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April 11, 2023Downtown Oktoberfest
Downtown Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Center Street & Minnesota Street
**Downtown Oktoberfest – Friday Preview** New this year! More information here.
10am – Official Keg Tapping
10am-11am – Concord Singers
11am – Germanic-American Day Parade
11am-1pm – Dain’s Dutchmen
1pm-2pm – Sauerkraut Eating, Yodeling, & Stein-Holding Competitions *sign up at the Chamber Merchandise Table, located next to the biergarten*
2-5pm – Shirts & Skins Band
** New this year – expanded festival area onto Minnesota Street!
Interested in Volunteering?! Sign up here!
Downtown Oktoberfest Map – click the map below or here for a zoomable pdf version
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Biergarten (Schell’s Beer, Grain Belt Beer and Seltzers, Tall Grass Ciders, Morgan Creek Vineyards Wine, 1919 Root Beer)
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Yard Games (Bean Bags, Giant Jenga, Sidewalk Chalk)
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Horse-drawn Trolley Rides, sponsored by New Ulm Real Estate 12-3pm
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Axe-Throwing Station, sponsored by Wealth Management Solutions – Ameriprise – 12-5pm
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Photo booth
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Expanded kids’ activities
- Puppet Wagon, shows at: 10:15am, 12pm, 2pm, and 3:30pm
- Appearances by the New Ulm Royalty, 10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm
- Corn Pit, sponsored by Central Region Cooperative
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12 Different Food Vendors!
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Joni’s Restaurant & Catering
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Searles Bar & Grill
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Gutes Essen Deli & Catering
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Optimist Club – Cheese Curds
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Popcorn Wagon
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Asian Hut
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Sweet Lou’s Craft Sausage & Butchery
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Hopper’s Mini Donuts
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Northeast Pretzels
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Sumo & Smoh
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Taco Libre
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Pronto Pups
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Interested in Volunteering?! Sign up here!
Sponsors:
Ein Prosit:
Lederhosen:
Hoi Hoi Hoi:
Carlson-Tillisch Eye Clinic
The Backerei & Coffee Shop
River Bend Business Products
Bank Midwest
Kraft Heinz
Weelborg Chevrolet
Runnings
August Schell Brewing Co.
Optimists of New Ulm
Paul’s Electric (in-kind)
Taco John’s (in-kind)
D&A Trucking (in-kind)
3 Saints Contracting (in-kind)
KNUJ (in-kind)
Grey Duck Photobooth (in-kind)
Central Region Cooperative (in-kind)
Riverview Sanitation (in-kind)
**Parking** – Parking is available on any of the streets in downtown, as well as at the various city parking lots. View a parking map here.
**Transportation** – Please be safe when getting around town!
- Taxi Service: Minne Transportation Services, LLC, 507-990-2077
- 2 shuttle vans will be offering free rides both weekends – running continuous loops between festival locations, downtown, and hotels
- Uber & Lyft
Oktoberfest takes place over 2 weekends at 4 main locations, with festivities happening all over town! Click here to learn more: www.newulm.com/oktoberfest
**Full list of events/Chronological** – click here to view a chronological list of all the performances, events and attractions happening both weekends of Oktoberfest
