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Sponsors:
Oktoberfest
At The Smithgall Arts Center
Saturday, September 30, 2023
12-8 PM
FREE ADMISSION
Bring a blanket or bag chair and enjoy live music, family activities, food trucks, a biergarten & more!
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Let There Be Rock School
Performance Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Let There Be Rock School, here in Gainesville, is super excited to have a few of our student bands come out and play for the 2nd Annual Arts Council Oktoberfest! We’ll have bands of all ages perform some of their favorite songs to get the party started!
Alpenfest Musiker
Performance Time: 1:45 – 3:00 PM
Performing German music to the crowd’s delight!
The King Daddy Polecats
Performance Time: 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Two parts rockabilly, a beer mug full of honky-tonk, and a few dashes of both blues and swing for the right amount of flavor – Gainesville favorites The King Daddy Polecats are sure to get any crowd on their feet!
Family & Friends Band
Performance Time: 6:00 –8:00 PM
An indie-rock band out of Athens, GA.
FOOD VENDORS
BIERGARTEN
Sponsored by Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing
Enjoy a variety of beer options from Downtown Drafts with tents and cooling stations!
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Cherry Street
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Wild Leap
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Stiegle
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Bitburger
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Wild Heaven
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Weihenstephaner
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Harpoon
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Brooklyn
Visit the Monday Night Brewing tent to receive FREE goodies!
ACTIVITIES
Kids Creation Station
Sponsored by Mincey Marble Manufacturing
- Art Table with The Arts Council
- Instrument Petting Zoo
- Temporary Tattoo Parlor
Best of the Fest
- Kid’s Pretzel Relay
- Stein Race
- Stein Holding Contest
- Keg Toss
Beer Making Demo
Community Art Project
Sponsored by Northeast Georgia Health Systems
- Community Mural Painting
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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