Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest Wraps-Up 41st Annual Event

Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest
Wraps-Up 41st Annual Event
Saturday, Oct. 29th

What a year we’ve had! It has been a fun six weeks. Check out this year’s photo gallery to get a brief ‘snapshot’ of the this year’s good times. More photos will be posted after this weekend.

Finals of the Log Sawing, Stein-Holding and Safe Slam Beer Drinking Contests all take place this weekend between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. We also celebrate our German Spooktacular with both adult and children’s costume contests. Children’s contest takes place at 3:00 p.m. and all children in costume get FREE admission. The adult costume contest takes place at 9:00 p.m. Prizes are awarded in both contests with the grand prize for the adult contest a full Oktoberfest weekend in 2012!

So join us as we have one last day of prosits and brats. Get here early, as we expect it to be another big weekend!

Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest Fast Passes

We’re rolling into Weekend #3 and all systems are go! The Mainfloesser Band has arrived from Germany and they are even better than last year. If you missed them, make plans to get here. They are awesome.

Weather looks great for the weekend ahead and Hwy. 38 is now OPEN! Check-out the photo gallery for new pictures of this year’s event.

Our new FAST PASS rolls out this weekend. Avoid the hassles of any lines. The FAST PASS is $75 per person and includes admission, a Jager T-shirt, your first beer ticket and six passes to get to the front of the beer line!! FAST PASSES can only be purchased on site and there is a limited amount available. Simply come to the Will Call entrance and ask for a FAST PASS. FAST PASSES go on sale at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

The 2011 Oktoberfest Queen contest officially begins Saturday, Oct. 1 at 6:00 p.m. Our queen is chosen by how many 1 liter beer steins she can carry. Some of our former queens have actually carried more weight in beer steins than their own body weight. Each stein weighs five pounds. The contest runs every Saturday evening through Oct. 15th when the winner is crowned.

The 41st Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest Kicks-off This Weekend!!!

The 41st Annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest kicks-off this Saturday! It looks like we’re going to have a some great Fall weather for opening weekend. Daytime highs in the upper 60’s and lots of sunshine. Stay tuned for photos from this weekend’s festivities.

We are celebrating American Heroes this weekend, as well as opening of the 2011 season. All military, police, and fire personal, both past and present, get in for FREE. This also includes their immediate families. Join us as we say “Thanks” for a job well done.

The two new bier gardens are set up and looking great providing 3,100 sq. ft. of expanded seating and a new atmosphere in the Sports Garden. Catch college games and baseball on Saturdays and the best of the NFL games on Sunday. The Warsteiner Bier Garden has also been expanded, with 200 sq ft. of additional seating.

This is definitely the year of the Chicken! We have a new chicken mascot, who has been on the road all summer making appearances at several minor league baseball games throughout the Inland Empire. But, not only do we have a new chicken, we also welcome the return of the infamous chicken hat, which is now exclusive to the Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest! So come on out and see the chicken, drink a beer, eat a brats, and dance a polka.

The 41st annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest

The 41st annual Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest kicks-off in just a few days! We are working to put the final details together. The two new bier gardens are starting to shape up nicely. We think you’ll enjoy expanded seating (3,100 sq. ft. of additional seating) and a new atmosphere in the Sports Garden. Catch college games and baseball on Saturdays and the best of the NFL games on Sunday. The Warsteiner Bier Garden has also been expanded, with 200 sq ft. of additional seating and some new beers.

This is definitely the year of the Chicken! We have a new chicken mascot, who has been on the road all summer making appearances at several minor league baseball games throughout the Inland Empire. But, not only do we have a new chicken, we also welcome the return of the infamous chicken hat, which is now exclusive to the Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest!

Check us out on Facebook. Lots of great photos – www.facebook.com/bigbearoktoberfest.

If you haven’t pre-purchased your tickets, we have a couple of new options available. Now you can pre-purchase Burgermeister Bucks and Beer Booklets. Walk in, grab a seat and enjoy your day without having to get to one of our ticket booths. However, if you do need to get to a ticket booth to restock, please note that all four of the ticket booths this year will accept credit cards!

Stay tuned here for all the details and news on Oktoberfest. We’ll be updating every few days.

Prosit!