Celebrate Southern Oregon’s German History at the 6th-Annual Oktoberfest!
Presented by the Jacksonville Heritage Society – September 27th-29th at the Bigham Knoll Campus
The entire community is invited to come out to the Bigham Knoll Campus in Jacksonville for the 6th-annual Oktoberfest Celebration on September 27-29. Live Bands will perform in two venues, there will be dancing and of course the largest selection of beers on tap in the region. The ZMusikmakers, from Mt. Angel will take to the stage both Saturday and Sunday.
The traditional tapping of the Keg will take place Friday at 5:00pm and Oktoberfest will be officially open! That evening, there will be a special Schoolhaus Brewhaus prepared authentic Bavarian meal. A beer trivia contest will take place from 8:00-10:00pm with prizes awarded to the winning team. Saturday will be full of great events including multiple historic presentations and exhibits, classes and demonstrations on German cooking including sausages, sauerkraut and pretzels, brat-eating contests, and Polka and Waltz lessons. New this year with the help of the Britt Festival, there will be performances of great German composers in the Campus Music Room. A Kickball Tournament will begin at noon on Sunday. Sign-up early as the teams will fill-up fast! Kids can ride the Cow Train and play in the Kinderyard.
The Jacksonville Heritage Society invites all service groups and vendors to participate and work together to help highlight the many contributions the early German pioneers made to Jacksonville.
View the entire Oktoberfest schedule and find more information at www.bighamknoll.com or call Susan Canty at 541-899-9665.
Food, beverages and contests are available for purchase. All other events are free. In order to consume alcohol, attendees must be 21 and pay a $3 ID check and banding charge.
Posted September 23, 2013