Gardner MA 20th Annual Oktoberfest is Saturday, September 27th
Rick Walton of the Gardner Ale House started a small Oktoberfest celebration at his restaurant back in 2006. Now, 20 years later, it is a City-wide event attended by visitors from many towns around.
Schedule of Events: 10am: Run for a Beer, 11:00am: Hofbrauhaus Bavarian German Folk Band starts playing, 11:30am: Keg Tap with singing of Ein Prosit, 1pm: Men and Women’s Stein Holding Competition (Hold a 5lb mug of Oktoberfest Lager for as long as you can) 2pm: Chair Luge (a chair with wheels and some kind of brakes is all you need), 3pm: Cornhole Tournament. 3:00pm: Live Music on the Stage starting with Chris Fitz, 4:30pm Live Music with Disco Lemonade, 6:15pm: Music with Midnight Riders.
The street party ends at 8pm. However, the pub at Moon Hill Brewing Company and the Gardner Ale House stay open a little longer. The Gardner Ale House is expected to once again have authentic German sausages, sauerkraut, potato salad, and soft pretzels. And of course, there will be Italian sausages, hamburgers, hot dogs, and pizza. If you go inside the Gardner Ale House, you can even get Wiener Schnitzel and other German delicacies. More information, CLICK HERE.
Gardner MA 15th Annual Chair Luge is Saturday, September 27th
Chair Luge starts at 2pm. This year’s Chair Luge Theme is Beetlejuice. There will be live music all day long. The event is sponsored by Moon Hill Brewing Company.
The Chair Luge is simple. Some sort of chair with wheels designed by each individual racer is propelled by its own power downhill a few hundred feet on Parker Street. It’s an environmentally friendly event since the only fuel is gravity itself.