Friday, September 26, 2008

The Fifth Annual San Juan Citizens Oktoberfest Promoting Sustainability and Fun!


Saturday September 27, 11:00am - 6:00pm

The event kicks off with “O’ ZAPFT IS” “It’s been Tapped” ceremony starts at 11:00 am with the tapping of the first keg by Mayor of Durango Renee Parson.

Food and craft vendors: all in blocks 9-11 downtown Durango.

Kids Activities: Bring your kids down for a jumpin’ good time in the Children’s Museum air castle. Get their faces painted and enjoy kid friendly crafts. Kids' activities sponsored by Durango Discovery Museum, Durango Nature Studies and Children’s Museum of Durango.

Music:
11:00 am Alte Kamaraden
12:45 pm Hounds of Purg
1:45 pm Felonious Groove Foundation
2:45 pm The Alpiners
3:45 pm The Big Spank
4:45pm Future Jazz Project

Oktoberfest Pub Crawl & Music:
One $10 pass allows you entry into all 3 venues. Passes are available at Southwest Sound and Oktoberfest Festival.
8:00 pm Carvers Brewing Company: Felonious Groove Foundation

9:00 pm Steamworks Brewing Company: The Big Spank

10:00 pm Abbey Theatre: Future Jazz Project


Sunday September 28, 12 noon - 5:00pm

Ska Brewing World Headquarters Grand Opening! – 225 Girard, Bodo Park
The SJCA Oktoberfest Festival will move on Sunday to help celebrate the Grand Opening of the Ska Brewing World Headquarters new location!!! The event will operate just the same as Saturday, but with new additions.
Lots of great music, brewery tours, kid’s activities, food and more beer than you can imagine!! 13 additional breweries from across the state will be there to let you sample some of there specialties beers. Buy a Ska Grand Opening sampling glass for $20.00 and sample as many as you can handle.
Then the best part is that we will take you home- Get a ride within the city limits for free on Sunday or take the Southwest Whitewater bus back to downtown.

Music:
12:00-12:45 Fuzzy Killing Machine
1:00-1:40 Freeman Social
2:00-2:40 Beautiful Losers
3:00-4:00 Warsaw
Guest Brewers:
Avery
Boulder Beer
Breckenridge
Bristol
Dolores River
Great Divide
Left Hand
New Belgium
Odells
Oskar Blues
Pagosa
Smuggler's
Stone
Three Rivers

Make your Durango lodging reservation for Oktoberfest 2008 now with Gateway reservations.