4th Annual
OktoberFest
Click here
to visit our new OktoberFest website
Our new website and our
Facebook page are updated frequently with all the latest
news and information about OktoberFest. The schedule
and other basic information is also provided below for
your convenience, but doesn't include the level of detail
you'll find at these other locations. Links to
photos and information about previous OktoberFest events
are provided below.
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October 9-10, 2009
Lancaster's 4th annual OktoberFest promises to bigger
and better than ever! The planning committee started work
immediately after the 3rd annual OktoberFest was wrapped up, and
continues to organize a great variety of activities for your
enjoyment. As always, you can count on us to provide
authentic German food and beer, plus root beer on tap and an
interesting selection of wine. Check back often for more
information about plans as they develop. Information
below is preliminary and subject to change as plans are firmed
up.
Schedule
Friday,
October 9
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Patron Party ($40 per person)
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| 6:30 PM |
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Gates Open
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| 6:45 PM |
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Opening Procession & Ceremony -
Featuring Mayor Marcus Knight
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| 7:00 PM |
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Dinner - Fully Catered German
Dinner
Live Music
Wine & Beer Auction - Donations welcome!
Contact Peggy Smith at 214-460-5533 or e-mail
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Saturday,
October 10
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| 10:00
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Opening Parade
from Town Square to the MKT Depot and Rose Garden
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| 10:00 AM - 4:00
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Saturday on The Square -
Featuring arts & crafts vendors plus unique shops
and restaurants on Lancaster's Historic Town
Square.
Free shuttle between Town Square and
OktoberFest.
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| 10:00
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OktoberFest
at the Historic MKT Depot and Rose Garden |
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~Live Music
~Arts & Crafts Vendors
~Performance by Alpine
Dancers - Featuring adults and children, as seen
every year at the State Fair of Texas
~Pet Adoptions and Pet Parade
~Beer Stein Contest
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| 10:00 AM - 5:00
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Children's Activities,
including:
~Bounce House - FREE
~Face-Painting - FREE
~Traditional German Lebkuchen (Cookie) Decorating
~Home Depot Children's Workshop - FREE
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We hope you'll come out, enjoy the great fall
weather, and take lots of your own photos, but till then, please
enjoy looking
at photos from previous years:
OktoberFest
2008
OktoberFest 2007
OktoberFest 2006.
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We are accepting applications from artists and food
vendors to join us at OktoberFest on Saturday, October 10.
Spaces are 10' x 10', and you will need to bring your own pop-up
canopy. Contact Peggy Smith at 214-460-5533 or e-mail
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Sponsorship opportunities are available at
levels to suit every budget. Proceeds raised at OktoberFest will be
used for the ongoing maintenance of the historic MKT Depot and
adjacent Rose Garden. We welcome both
corporate and individual sponsors. If you're an individual
with no business to promote, please remember that your
sponsorship may qualify as a tax-deductible donation.
For sponsorship information or to purchase
your tickets,
contact Peggy Smith at 214-460-5533 or e-mail
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Thanks to these businesses and
individuals who have already signed up as sponsors:
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