Oktoberfest 2012 - Palm Springs, CA

Oktoberfest Palm Springs is a unique European-style festival showcasing more than 40 food, wine and beer tasting booths on October 13 from Noon-6:00p.m.. Live entertainment on 2 stages will include polka bands, jazz and modern music to fit everyone's taste. It wouldn't be Oktoberfest without Belgian and German Beers like Beck's, St. Pauli's Girl, Stella Artois, Leffe, Hoegaarden and many, many more.

 

This inaugural event will benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Les Dames d'Escoffier (Providing scholarships for female chefs) and the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce.

 

The only one of its kind in the Inland Empire, this event will be a crowd pleaser with vendors and performers sporting Lederhosen and traditional Bavarian costuming all with a European flair.

 

Located in the heart of downtown Palm Springs, California the festival will be held at the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way in the park adjacent to the spectacular 26-foot tall "Forever Marilyn" sculpture. Spectacular views, ease to all of the shops, restaurants and night clubs of downtown.

 

Free parking!

 

Why is it called Oktoberfest?

The first edition of the Oktoberfest took place in 1810 to celebrate Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen's wedding. Celebrations started on 12th October and went on until 17th October with a horse race. In the following years the festival was repeated, prolonged and finally re-scheduled in September. Historically, the last weekend of the Oktoberfest always fell in October and this tradition continues today.

 

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