|
, an environmental and social justice nonprofit, in which funds are used for general support of the Alliance’s programs. This is the 7th year of the event. There will be music, beer, food, local arts and kid’s activities on both Saturday and Sunday, in addition to a pancake breakfast Sunday morning.
Many bands playing throughout the event.
11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Main Ave.
Downtown Durango between 9th & 10th.
11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Main Ave.
Downtown Durango between 9th & 10th.
Mainly it's great fun for kids and adults. Food, Bands, Vendors.An overview of events is below.
Check out our great sponsors!
 |
| Carvers |
| Ska |
| Durango Brewing Co. |
| Steamworks |
| |
| Sunnyside Meats |
| Himalayan Kitchen |
| Fired Up pizza |
| Chumbas Hot Dawgs |
| Popcorn |
| Cotton candy |
| Tom Cats Lemonade |
Schedule at right.
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 and Childrens Museum of Durango.
Since the first Durango Oktoberfest in 2002, the party has gotten bigger and better every year. But as every host knows, a big party can leave behind a big mess. We want to do everything we can to reduce that amount, using several approaches:
- Boosting recycling of glass, plastic, and metal waste from festival participants and vendors. Thanks to Evening Star Farms & Southwest Compost and the City of Durango
- Providing refillable steins for beer drinkers who really want to get into the Bavarian spirit. These ceramic steins, can be used for both days of the festival and for years afterwards - they add a touch of “oompah” to any beer.
- Using composting corn cups for drinkers who don’t want to purchase a beer stein. After the festival, Evening Star Farms & Southwest Compost will compost these cups with the other organic waste from the festival. But we promise they won’t biodegrade until you finish your beer.
- Composting organic waste. According to several studies, about 50% of the garbage produced at special events can be composted. Instead of trucking this organic waste to the landfill, will use our food scraps to create nutrient-rich compost. (Compost = cabbages = sauerkraut.)
- The use of biodegradable trash bags.
- The waste will be monitored at Eco-Logic Waste stations, please help us to keep your trash separated and make the effort to locate one of the two stations.
Our region directly feels the impact of electrical generation. With two major coal-fired power plants just upwind (and another one potentially planned), it’s important for all of us to think about reducing our energy use. Of course, that doesn’t mean that we can’t have a good time…
What would Oktoberfest be without beer and bratwurst? Although the idea of Oktoberfest comes all the way from Germany, we’re offering beer and brats from a lot closer to home. Using local products reduces the energy used to transport them, and helps our regional economy. And let’s face it, it just tastes better.
- Durango, “the Munich of Southwest Colorado”, is filled with purveyors of great beer. Oktoberfest will feature beer from four area breweries: Carvers, Durango Brewing, Ska, and Steamworks.
- Breweries: All local breweries will be powered by 100% wind power.
- Sunnyside Farms Market will provide local all-natural sausages.
Through an inundation of bratwurst, bierz, apfels trudel, and yet more bierz, many of us have failed to seek the origin of this soon-to-be-historic Oktoberfest Festival in Durango, Colorado. We sought, and now know:
Nearly 200 years ago, on October 12th of the year 1810, a grand celebration of nuptials, beer consumption horse racing and generalized meadow frolicking commenced. Princess Therese was to be wed to the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, in a meadow near Munich. The meadow on which they were wed was named the “Theresienwiese” , in honor of the lovely and loaded princess. The wedding festivities continued for 5 days, celebrating this joyous family occasion, uniting two lovers.
To this day, Oktoberfest continues on the “Theresienwiese” and is celebrated all over the world. We are so proud to bring it to Durango, and hope to celebrate with you in the true old-fashioned origination of the ceremony. As Americans typically bastardize every cultural celebration, we will be doing so by introducing a mechanical bull, a bike cruiser giveaway, and some locally brewed delicious, but not-necessarily-German bier.
Click to see the list at right.
|
