New Glarus Chamber of Commerce 418 Railroad Street New Glarus WI 53574 800 527 6838 608 527 2095
OKTOBERFEST New Glarus, WI Septmeber 26-28, 2008
Free Admission to the festival tent all weekend! Beer Tent, Kids Games, Great Food! Fun for the entire family!
Live Music in Festival Tent all Weekend Downtown New Glarus!
We're kicking off Oktoberfest with a bang or a tap this year. Dan Carey (Award Winning Brew Master, New Glarus Brewing Company) will tap a wooden keg of his award winning Oktoberfest beer "Staghorn" Be sure to purchase your authentic Oktoberfest Bier Stein in the festival tent. Dan will tap the keg Friday night at 9pm under the festival tent.
Saturday we have Master Chef Mike Nevil and Master Cheese Maker Bruce Workman melting up a big pot of their famous Cheese Fondue. We'll start serving at 3pm until it's gone. You won't want to miss this!
Sunday take a step back in time with the Swiss Historical Village Museum. Old World demonstrations, Master Cheese Makers, Sausage Makers, Black Smith, Basket Weavers, Quilters, Spinners and so much more!
Fri. Beer Tent opens at 6pm, Music at 7pm with Jimmy Voegeli-Westside Andy and the Mel Ford Band http://www.westsideandy.com Sat. Beer Tent opens at 11am, Music at 12pm With Max Drexler's Bavarian Brass Band, 4pm with the Resonators (formerly the Raindogs), 8pm to Midnight with Pink Houses, a John Mellencamp tribute band http://www.pinkhouses.net Sun. Beer Tent opens at 12pm, Music from 1-5pm with the New Glarus Polka Kings.
Sept. 26-28, 2008 Oktoberfest is a multi-event weekend in New Glarus. Oktoberfest presents many activities in Downtown New Glarus throughout the weekend including live music in the festival tent, kids games, rides, and great food. Other events customarily include tractor-drawn wagon rides, Swiss Historical Village events with local historical displays and craft demonstrations and plenty of other family fun.
Sept. 28, 2008 Swiss Historical Village Events The Swiss Historical Village will present a live cheese making demonstration Sunday, Sept. 28th, beginning at 9 a.m., in the Historical Village cheese factory. Cheese Masters from around Wisconsin will make Swiss and other favorites in the antique copper cheese vats using production methods dating to the 1800's.
For details of these events, call New Glarus Visitor Information at (800) 527-6838 or (608) 527-2095.
