11th Annual Southlake Oktoberfest Scheduled Oct 5-7

Don your Alpine hat and get out your favorite beer stein for the 11^th Annual Southlake Oktoberfest, presented by Texas Nissan of Grapevine and hosted by the Southlake Chamber of Commerce. The three-day festival takes place October 5-7 at Southlake Town Square and promises traditional favorites, plus new attractions and live entertainment. Admission is free to the public.

As one of the most popular Oktoberfest celebrations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Southlake Oktoberfest features a wide variety of activities for both adults and children:

• Approximately 100 arts and crafts exhibitors selling handmade wares
• Food vendors serving everything from hamburgers to bratwurst
• Die Festalle (festival) tent serving a variety of beer and wine
• Newly created “Sports Zone” featuring a 9×16 foot television screen airing college and NFL games
• Wiener dog parade, costume contest and races –online registration available
• Children’s area with games, train rides, bounce houses and rock climbing wall

The wildly popular wiener dog races will take place Saturday, October 6, at 10:30 a.m., preceded by a wiener dog parade at 10:15 a.m. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. or register online at: https://secure1.voloper.net/oktoberfestsouthlake/entry-form.aspx.

Live entertainment will take place throughout the weekend, including both local performers and headlining acts:

• Friday at 9:30 p.m. – Emerald City
• Saturday at 9:30 p.m. – Le Freak
• Sunday at 1:45 p.m. – Professor D

Southlake Oktoberfest is free admission to the public. Hours of operation are Friday 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. For additional information, contact the Southlake Chamber office at 817-481-8200 or go to www.OktoberfestSouthlake.com.