets for breakfast, as goetta sliders, or goetta pizza.  You’ll also find some special goetta dishes on local restaurant menus.  Hey--don’t knock it ‘til you try it!

Glier's Goetta, located in Covington, Ky., is the largest commercial producer of goetta. The company produces more than 1,000,000 pounds of goetta annually and around 99% of it is consumed in Greater Cincinnati! Glier's Goettafest is a celebration of the beloved local dish held along the Covington and Newport riverfront just down the steps from the Newport Aquarium and Newport on the Levee. In addition to eating goetta in a variety of dishes, festival goers can enjoy live music, dancing and goetta games.Event 3