After three days of celebration, Fremont Oktoberfest came to a close today, officially kicking off the fall season. The annual Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving competition continued a long-standing Oktoberfest tradition on both Saturday and Sunday. (Thanks to Jody for the picture!) After starting the day with the Brew Ha-Ha 5K Run/Walk and Street Scramble, the event also turned
September 18, 2009
Fremont’s three-day event kicked off the fall season tonight. It was an evening of beer, beer, beer, and a few buxom beauties. More than 80 beers were on tap for beer lovers to sample. Legunitas Brewing Co., out of Petaluma, got our vote for best brew name – “The Hairy Eyeball”. Food Network’s Guy Fieri (or
September 18, 2009
One of the neighborhood’s biggest annual events is sweeping into Fremont this evening. The Fremont Oktoberfest kicks off tonight and goes through the weekend with a long lineup of events and brews. Over 35 breweries will be pouring, including the new neighborhood addition, Fremont Brewery. The music begins playing tonight at 7 p.m. on the
September 18, 2009
On Saturday, September 19, at 7 p.m., while Fremont Oktoberfest rages outside, the Brew HaHa comedy show will take the stage at Fremont Studios (155 North 35th St.) Down the street, at Tost Lounge (513 N 36th St), comedy has become part of the entertainment line-up. As last week’s host, Nick McCord, announced, “Welcome to the free show at the Big Bully.” This Sunday, September 20, the show will begin at 6 p.m. as an option for those looking for fun after Oktoberfest closes.
This is the second year Bold Hat Productions, organizers of the Oktoberfest, have introduced comedy to the festival. “We’ve seen a huge comedy uprising in the last few years,” Kelly Pflugrath, event coordinator for Bold Hat, admitted, “this year, in advance, we’ve sold more tickets than we had in attendance last year.”
September 14, 2009
The folks at Bold Hat Productions work hard organizing the Fremont Oktoberfest. They arrange for beer gardens (three this year, serving approximately 90 different beers), the Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving (along with encore performances), a kids’ area (with Zucchini 500 races), Brew HaHa 5K race and a Brew HaHa comedy show, plus Dog Day Afternoon (including a canine model show and, this year, a Santa’s Little Helper look-alike contest). The office staff spends months leading up to the event, this year on September 18, 19 and 20, in preparation but according to Event Coordinator, Kelly Pflugrath, “if we didn’t have all those volunteers, this event wouldn’t run.”
Ultimately, it takes 700 volunteers to stage the Fremont Oktoberfest, and as of September 4, they still needed 125. “Those are ‘Definitely Needed’ volunteers,” Pflugrath admitted, “on some occasions the event can come to a screeching halt without them.”
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