October 5, Noon – 6:00pm
Q: Where other than Bavaria can you visit an actual German farm during Oktoberfest?
A: Only at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton Virginia!
Join us for our annual Oktoberfest celebration Saturday, October 5 at the Frontier Culture Museum! The Festival opens at 12:00 noon and we’ll have traditional food, dancing, good beer, authentic music, and plenty of fun for all ages.
Avoid the ticket lines! Buy your Oktoberfest Tickets in advance here.
As a bonus…. Your ticket also gives you admission to the entire Museum! The Museum’s exhibits open at 9:00 am, so come early and tour the German Farm relocated from Hordt, Germany.
We’ll be brewing beer using traditional Old World methods.
Ticket Prices:
– Adults: $12
– Youth (6+): $7
– Children (under 6): FREE
– Annual Pass Holders: FREE
Tickets On Sale Now (click here for advance purchase)
Oktoberfest is brought to you by Blue Ridge Beverage
Virginia’s largest full-service beverage distributor
Entertainment Schedule:
12:00-1:00 Rhythm Road Band *
1:00-1:30 Hirschjaegar Dancers **
1:30-2:30 Schwartz Sauerkraut Band ***
2:30-3:30 Rhythm Road Band
3:30-4:00 Hirschjaegar Dancers
4:00-5:00 Schwartz Sauerkraut Band
5:00-6:00 Rhythm Road Band
* Rhthym Road is Staunton’s very own 4-piece band playing German and American Roots Music.
** S.G.T.E.V. Hirschjäger is a group of Bavarian Dancers whose mission is to preserve the traditional German Dance and the Tracht (clothing) by performing at different venues throughout the state of Virginia. Come to Oktoberfest and dance with them!
*** The Schwartz Sauerkraut Band is a professional musical organization based in the New River Valley in Southwest Virginia performing authentic German style music in traditional Bavarian style clothing. The musical styles include traditional beer tent favorites such as Leichtensteiner Polka, Rosemunde (Beer Barrel Polka), Alte Kameraden Marsch, Yorkshire Marsch, and group-participation numbers such as The Chicken Dance and Rucki Zucki.
Museum Activities:
The Museum’s Exhibits Are Open All Day (9:00 am-5:00 pm)
- German Farm: Games, Keg & Sauerkraut Races, Beer Brewing
- West Africa: Making Pounded Yam
- English Farm: Games: Trap Ball, Quoits, Snake in the Grass
- Irish Farm: Grinding Oats, Flax & Wool Processing
- Ganatastwi: Games, Trade
- 1740’s Farm: Woodworking
- 1820’s Farm: Sauerkraut-making
- 1850’s Farm: Games around the House
Food Vendors:
– Joe’s Sausages
– Rick’s BBQ of Waynesboro
– MJ’s Kickin’ Kettle Corn
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