Mount Angel’s 50th Celebration of Oktoberfest
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Monday, September 14, 2015
Briauna Skye McKizzie, GoLocalPDX Contributor
Photo Credit: Oktoberfest.org (Image Cropped)
This week, Mount Angel kicks off their 50th celebration of
Oktoberfest, which will run Thursday through Sunday, September 17th -20th.
Offering plenty of events for both children and adults, the festival has a great kickoff party planned for Thursday. For just $25 tickets, guests at the kickoff party enjoy a bbq chicken dinner, entertainment, and bottomless beverages.
The festival also partners with Lufthansa by offering visitors the chance, via a raffle contest, to actually go to Germany.
To participate in the raffle, guests must purchase a “passport” at the Chamber of Commerce Booth and get at least 6 out of 7 pages stamped at special locations throughout the festival grounds.
Once the passport is adequately stamped, guests will return their stamped passports back to the Chamber of Commerce Booth and receive a raffle ticket in exchange.
Later, the drawing will occur on Sunday, September 20th, at 6pm.
The fun doesn’t stop at the party and the raffle though, the weekend will also feature a concert by
The von Trapp Family Singers (yes, real descendants of Maria and Captain von Trapp), an extended Kindergarten for kids of all ages, a pedal tractor race, and of course, plenty of speciality beers.
To take part in the celebration, please click here for tickets.
Mount Angel’s Oktoberfest, celebrated throughout Mount Angel’s downtown area. Thursday - Sunday, September 17th - 20th.
Homepage Photo Credit: Oktoberfest.org
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