Editing Walhalla, South Carolina (section)

==Arts and culture==
Due to its German heritage, Walhalla established an annual [[Oktoberfest]] celebration.<ref name=":0" /> It begins on the third Friday of October each year.  The festival takes place on Main Street in Walhalla (Hwy 28) and on the city's Sertoma Field, located between the middle school and downtown (Hwy 183).  The festival includes art and craft vendors, music, dancing, specialty food vendors, carnival rides, and other festive activities.<ref name="Walhalla Oktoberfest">{{cite web|url=https://www.thewalhallaoktoberfest.com/ |title=Walhalla Oktoberfest|publisher=City of Walhalla |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> Walhalla also hosts a Merchant Market every year, taking place shortly after the end of the Oktoberfest; it consists of many businesses selling food and gifts on Main Street.<ref name="Walhalla Merchant Market">{{cite web|url=https://upstatetoday.com/news/local/oconee/third-annual-merchant-market-coming-to-walhalla/article_933348b9-16a7-50e5-9ebe-7b6d2811fa54.html |title=Walhalla Merchant Market|date=October 15, 2022 |publisher=Upstate Today |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref>