Dubuque Oktoberfest Saturday

Weiner Dog Racing, Live Music, Food & Drink Saturday, September 18

Get your German on Saturday at Q Casino's Back Waters Stage during Oktoberfest from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM.  There will be lots of live music, food & drinks, a stein holding contest, weiner dog racing, and fun for everyone.  Admission is free!

Here's the schedule: 

Food, drinks and games available 11:00AM-7:00PM

11:00AM: Festival opens to the music of the Guttenberg German Band
12:30PM: Marching in the Keg
1:00PM: Illuminate Dance Troupe - University of Northern Iowa Performance and Polka Dance Lessons
2:00PM: Wiener Dog Parade and Race (registration form at dbqoktoberfest.org)
3:00PM: Americana Band
4:00PM: Masskrugstemmen a/k/a/ the Stein Holding Contest. Registration available onsite that day.
5:15PM: Loras College German Band
7:00PM: Festival closes

Details here: Q Casino Oktoberfest.

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The author, Tim Koehler, is a native to the Dubuque area, long-time radio host, dork, father, part-time toupee model, very stable genius and horse stable shoveller, regular napper, Time Magazine Person of the Year 2006, teller of stories and bad dad jokes.