What's Happening August, 2008 |
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Late summer is the time of year when German-American festivals really start picking up momentum again. Some Oktoberfest celebrations start as early as August but the unofficial start of this special season is usually Labor Day weekend.
Enjoy all the great food and have a beer on us!
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Liverpool, NY
Aug 3 - Aug 3, 2008
German food, German and American beer, authentic folk dancing. Free parking & admission. Music by The D'Lustigen Almdudlers Band. For more information, visit the Bavarian Fest web page. |
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Dayton, OH
Aug 8 - Aug 10, 2008
Join us for a weekend of German culture and fun!
Authentic German Food * New German Draft and Bottled Beer Selection * Indoor Bier Halle * Live
Continuous Polka and Waltz Music * Folk Dance Demonstrations * Children’s Corner with Games
* Fashion Show * Ernst Licht Bavarian Clothing * New Vendors * Wine Tasting Tent * Raffle
Prizes * FREE Admission * FREE Shuttle available and much more! For more information, visit the 25th Anniversary of the German Fest Picnic web page. |
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Newington, CT
Aug 22 - Aug 24, 2008
Home made Potato Pancakes, German Beer, German Wurst, Sauerkraut, German baked goods, Schuhplattlers & German Musik. Band from Bavaria, Germany: Schwabenmusikanten. For more information, visit the The Hartford Saengerbund German Bierfest web page. |
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Cincinnati, OH
Aug 22 - Aug 24, 2008
Germania Society's 38th Oktoberfest with German Foods and Beverages, Dance and Music. For more information, visit the Cincinnati's Original Oktoberfest web page. |
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 43rd German-American Festival
Oak Shade Grove, OH
Aug 22 - Aug 24, 2008
The 43rd German-American Festival, the Toledo area’s Oldest, Largest and Greatest Ethnic Festival with authentic German Food, Beer, and Entertainment.
Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Street, Oregon, Ohio, just ½ mile east of Coy Road. Festival organizers expect upward from 25,000 paid attendees.
Friday, August 22, 2008: 6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. (Parade and Opening Ceremonies begin at 8:00 p.m.)
Saturday, August 23, 2008: 2:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
Sunday, August 24, 2008: 12:00 Noon – 8:00 p.m. with a German Language worship service at 10:30 a.m.
(Alcohol sales cease at 12:00 midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Liquor available on Sunday
General admission: $7.00 per person.
Continuous live music from Germanic and ethnic bands.
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Hagerstown, MD
Aug 23 - Aug 24, 2008
The Augustoberfest Event pays tribute to the area's rich German heritage and supports scholarships for exchange students to Hagerstown's Sister City - Wesel, Germany. This exciting event is run by the nonprofit organization, the Augustoberfest Charitable Foundation. For more information, visit the Augustoberfest web page. |
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Berea, OH
Aug 29 - Sep 1, 2008
The Labor Day Oktoberfest takes place at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea. Join us for four exciting days of authentic German Food, Beer, and Entertainment with Local and Regional Musicans and German Dance Groups. For more information, visit the The Labor Day Oktoberfest at the Berea Fairgrounds web page. |
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Philadelphia, PA
Aug 30 - Sep 1, 2008
Crafts, German Beer & Wines, German-American Singing & Dancing, Souvenirs, German Clothing, Harvest Fruit Column, Rides & Games, Altweibermühle: True Fountain of Youth, Authentic Oktoberfest Atmosphere. For more information, visit the Cannstatter's 136th Oktoberfest web page. |
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Danbury, NH
Aug 30 - Sep 1, 2008
Join us for 3 days of frolicking fun outside under tents at New Hampshire's award winning German restaurant! Enjoy the delicious, friendly competition of the German Potato Salad and Sauerkraut Contests. Have a ball entering the Trachten and Yodeling Contests and win great prizes! For more information, visit the Annual Oktoberfest Celebrations at Alphorn Bistro web page. |
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Erie, PA
Aug 30 - Aug 31, 2008
Enjoy oom-pah music and folk dancing, Traditional German Brats, Sauerbraten, Spaetzle, Kraut, Limbuerger and Braunschweiger sandwiches and more; Erie Brewing Co's own special German brews; shopping in our Marktplatz, and Petting Zoo and attractions for youngsters. For more information, visit the 12th Annual German Heritage Festival web page. |
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