Oktoberfest

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Home / Special Events - Oktoberfest

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Oktoberfest History

2015

The first annual Oktoberfest was held on October 3, 2015, from 11am to 8pm.

Bars

1. Adult Root Beer and Floats
2. Fresh Squeezed Specialties
3. Iowa Beer & Wine
4. Pumpkin Beers
5. Rathskeller Bier Garten
6. Sam Adam's Octoberfest
7. Shots and Whiskey

Entertainment

1. Brian Congdon
2. Damnit Changler
3. The Nadas
4. Men's and Woman's Oktoberfest themed costume contest.

Food

Park Food

1. Alpine Foods - corn dogs and fried specialties
2. Dippin' Dots
3. Iowa Cafe - fried chicken $7, bier braised knackwurst w/sauerkraut $5.25, pork wienderschnitzel $6, German potato salad or spätzle $2, desserts (German chocolate cake, turnovers, pumpkin pie) $2. Plus drink stand: fresh squeezed orange or grapefruit juice $5, Cedar Ridge Blanc De Blanc $6, bloody beer $9, Bernie's bloody mary $9, fresh squeezed screwdriver $9, fresh squeezed greyhound $9, ultimate fresh squeezed greyhound $12, Moscow mule (flavor options) $9. Popcorn and fudge.
4. Main Street Creamery - sundaes and scoops
5. Rathskeller - pizza, burgers and brats

Food Vendors

1. Baru 66
2. Blue Tomato
3. Bistro Montage
4. Fried Taco Truck
5. Lurrua Cocina
6. Mediteranean Food Truck
7. Strudl Haus
8. Tami's Tarts

Games

1. Can A Ball
2. Coors Bank a Ball
3. Hamm's Beer Speed Pitch
4. Hi Striker
5. Keg Bowling
6. Mr Frog
7. Wine Duck Pond

Free to Play

1. Chess (huge cheers board and pieces)
2. Connect Four (huge)
3. Bean bag toss
4. Beer pong
5. Horseshoes
6. Jenga (huge)
7. Ladderball (some throw rope loopy things over a stand)
8. Ring toss

Rides Operating

1. Balloon Race
2. Carousel
3. Der Flinger
4. Falling Star
5. G-Force
6. Giant Sky Wheel
7. Galleon
8. Scrambler
9. Space Shot
10. Splash Over
11. Tea Cups

Shops

1. Adult Arcade (where I come from, an "adult arcade" was something different!)
2. Airbrush T-Shirts/Hats
3. Candy Store
4. Caricatures
5. Clearance Store
6. Souvenir Mugs
7. Sweatshirts/T-Shirts

Video

• https://youtu.be/1J9dUL5qj4Y - YouTube video from 2015 (also posted by the park's official Facebook page and website).

2016

The 2nd annual Oktoberfest is scheduled for October 1, 2016, from 11am to 10pm, with rides operating until 9:30pm. It will be sponsored by Star 102.5 and Sam Adams. 21+ and older only. Valid photo ID required for admission.

• 5 stages of musical entertainment.
• 13 acts throughout the day.
• "Last Call" fireworks at 9:30pm.
• $15 admission which includes a 16oz Sam Adam's Octoberfest beer.
• Free admission to Season Pass holders (no beer included).
• Free parking.
• Tickets available on the website starting August 22, or sold at the park on the day of the event.
• Adventureland Inn special: $89 room rate with 2 passes and 2 "Recovery Brunch" buffets at Spectators Sports Bar and Grill for the morning of 10/2/16.