Oktoberfest
Date and Time
Friday Sep 27, 2024
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM CDT
September 27th, 2024
4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location
Downtown Ratingen Platz
Main Street and Market Street
Fees/Admission
Register online, here! In-person registration for the Bohemian Tractor Pull will be held inside Carey's Bar. 6:00-6:30PM. Team check-ins and official's meeting to follow registration.
$40 Team Fee for a 4 person team.
$20 Team Fee for a two-person team.
The team to pull the tractor 100 feet the fastest wins! The winning teams receive half the pot earnings in cash and an official Oktoberfest stein!
Description
Oktoberfest returns to Vermillion September 27th! Celebrate Vermillion's proud German heritage with food, games, and music.
Enjoy Wiener Schnitzel from the Eagles Club and beer from XIX Brewing. Assemble a team for the Bohemian Tractor Pull and lug a vintage tractor down main street. Dress in your best lederhosen or dirndl for the costume contest, try your hand at Hammerschlagen, and compete in the stein holding competition.
Between events, stop by the Vermillion High School German Club booth for cookies and soft pretzels, decorate a library card holder with the Vermillion Public Library, and compete in a pretzel toss. We can't wait to see you there!
Schedule:
5:30 p.m. Welcome
7–10 p.m. Polka with Mark Vyhlidal
7 p.m. Bohemian Tractor Pull (check-in at 6:30).
8:30 p.m. Stein Holding Competition ft. Alphorn Klängen
10 p.m. End
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