Savannah Neyman helps serve up Bavarian pretzels at Sprankle’s Octoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 10, in Saxonburg. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

SAXONBURG — Revelers enjoyed a “twofer“ this weekend, as the Sprankle’s Octoberfest and Saxonburg Festival of the Arts saw thousands visit the historic borough.

Non-profit tents, bounce houses, cornhole boxes, craft booths, food and brewery trucks, an oversized chess board, a huge tent with a dance floor and bands, Kinderland kids area, a Christian biker group complete with gleaming Harley-Davidson motorcycles and more dotted the Saxonburg Carnival grounds at the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company, where Sprankle’s Octoberfest was held.

Doug Sprankle added new features this year so Octoberfest would offer something to interest everyone.

“It’s going fantastic,” Sprankle said on Saturday of his fourth annual Octoberfest. “We have the support of the community and its nonprofits, and I think it’s a really strong community event that everyone wants to support.”

He said digital counters tallied 2,800 people who came through the gates on Friday night alone.

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Ryan Fisher, of Fish the Pyro, makes a glass art piece at the Saxonburg Festival of the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 10. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Marlee Shimpeno, 13, April Shimpeno, Vayda Zalenti, 7, Stella Zalenti, 5, and Hope Egnac try soy wax scents at the Pink Zebra vendor booth during the Saxonburg Festival of the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 10. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Joe Lege plays the accordion with the PolkaMeisters on the main stage at Sprankle’s Octoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 10, in Saxonburg. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle