Get your Lederhosen ready.
The Carlsbad Rotary Oktoberfest is taking place from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Holiday Park (between Tamarack Avenue and Carlsbad Village Drive).
Thousands of visitors of all ages are expected to turn up for the family-oriented affair, which features nonstop music and entertainment, a pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating contest, an antique fire engine for kids to climb aboard and much more. Fine craft and domestic beers, including special Oktoberfest brews, will be available as will food vendors throughout the event. Not to mention that you can also see, and perform, the "chicken dance."
Other special Oktoberfest touches include a not-to-be-missed yodeling contest at 7 p.m. and two bands that have been well received in previous years, the Bluebirds German band and The Last Call rock band; the two bands will alternate sets on stage from 5:15 to 10 p.m.
Admission is free, though tickets for the traditional German feast provided by Tip Top Meats & European Delicatessen are available for $12 at the event and, a new addition this year, $10 in advance when purchased through www.rotaryoktoberfest.org. Advance dinner tickets can also be purchased at select locations, including the Agua Hedionda Discover Center, Gregorio's Restaurant and Tip Top Meats.
Free shuttle service to and from Westfield Plaza Camino Real operates throughout the event.
Now in its 31st year, the event is organized by the Carlsbad Rotary Club and the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary.
It started in 1982 as a benefit for Glenn McComas, a now deceased councilman who became paralyzed from the neck down after falling from a ladder, said Phil Urbina, co-chairman of the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club.
"Since then it's become a Carlsbad Tradition and a great family event," said Urbina, who noted that through the years the event has raised more than $1 million for charities.
This year, the event will support the efforts of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center and the Carlsbad Police and Fire Explorers program.
The event is organized entirely by volunteers. Event Co-Chairman John Thill said the goal is to net $70,000 from this years' event.
The Agua Hedionda Discovery Center will use its funds to expand its Environmental Stewardship Field Trip Program.
The Carlsbad Rotary Oktoberfest is taking place from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Holiday Park (between Tamarack Avenue and Carlsbad Village Drive).
Thousands of visitors of all ages are expected to turn up for the family-oriented affair, which features nonstop music and entertainment, a pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating contest, an antique fire engine for kids to climb aboard and much more. Fine craft and domestic beers, including special Oktoberfest brews, will be available as will food vendors throughout the event. Not to mention that you can also see, and perform, the "chicken dance."
Other special Oktoberfest touches include a not-to-be-missed yodeling contest at 7 p.m. and two bands that have been well received in previous years, the Bluebirds German band and The Last Call rock band; the two bands will alternate sets on stage from 5:15 to 10 p.m.
Admission is free, though tickets for the traditional German feast provided by Tip Top Meats & European Delicatessen are available for $12 at the event and, a new addition this year, $10 in advance when purchased through www.rotaryoktoberfest.org. Advance dinner tickets can also be purchased at select locations, including the Agua Hedionda Discover Center, Gregorio's Restaurant and Tip Top Meats.
Free shuttle service to and from Westfield Plaza Camino Real operates throughout the event.
Now in its 31st year, the event is organized by the Carlsbad Rotary Club and the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary.
It started in 1982 as a benefit for Glenn McComas, a now deceased councilman who became paralyzed from the neck down after falling from a ladder, said Phil Urbina, co-chairman of the Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotary Club.
"Since then it's become a Carlsbad Tradition and a great family event," said Urbina, who noted that through the years the event has raised more than $1 million for charities.
This year, the event will support the efforts of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center and the Carlsbad Police and Fire Explorers program.
The event is organized entirely by volunteers. Event Co-Chairman John Thill said the goal is to net $70,000 from this years' event.
The Agua Hedionda Discovery Center will use its funds to expand its Environmental Stewardship Field Trip Program.