Program of Events

The festival offers a wide range of family-friendly entertainment and activities. This year’s entertainment lineup includes singing and dancing to an authentic Munich Oompah band flown in from Germany, costumed yodellers, traditional Alpenrosen dancers, cow bell ringers, goal shooting games, a family photo wall, carnival rides, baby barnyard animals, face painting, a traditional German puppet theatre, and the hilarious “Bavarian Strongman”, “Miss Oktoberfest” and "Best Dressed" competitions and more!

The entertainment schedule is shown below. You can also download and print your own copy here (pdf 1.5MB).

7-9 October 2011

 Friday 7th Time Event Tent/Main Stage Outdoor  
  16:00 GATES OPEN    
  16:30 - 18:00 Anzapfen Ceremony - Official opening & tapping of the first beer keg (including Heidi & Alpenrosen performances) 16:30 - midnight
Carnival rides
food & beverage stalls
Merchandise stalls
Roaming accordion player
 
  18:00 - midnight Band - Münchner Buam  
  23:00 Entry / Ticket sale closes  
  Midnight EVENT CLOSES  
 Saturday 8th Time Event Tent / Main Stage Outdoor Kids Tent
  11:00 GATES OPEN All day:
Carnival rides
Food & beverage stalls Merchandise stalls
Facepainting & balloon artist
Barnyard Babies - animal farm until ca. 17:00
Roaming accordion player
 
  12:00 - 13:00 Band - Münchner Buam  
  13:00 - 13:30 Miss Oktoberfest competition - round one & two 13:15 KiddyWinks Puppet Theatre (45min)
  13:30 - 14:30 Band - Münchner Buam 14:00 KiddyWinks Puppet Making (30min)
  14:30 - 15:00 Miss Oktoberfest competition - round three  
  15:00 - 15:30 Alpenrosen - German dancing & cow bell ringing  
  15:30 - 16:15 Band - Münchner Buam 15:00 KiddyWinks Puppet Theatre (45min)
  16:15 - 17:00 Miss Oktoberfest competition - FINALS  
  17:00 - 17:30 Yodeler 'Heidi'  
  17:30 - midnight Band - Münchner Buam  
  23:00 Entry / Ticket sale closes  
  Midnight EVENT CLOSES  
 Sunday 9th Time Event Tent / Main Stage Outdoor Kids Tent
  11:00 GATES OPEN All day:
Carnival rides
Food & beverage stalls Merchandise stalls
Facepainting & balloon artist
Barnyard Babies - animal farm until ca. 17:00
Roaming accordion player
 
  12:00 - 13:00 Band - Münchner Buam  
  13:00 - 13:30 Yodeler 'Heidi' 13:15 KiddyWinks Puppet Theatre (45min)
  13.30 - 14:30 Band - Münchner Buam 14:00 KiddyWinks Puppet Making (30min)
  14:30 - 15:00 Alpenrosen - German dancing & cow
bell ringing
 
  15:00 - 15:30 Band - Münchner Buam 15:00 KiddyWinks Puppet Theatre (45min)
  15:30 - 16:00 Yodeler 'Heidi'  
  16:00 - 16:45 Band - Münchner Buam  
  16.45 - 17.30 Alpenrosen - German dancing & cow
bell ringing
 
  17:30 - 20:00 Band - Münchner Buam  
  19:00 Entry / Ticket sale closes  
  20:00 EVENT CLOSES  

 

14-16 October

 Friday 14th Time Event Tent/Main Stage Outdoor  
  16:00 GATES OPEN    
  16:30 - 17:15 Band - Münchner Buam All day:
Carnival rides
Food & beverage stalls
Merchandise stalls
Roaming accordion player
 
  17:15 - 17:30 Yodeler 'Heidi' - opening best traditionally dressed competition  
  17:30 - 18:15 Best traditionally dressed single male
Best traditionally dressed single female
Best traditionally dressed couple
 
  18:15 - 18:30 Yodeler 'Heidi' - performance with the winners  
  18:30 - 19:00 Alpenrosen - German dancing & cow bell ringing  
  19:00 - midnight Band - Münchner Buam  
  23:00 Entry / ticket sale closes  
  Midnight EVENT CLOSES  
 Saturday 15th Time Event Tent / Main Stage Outdoor Kids Tent
  11:00 GATES OPEN All day:
Carnival rides
Food & beverage stalls Merchandise stalls
Facepainting & balloon artist
Barnyard Babies - animal farm until ca. 17:00
Roaming accordion player
 
  12:00 - 13:00 Band - Münchner Buam  
  13:00 - 13:30 Bavarian Strongman competition
Round one
13:15 KiddyWinks Puppet Theatre (45min)
  13:30 - 14:15 Band - Münchner Buam 14:00 KiddyWinks Puppet Making (30min)
  14:15 - 14:45 Bavarian Strongman competition
Round two
 
  14:45 - 15:15 Alpenrosen - German dancing & cow bell ringing  
  15:15 - 15:45 Bavarian Strongman competition - round three 15:00 KiddyWinks Puppet Theatre (45min)
  15:45 - 16:30 Band - Münchner Buam  
  16:30 - 17:15 Bavarian Strongman competition - FINALS'  
  17:15 - 17:45 Yodeler 'Heidi'  
  17:45 - midnight Band - Münchner Buam  
  23:00 Entry / Ticket sale closes  
  Midnight EVENT CLOSES  
 Sunday 16th Time Event Tent / Main Stage Outdoor Kids Tent
  11:00 GATES OPEN All day:
Carnival rides
Food & beverage stalls Merchandise stalls
Facepainting & balloon artist
Barnyard Babies - animal farm until ca. 17:00
Roaming accordion player
 
  12:00 - 13:00 Band - Münchner Buam  
  13:00 - 13:30 Yodeler 'Heidi' 13:15 KiddyWinks Puppet Theatre (45min)
  13.30 - 14:30 Band - Münchner Buam 14:00 KiddyWinks Puppet Making (30min)
  14:30 - 15:00 Alpenrosen - German dancing & cow
bell ringing
 
  15:00 - 15:30 Band - Münchner Buam 15:00 KiddyWinks Puppet Theatre (45min)
  15:30 - 16:00 Yodeler 'Heidi'  
  16:00 - 16:45 Band - Münchner Buam  
  16.45 - 17.30 Alpenrosen - German dancing & cow
bell ringing
 
  17:30 - 18:15 Band - Münchner Buam  
  18:15 Ticket & business cards prize draw  
  18:30 - 20:00 Band - Münchner Buam  
  19:00 Entry / Ticket sale closes  
  20:00 EVENT CLOSES  

Oktoberfest 2011 is on 7-9th and 14-16th of October!

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