Grab Your Beer Stein and Head to Oktoberfest

Enjoy these two Oktoberfest events this weekend and celebrate your German heritage with a bratwurst and a beer.


You don’t have to hop a flight to Germany to experience a traditional Oktoberfest, an autumn festival celebrated every year that includes food, music and lots of beer. Starting Friday, Sept. 18, the much anticipated Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest returns, as well as Lewes’ fourth annual Oktoberfest.

 

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Friday, Sept. 18

Lewes Oktoberfest

4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

The Lewes Chamber of Commerce’s Historic Lewes Business Committee is sponsoring its fourth annual Oktoberfest. Market Street, between Front Street and Second Street, will be closed to vehicular traffic from 3 p.m.–7 p.m. Lewes will create a “beer garden” atmosphere on Market Street without the beer to be in compliance with the city’s ordinances. Dogfish Head Brewery is sponsoring the event for the fourth year and has created commemorative glass beer steins. They are available for purchase at the Chamber’s visitor center in the Fisher-Martin House in Zwaanendael Park, next to the museum and at the festival site beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday. On the day of the Oktoberfest, the steins can be taken into participating restaurants and presented to receive a discount on Dogfish beer available at a number of the restaurants in the historic Lewes business district.
www.leweschamber.com/event/chamber-events/oktoberfest-lewes-4th-annual-fun-friday-oktoberfest

 

Friday, Sept. 18-Sunday, Sept. 20

Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest

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49 Salem Church Road, Newark

Friday: 5 p.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday: noon-11 p.m.; Sunday: noon-6 p.m.

German food and beer are the main attractions under the big tent at this increasingly popular event, but fans also love the Opening Parade featuring the Muenchner Kindl (Munich Child), and the continuous musical entertainment including a Bavarian dance group. German food specialties such as grilled bratwurst and weisswurst, frankfurters, BBQ chicken, pretzels and rollmops, a marinated herring served with rye bread and even the traditional potato salad and sauerkraut. The Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest also features imported gifts and souvenirs, Bavarian specialty clothes and amusement rides. New this year is remote parking at Christiana High School, which is located just .7 miles south of the Delaware Saengerbund at the intersection of Salem Church Road and Chapman Road. Parking costs $10 on Friday and Saturday and is free on Sunday, and includes a shuttle to and from the entrance gate of the Oktoberfest. Amusement rides are included in the admission price and are unlimited, however Midway games set up by the amusement company do cost extra.
www.delawaresaengerbund.org/v5_Oktoberfest.shtml

 

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