Oktoberfest – this weekend!
Posted October 5, 2011 at 7:17 am by Ian Byington
San Juan Island Oktoberfest
Celebrating the 17th Anniversary of this Island Tradition
Saturday, October 8, 2011
5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
San Juan County Fairgrounds Pavilion
Tickets: Adults $8, Age 12 & under admission is Free!
Scrip for Meals and Beverages will be sold at the door and advance purchase through the SJI Chamber.
The Pavilion at the county Fairgrounds will take on a Bavarian Alpine atmosphere for this celebrated Island tradition. Islanders of all ages will dance the Chicken Dance and polkas to the lively music of the fabulous Blaskapelle Oktoberfest Band, and enjoy delicious Bavarian style food and beverage specialties.
King’s Market will provide a traditional selection of Oktoberfest menu items, “including Brats, German potato salad, Schnitzel and more. Guests will also enjoy locally made Apple Strudel assorted Beers, and local wines. Oktoberfest is continuing a tradition that started on October 17, 1810 in Munich, Germany after the wedding of Princess Theresa of Sachsen-Hildburghausen and Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria. The 40,000 party guests had such a good time that the event was repeated every year. Now Oktoberfest is celebrated all over the world as a “People’s Festival ” or “Volkfest.
Proceeds from the event will benefit local service clubs and non-profit organizations of San Juan Island.
2011 San Juan Island Oktoberfest is presented by:
San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce, Inter Island Medical Guild, Kiwanis Club of Friday Harbor, San Juan Lions Club, Rotary Club of San Juan Island; and is also Sponsored in Part by: Browne’s Home Center, Islanders Bank, and San Juan Propane.
Contact the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce for more information:
(360) 378-5240 / www.sanjuanisland.org
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