Saturday, October 11
Start: 10:00 a.m.
End: 10:00 p.m.

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Nearly 3,000 visitors enjoyed the event that offered free children's entertainment, the Guggenbach Band from Germany and the Arizona Accordion Band.
Over 150 energetic volunteers contributed to the event success. Julio Napoleon of Glendale won the two roundtrip Lufthansa tickets and he is very excited to visit Germany next May.
Winners of the German Essay contest were Joseph Richard King of Horizon High School Phoenix and Annelise Chittock of Amphitheater High School in Tucson.
The winners each earned a $200 scholarship from AC4GC. The contest was quite popular with 18 entries. You can read the essays on the AC4GC website www.AC4GC.org.
The Henkel display was another popular destination with the many free products.
The Bosch display and the cooking demonstration led by Peter Leitner was visited by many guests throughout the day. Peter Leitner did a great job and the food samples he prepared were much appreciated by the audience.
Walter Amon of Rastra participated for the first time in the Sauerkraut Cook off contest and he won the first prize with his "Sauer makes happy" recipe. Returning participants Dora Thomas and Linda Shapin won 2nd and 3rd prize respectively.

For the first time this year we welcomed the Austrian Society with their own tent and they attracted many interested visitors.
The Swiss Society showed their support with a banner. Hopefully we will see more Germanic organizations promote their clubs in years to come.
Plans will soon be underway for the 4th Old World Oktoberfest and we welcome our members to participate in the planning activities.

Christine Colley
Oktoberfest President

The focus of the Old World Oktoberfest in the park is to celebrate the German heritage and culture with the traditional "Gemuetlichkeit" and entertainment with the Guggenbach Buam and the Guggenbach Trio directly from Germany. Local talent will entertain you with traditional dances, and the special German student dance group the Arizona FUNKEN will perform their newest repertoire.
Children can experience challenges from bouncing castles, crafts and other amusement in the Children's village. The choices in traditional German Food prepared by our native chef from "Der Kaffeekuchen" in Peoria include the typical Bratwurst and also schnitzels, roasted chicken with all the trimmings such as potato salad, sauerkraut, pretzels and the world famous apfelstrudel. To round out the typical Oktoberfest there will be "Warsteiner, the queen of beers" to quench your thirst.

The Alphorn blowing contest is an all-time favorite with musicians and those with the desire try out this unique instrument. Our raffle will give you the chance to win two roundtrip tickets to Germany sponsored by Lufthansa Airlines. The famous Polka contest will again award the best dance performance with prizes and so will the Bier Stein holding contest for men and women. The Henkel/Dial Corporation will exhibit products that are designed and marketed right here in the valley. The juried Sauerkraut contest will recognize the creator of the best tasting Sauerkraut. So select your favorite recipe, prepare a batch for the judges and let the competition begin. Please klick the "Sauerkraut Contest" link for details.

We invite sponsors to participate in this festival and use this opportunity to market their products and services to some 3000 potential new customers. Please go to the "sponsor link" for details.

More than 150 volunteers helped make last year's event a great success. If you would like to be involved, please klick the sponsor link for details.

The organizer of the "Old World" Phoenix Oktoberfest is the Arizona Center for Germanic Cultures, Inc. AC4GC, a 501(c)3 not for profit corporation founded in 2005 and representing people of Germanic roots, mostly from German speaking countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland. All proceeds from the event will be used to advance the plan to establish a Germanic Cultural Center of Heritage and Innovation which will showcase how Germanic people have influenced the American fabric of life.

Welcome to the 2008 Old World Phoenix Oktoberfest. Entrance is $5 per adult and children under 12 are free.

Best Regards
Christine Colley

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A Word From the President
Just the word OKTOBERFEST evokes pictures of Germany with lots of family fun, bratwurst and—yes—beer!
Today we invite you to join in the activities, listening to the best oompah-pah music imported from Germany for the occasion and reveling in the traditions and culture of the Germanic people. This is as close as it gets to the real thing, on the meadow (“Wies’n”) with real German beer fresh from the keg (“O’zapft is”). Sit back, listen to the music and enjoy the typical food and libations from Germany.
Welcome to the PHOENIX OKTOBERFEST!

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