San Clemente City Magazine Summer/Fall 2015 | Page 32
FUN FOREveryone
The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest welcomes festival fans of all ages. The entertainment is non
stop fun for both the young and young at heart.
Kids love doing the Chicken Dance with the official Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest mascot, the Big
Bear Chicken. Big Bear’s own Polka Tots perform several weekends throughout the festival,
as well. And that’s all just a starter, the following
are a list of children’s activities at Oktoberfest.
Samson the Bull Rides On
Samson the Bull (a mechanical bull) returns to
Oktoberfest with his new side-kick Haley— the
Australian Shepard. Haley and Samson put
on one of the best shows this side of Munich!
Haley can go the full 8 seconds — can you?
be merry
• Put on your dancing shoes, because you’ll
definitely want to do the Chicken Dance
or Circle Dance. Grab one of our Gaudi’s
(Hostesses/Hosts) and learn to polka.
• Enter one of our free contests. Saw a log, hold
a stein or slam an O’Doul’s.
• After a few rounds of polkas, Macarana’s, or
Chicken dances, go outside and take a big
breath of fresh mountain air. Take a stroll down
the Budenstrasse (Avenue of the Booths). The
outside vendor and game area features everything from antique slot machines for purchase
to handmade jewelry and candies. Have your
palm read or simply enjoy an Italian Ice.
Food & Bier
What would a German festival be without German
beer, bratwursts, sauerkraut, and apple strudel? It
would not be very authentic! We pride ourselves
on being one of the most authentic Oktoberfests
in the United States. To that end, we use German
Butchers, Bakers and Beer Makers! So bring your
appetite and prepare to feast on German food and
enjoy some of the very same beer that the folks in
Germany relish.
We offer all the German favorites from Brats, to
Schweine Braten, to pretzels, to strudel. If you’re
Join us on Saturday, October 31st for a halloween party German-style. The German Spooktacular features both an adult and children’s
costume contest. The children’s contest begins
at 3:00 pm, with participant prizes for everyone, as well top three best costumes. The
adult contest is at 9:00 pm, with $1200 in cash
prizes awarded this year!
Sunday Family Day with half-price admission for adults and FREE for Kids!
DANCE, SING, EAT AND
You can’t help but participate in the fun
at Oktoberfest.
Sundays are family day with half-price adult
admission and FREE for children 12 and under.
Featured every Sunday, are the Children’s contests including Pretzel Eating and Boot Holding.
Children’s contests take place at approximately
3:00 pm on Sundays and are FREE for children.
German Spooktacular Halloween Contest
Budenstrasse (Avenue of the Booths) &
Kinder Garten
The Budenstrasse features 40 plus vendors
selling a variety of arts, crafts, toys, collectibles
and “must have” trinkets! Also, located in the
outside area is the Kinder Garten featuring
bounce houses, arcade game booths, a balloon
artist, face painting and airbrushed tatoos!
Children’s Contests
For additonal information and
pre-purchase tickets,
log onto www.bigbearevents.com
looking for something more than German food,
try the new Hans’ German Cantina offering
Mexican-German fusion including the Brat Burrito and German Nachos. The Wurst Wagon
features typical American including burgers,
fries and soups!
New for 2015 “Budenstrasse Bier Garten”
“Oktoberfest Unplugged”
Saw a log, hold a stein, or try a game of beer
pong. All of the Oktoberfest favorite contests
have been added to the Spaten Bier Garten
stage with several additional contests being
held throughout the day. And, they are FREE!
One Time Only – Friday, October 16th, 2015
Oktoberfest gets “Unplugged.” We invite you
to an intimate evening of fine German dining
paired with a variety of beers and spirits. You
will be treated to an inside look of the history and early beginnings of Oktoberfest. This
package includes Friday evening’s festivities
featuring a five-course German pairing dinner,
live entertainment, a commemorative one-liter
stein, an intimate evening of fun, and as a bonus ... Saturday and Sunday event admission.
Enjoy an afternoon in the new Budenstrasse
Bier Garten, featuring additional outdoor seating
and beer service.
More FREE Contests
Local Sundays
In celebration of our 45th Anniversary and to
thank the Big Bear Community for its years of
support, every Sunday is now Local’s Day with
FREE admission for Big Bear Valley Locals on
Sundays (must show two forms of local I.D.)