22nd annual Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson this weekend

Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 8:34pm
Event Date: 
October 1, 2016 (All day)

The 22nd annual Oktoberfest at Lake Tahoe will be held October 1 and 2 at the historic Camp Richardson Resort.

Oktoberfest Activities include German food and desserts, an owner and dog dress up contest, craft booths, face painting, pumpkin patch, balloon art, bouncy house, bungee platform, climbing wall, live music featuring the polka styling’s of the “Gruber Family Band,” and the event’s ever popular beer and wine garden.

Other contests during the two-day festival range from beer stein holding to yodeling, with winners receiving gift certificates for food, activities and lodging at the resort. Food and beer can be purchased with Camp Richardson’s Oktoberfest tickets that are on sale behind the hotel at the event.

Entry and parking are free.

What makes Camp Richardson’s Oktoberfest special? The wide variety of entertaining, family-friendly activities to choose from sets our two-day celebration apart from the rest. Sip from a souvenir beer mug and sink your teeth into a freshly-cooked turkey leg or IPA beer-infused bratwurst created specifically for us. Kids will enjoy the face painting booth, bouncy house and bungee jump.

The Fall Fish Festival at the Taylor Creek Visitor's Center and Oktoberfest occur the same weekend, so the parking lot at the visitor center fills quickly as does parking along Highway 89. Attendees to bike, walk or take public transportation to the events.