2010 Cleveland Oktoberfest
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:17 am
Hey LEAKOILERS,
Great to see so many of you out in Vermilion last Thursday. The Cleveland Oktoberfest is on the horizon, so I just wanted to post a little something regarding what you can expect over the weekend. Once again, you get in free, and can camp for free. VW buses and all vehicles entering the car show should use the entrance marked for LEAKOIL on the map of the fairgrounds located here: http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/grounds.php There are washrooms and electrical outlets near the campsite (same location as last year), and Oktoberfest will provide wood for your bonfire... unless you'd prefer to burn furniture More about the VW Campout can be found at this link: http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/leakoil_vws.php and more about the car show can be found here: http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/car_show.php
The only hitch will be Sunday night when we'll need to line the buses up near the fence as The Cleveland Pops will be performing Beethoven's 5th, The Ride of the Valkyries, and a couple other numbers, time permitting. I've scheduled your talk for 5PM on Sunday. I hope that's alright with you all.
Outside of the Pops concert, the Oktoberfest will be similar to last year... except bigger and better (we hope). Bruce Springsteen cover band Stone Pony will play in the Bier Garten Friday night, the Spazmatics Saturday night, Cleveland's Breakfast Club Sunday night, and Disco Inferno on Monday night. World Champion sand sculptor Carl Jara will be doing a rendition of the Ride of the Valkyries. Not sure how he plans to sculpt winged girls on flying horses, but that's why I go to the Oktoberfest... besides the fact that they pay me.
As usual we'll have Art Market featuring over 30 artists, a chalk art exhibit, awesome German and Polish food, a microbrew competition featuring 15 local breweries, the German Strong-Man Masskrugstemmen Competition, a live Glockenspiel, traditional German musik and dance, a Bavarian Bazaar, a vintage and antique car show, the L.E.A.K.O.I.L. VW campout, as well as a display of Mercedes' Smart Cars, a 5K Bier Run, an International Pavilion with dance and musical acts representative of over 15 countries, The Sugardale Wiener Dog Races, loads of stuff for kids (from inflatables, to hay rides, gingerbread house building workshops, toy trains, face painting, the Frisch Marionette show, etc.), and our Educational Pavilion featuring you guys, as well as homebrewing demos, an exhibit by Euclid Beach Park, a wine and food pairing event, and exhibits by the Western Reserve Historical Society.
In other words, we've got a lot of stuff going on to keep you entertained. If you want more details on the event, visit the Oktoberfest website at http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com. If you need directions to the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, you can get them at this url: http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/directions.php. Anyway, that about covers it. All that's left is for you all to hop in your buses and get out to the Oktoberfest. If any of you have questions regarding the event, please don't hesitate to contact me either by phone at 216-650-1665 or by email at [url]mailto:webmaster@clevelandoktoberfest.com[/url] Look forward to seeing you all out there!
Prosit,
Rich
Great to see so many of you out in Vermilion last Thursday. The Cleveland Oktoberfest is on the horizon, so I just wanted to post a little something regarding what you can expect over the weekend. Once again, you get in free, and can camp for free. VW buses and all vehicles entering the car show should use the entrance marked for LEAKOIL on the map of the fairgrounds located here: http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/grounds.php There are washrooms and electrical outlets near the campsite (same location as last year), and Oktoberfest will provide wood for your bonfire... unless you'd prefer to burn furniture More about the VW Campout can be found at this link: http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/leakoil_vws.php and more about the car show can be found here: http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/car_show.php
The only hitch will be Sunday night when we'll need to line the buses up near the fence as The Cleveland Pops will be performing Beethoven's 5th, The Ride of the Valkyries, and a couple other numbers, time permitting. I've scheduled your talk for 5PM on Sunday. I hope that's alright with you all.
Outside of the Pops concert, the Oktoberfest will be similar to last year... except bigger and better (we hope). Bruce Springsteen cover band Stone Pony will play in the Bier Garten Friday night, the Spazmatics Saturday night, Cleveland's Breakfast Club Sunday night, and Disco Inferno on Monday night. World Champion sand sculptor Carl Jara will be doing a rendition of the Ride of the Valkyries. Not sure how he plans to sculpt winged girls on flying horses, but that's why I go to the Oktoberfest... besides the fact that they pay me.
As usual we'll have Art Market featuring over 30 artists, a chalk art exhibit, awesome German and Polish food, a microbrew competition featuring 15 local breweries, the German Strong-Man Masskrugstemmen Competition, a live Glockenspiel, traditional German musik and dance, a Bavarian Bazaar, a vintage and antique car show, the L.E.A.K.O.I.L. VW campout, as well as a display of Mercedes' Smart Cars, a 5K Bier Run, an International Pavilion with dance and musical acts representative of over 15 countries, The Sugardale Wiener Dog Races, loads of stuff for kids (from inflatables, to hay rides, gingerbread house building workshops, toy trains, face painting, the Frisch Marionette show, etc.), and our Educational Pavilion featuring you guys, as well as homebrewing demos, an exhibit by Euclid Beach Park, a wine and food pairing event, and exhibits by the Western Reserve Historical Society.
In other words, we've got a lot of stuff going on to keep you entertained. If you want more details on the event, visit the Oktoberfest website at http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com. If you need directions to the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, you can get them at this url: http://www.clevelandoktoberfest.com/directions.php. Anyway, that about covers it. All that's left is for you all to hop in your buses and get out to the Oktoberfest. If any of you have questions regarding the event, please don't hesitate to contact me either by phone at 216-650-1665 or by email at [url]mailto:webmaster@clevelandoktoberfest.com[/url] Look forward to seeing you all out there!
Prosit,
Rich