About the Event:
Craft Producers and Das Bierhaus VT proudly present Chittenden County's first and only Oktoberfest Extravaganza!
The event will run from Friday Oktober 12th through Sunday Oktober 14th in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion, at the Champlain Valley Exposition, in Essex VT. Come drinks Bavarian biers, eat Bavarian food and celebrate Bavarian culture!
The event will run from Friday Oktober 12th through Sunday Oktober 14th in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion, at the Champlain Valley Exposition, in Essex VT. Come drinks Bavarian biers, eat Bavarian food and celebrate Bavarian culture!
Schedule:
Friday: 5pm to 10pm
Saturday: 12pm to 11pm
Sunday: 12pm to 5pm
Friday: 5pm to 10pm
Saturday: 12pm to 11pm
Sunday: 12pm to 5pm
Das Bierhaus:
Das Bierhaus is an authentically awesome German restaurant located at 175 Church Street in Burlington VT. We honor the German ethos of efficiency, quality and cleanliness in order to provide our guests with an outstanding German experience in an authentic, yet accessible, environment.
Craft Producers:
Craft producers has been creating upscale and unique festivals in New York and New England for over 35 years. Craftproducers is a respected leader in the Art and Craft Festival market and is known for its high quality, innovative shows.
History of Oktoberfest:
It began with the Royal Wedding on October 12th, 1810.
Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12 October 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. The fields were renamed Theresienwiese ("Theres'a Fields") to honor the Crown Princess, although the locals have since abbreviated the name simply to "Wiesn". Horse races in the presence of the royal family marked the close of the event that was celebrated as a festival for the whole of Bavaria. The decision to repeat the horse races in subsequent years gave rise to the tradition of Oktoberfest.
Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12 October 1810. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate the happy royal event. The fields were renamed Theresienwiese ("Theres'a Fields") to honor the Crown Princess, although the locals have since abbreviated the name simply to "Wiesn". Horse races in the presence of the royal family marked the close of the event that was celebrated as a festival for the whole of Bavaria. The decision to repeat the horse races in subsequent years gave rise to the tradition of Oktoberfest.
