September 27th & 28th - 2008

Oktoberfest & Farm Hours :
9:00am - 6:00pm
*Beer Garden Closes at 5:00pm
*Music ends at 5:30pm

The Rotary Club of Newbury Park is proud to have
the 21st annual Oktoberfest held for the third year at Underwood Family Farms' Fall Harvest Festival.  This traditional German Celebration will take place September 27th & 28th from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Admission is $8.50 per person.  Children under 2 are free.   You can also buy pre-sale Oktoberfest tickets on the Newbury Park Rotary website for $7.50!  That's $1.00 off the admission! 
Visit www.nprotary.org to purchase your tickets today!
(Cut-off for pre-sale tickets is Friday evening before the event)

A noontime parade known as the “Grand Entry” in Germany, with costumed dancers and musicians, will kick off each day at noon After the entry, Oktoberfest tradition dictates that a city dignitary taps a large barrel of beer. The spigot is opened and Oktoberfest "bar maidens" (female Rotarians dressed in German dirndls) serve beverages to festival-goers.

Both days will feature a number of contests including a best-dressed Bavarian costume contest (lederhosen and dirndls) and a stein-holding contest to see who can hold water-filled steins for the longest time. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. The contests are open to all those who attend.

Live German music and the German dance and musical group, Tänze der Gemütlichen Schuhplattler, will perform on the main stage. The group will perform traditional German dances using long Bavarian horns, accordians, bells and whips, and teach the audience simple German steps. Strolling musicians will serenade guests whenever the entertainers on the main stage pause for a break. A second stage will feature local performers. (Music closes at 5:30)

Barbequed tri-tip and chicken along with bratwurst, German potato salad, German-style wieners and homemade sauerkraut are on the menu. Paulaner Oktoberfest beer will be on tap and a designated German beer garden will provide the look and feel of an authentic German Oktoberfest celebration. (Beer garden closes at 5:00) German strudel will be available at one of more than 50 food, clothing and arts and crafts booths. Face painting, children's games, farm animals, tractor & horse-drawn wagon rides, a corn maze, puppet & animal shows, festival clowns and jugglers are some of the activities for kids.  You can also view a full schedule of the weekend's events.

 For the seventh year, collectable beer mugs will be available for $7.
Oktoberfest T-shirts will be on sale for $12.  Last year, nearly 10,000 visitors attended the event. Since its inception, Oktoberfest has raised more than $220,000 to support local charities.

 For more information, call Mary-Catherine McBride at 805-701-7248
or visit the Rotary web site: www.nprotary.org

9:00am - 6:00pm
Beer Garden Closes at 5:00pm
Music ends at 5:30pm



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