Columbus, Schmidt's Oktoberfest nominated in USA TODAY 10Best polls

Roll out the barrel — of votes, that is.

Columbus has made the list of nominees in two categories of the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice poll.

The city is in the running for Best Place to Visit for Fall, with the poll citing such autumnal attractions as pumpkin patches and apple orchards, the changing leaves at Schiller Park and the Oktoberfest celebration presented by Schmidt's.

Mike Farrenkopf helps kick off the 54th Annual Columbus Oktoberfest during an event at Hofbrauhaus in Grandview Yard on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Oktoberfest will be held September 6, 7, and 8, 2019, at the Ohio Expo Center. There will be lots of space for polka dancing.
Mike Farrenkopf helps kick off the 54th Annual Columbus Oktoberfest during an event at Hofbrauhaus in Grandview Yard on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Oktoberfest will be held September 6, 7, and 8, 2019, at the Ohio Expo Center. There will be lots of space for polka dancing.

And speaking of Schmidt's Columbus Oktoberfest, the annual event is up for Best Oktoberfest, along with two others in Ohio, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati and Cleveland Oktoberfest.

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As of 2 p.m. Friday, Schmidt's Columbus Oktoberfest was in seventh place on the leaderboard listing 20 Oktoberfests across the country from Vermont to Wyoming.

Over the next three weeks, readers can cast one vote per day until ballots close at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 9. The top 10 winners, ranked by USA Today 10Best readers, will be announced Sept. 18.

To cast your vote for Best Place to Visit for Fall, go to bit.ly/4dHlH10.

To choose the Best Oktoberfest, visit bit.ly/3M8PWlP.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Schmidt's Columbus Oktoberfest among USA TODAY 10Best nominees