Get your Lederhosen ready for Grand Junction's Oktoberfest in downtown Grand Junction on October 4.

Location

The Grand Junction Oktoberfest will be downtown Grand Junction on Main Street between 3rd and 5th Streets.

Date + Time

This family-fun event will be taking over downtown Grand Junction on Saturday, October 4, from11 am to 8:30 pm.

Cost

This is a free family event. Just bring some Deutsche Mark -- money for us Americans -- to enjoy the great beers and food.

What's Going On

Grand Junction's Oktoberfest is filled with everything German, from authentic German food, German beer, the Oopsie Poopsy Wiener dog races, and great local vendors.

There are fun contests like nail pounding, beer mug holding, alphorn blowing and yodeling.

There's also a free street dance featuring German music by the band Alpine Echo!

List of Events - Times Subject to Change

11:00 am
  • Event opens to public
12:00 pm
  • Official Opening with Jim Witt & Bürgermeister and the Mayor Sam Sasuras.
  • Official Keg Tapping
  • Wiener Dog Race Check-in Begins
12:15 pm
  • Bookcliff Barbershop Harmony Chorus—Beer Barrel Polka--Official
  • Oktoberfest Song
12:30 pm
  • Al & the Polka Dots Adult Band
  • Polkas/Waltzes—Alan Severson
  • Wiener Dog parade through OktoberFest
1:00 pm
  • Hans Rieger/Charlotte Zangerle: Zither/Jodeling
  • Sign up for the Hansel & Gretel Contest
  • Loki Fashion Show
1:30 pm
  • Hansel & Gretel Contest for kids
  • A&W Root Beer Mug Holding contest for kids
  • Hansel & Gretel Contest
1:45  pm
  • The Lizer’s & Ted Vath -- Polkas and Waltzes
  • Sherrill Lizer on piano, Wayne Lizer on fiddle/guitar, and Ted Vath on Button Box
2:00pm
  • Wiener Dog Races take place
2:45 pm
  • Hans Rieger/Charlotte Zangerle: Zither/Jodeling
3:30  pm
  • Hans Rieger/Charlotte Zangerle: Zither/Jodeling
  • Sign up for the St. Pauli Girl Contest
4:00 thru 8:00pm
  • St. Paulie Girl Contest - $300 cash prize!
  • Free Street Dance—Alpine Echo
  • Nail Pounding Contest
  • Beer Mug Holding Contest
  • Alphorn Blowing Contest
  • Yodeling Contest
8:30 pm
  • Beer Serving Ends.

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