Oktoberfest
Market and Festival
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Market
. Festival . Dinner . Entertainment
Come celebrate the beginning of fall at St. Joseph School’s
annual Oktoberfest Celebration, on Saturday, September 19, 2009.
A full day of shopping among the Midwest’s best antique
dealers and specialty item vendors is open to the public free
of charge. Families are invited to join the fun at the Family
Festival, complete with a day of games, contests, entertainment,
and surprises. Wilmette’s Chamber of Commerce
presents its annual Ridge Road Fall Fest from 10 am to 1 pm,
as well. At dusk, adults can sit down to a traditional German
dinner and of course a stein of bier from our biergarten! Dinner
is followed by oompah music performed by "Die Donau-Schwaben Blaskapelle", then
dance the night away with the funk-fabulous Libido Funk Circus.
* Fine antiques, jewelry, furniture, quilts, decorative arts, and more!
Family
Festival - 11am to 3:30pm - FREE ADMISSION
* Moon Bounce and Candy Castle
* Football Toss, Golf Game, Pitching Cage, Hula Hoop Game, and Bean Bag Toss
* Face/Hair/Tattoo Station, Tie Dye Booth, and Varsity Store
* Turtle Races and Fishbowl Toss
* German music, food, and drink under the tent with Tag's cider donuts, hotdogs, chips, soft pretzels, Ala Carte caesar pasta salad and sesame noodles, "Zier's Signature St. Joseph Wursts" from Zier's Prime Meats, and sweets from Ala Carte
German
Dinner and Live Music - After 5pm Mass- Adults only
* Bratwurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad, Bavarian breads, and strudel
* Oompah band "Die Donau-Schwaben Blaskapelle" from 6-9pm
* "Stein Club" Memberships in limited availability
*Wine Stein Club and Alumni Stein Club for those who already have an Official Oktoberfest Stein. See Ticket form for details
* Tickets sold in advance or at the door, if available
DIRECTIONS
St. Joseph
School, 1740 Lake Avenue (at Ridge), Wilmette,
IL. Parking is available across Lake Avenue at St. Joseph
Church, as well as in the surrounding neighborhood.
