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2014 Oktoberfest at Memorial Park

OKTOBERFEST In Memorial Park

Don’t miss the Memorial Park Association’s 2014 Oktoberfest celebration!

TWO EVENTS

Friday Night VIP Preview Party

Saturday Main Event

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Tickets to both the VIP Preview Party* on Friday, October 3rd and the Main Celebration on Saturday, October 4th are available now at EventBrite.
Oktoberfest is a fundraiser for the Memorial Park Association, which is dedicated to the protection and preservation of the park.

We’ll be turning Memorial Park into a German beer hall with locally-brewed Oktoberfest craft beers, live oompah music, food trucks serving German fare and traditional beer competitions and games.

Highlights of both Friday and Saturday’s festivities include:

THE SWINGING BAVARIANS OOMPAH BAND

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Traditional Oktoberfest songs, yodeling, slap-dancing and more!
Check out their awesomeness at 
www.swingingbavarians.com.

BEERS
German brews from Intuition Ale Works, Aardwolf and Veterans United will be flowing!

FOOD
Your ticket includes a giant pretzel made by Mellow Mushroom.

We’ve partnered up with Jax Truckies and will have multiple food trucks on-site, each serving at least one German dish. Stay tuned for details on which food trucks will be participating!

TRADITIONAL BEER COMPETITIONS


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Go out and get yourself a dirndl or some lederhosen now – we’ll be crowning the King and Queen of Oktoberfest! The King and Queen drink for free during the event!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH
Tickets to Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 4th from 12:00pm to 8:00pm include a souvenir Oktoberfest stein, a free stein fill, a giant pretzel, live oompah music and other entertainment.
Food is NOT included but there will be a variety of food trucks parked on-site serving German fare!
$35 in advance
$40 CASH at the door
Kids under 12 free

Eventbrite - 2014 OKTOBERFEST IN MEMORIAL PARK

OKTOBERFEST VIP PREVIEW PARTY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD
We are selling a limited number of tickets to our VIP Preview Party* on Friday, October 3rd from 6pm to 9pm!

Tickets are $125, exclusive to Memorial Park Association Donors* and include all-you-can-eat authentic German fare catered by Sausage Paradise, a souvenir Oktoberfest stein, three locally-brewed Oktoberfest beers, a giant pretzel made by Mellow Mushroom, live oompah music and more!

9/18/2014: The Memorial Park Association is pleased to announce that all VIP Party ticket holders will also be admitted to Saturday’s event at no additional charge.

*Please note, the VIP Preview Party is exclusive to Memorial Park Donors only. For details see below. 

To be admitted Saturday, all VIP Party ticket holders must bring their beer stein and wear their wrist pass from the night before. Although, admittance on Saturday does not include items offered with a ticket purchase,  you can still enjoy steins full of beer for just $5 and support Memorial Park.

Eventbrite - Oktoberfest VIP Preview Party benefiting the Memorial Park Association

All-you-can-eat German fare includes:
– Authentic grilled German sausages (bratwurst, krautwurst, knockwurst, beef frankfurter, Bohemia smoky, Polish kielbasa, Andouille, double smoked beefwurst, wieners, pickled pork & chicken sausage)
– A variety of condiments to adorn your sausage, including sweet onion sauce, sauerkraut, currywurst sauce and mustard
– Bavarian kartoffelsalat (German potato salad), a vinaigrette-based potato salad with bacon and onions
– Apple sauerkraut
– Bavarian red cabbage, sweetened and marinated
**Vegetarian options will also be available!**

THE BREWERS:
Intuition Ale Works (Event Founder Partner)
Aardwolf Brewing Company

Veterans United Craft Brewery

THE ENTERTAINMENT:
THE SWINGING BAVARIANS OOMPAH BAND


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Traditional Oktoberfest songs, yodeling, slap-dancing and more! Check out their awesomeness at www.swingingbavarians.com.

* If you are not a donor, become one with a minimum $25 contribution.  Visit
www.memparkjax.org and click on Donate.

Intuition Oktoberfest 2013 from Mark Hubbard on Vimeo.

 

MORE INFO
Email: events@memparkjax.org for more info!

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