Make Your Plans Now To Attend the Giant ‘K-W’ 2007-Oktoberfest

Willkommen! This year’s jam-packed Oktoberfest Party at Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario is a 9-day festival from Friday, October 6 – Saturday, October 14.

Over 35-events ranging from band concerts, to a slo-pitch classic, to an art exhibition, to an Hungarian choir concert, to DOG-toberfest, to pioneers day, to chopper rides, to a car show, to charity bazaar, to a barrel race, or a 10km & 5 km run, or a water polo tournament plus the Oktoberfest Idol – the list goes on.

Let the fun begin!

On Friday, October 5 – at 11:30AM, a fanfare of trumpeters will announce from the rooftops the Official Opening of the 39th annual Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest – North America’s largest Bavarian Festival. Since the first weekend Festival that took place in one Festhalle in 1969, this event has grown to be the internationally acclaimed Festival that attracts over 700,000 participants.

Several pre-festival events from Friday 29th September to October 5th set the scene – The ‘Miss Oktoberfest Ball’, ‘Oktober-Barque-Fest’, ‘A Blooming Affair Fashion Show’, ‘Women of the Year’ and more.

Keg-Tapping with Miss Oktoberfest 2004

Fifteen Bavarian Festhallen feature several rousing 'oompah' bands, Bavarian dancers, and of course, mouth watering cuisine. These popular adult venues are located throughout Kitchener-Waterloo. However so are alternate attractions such as luncheons, BBQ, car shows etc – many of this style gatherings features free family entertainment.

The Festival closes with an elaborate Canadian Thanksgiving Day Parade. Why not join the over 300,000 'Fest-goers' as they excitedly line King Street on Thanksgiving morning to watch the imaginative floats, hear the numerous bands from both sides of the border, plus see the creative special entries that make up this annual event.

Ticket price for the parade is a donation to the Food Drive. At the official Hans Haus Retail Outlet (open year round) visitors can purchase tickets and souvenir items such as pins & buttons, hats & feathers, t-shirts, sweatshirts, steins, mugs, shooters, unique collectibles and German/Bavarian Steins. So eat, drink, and be merry. "EN PROSIT."