The 2nd annual Oaktoberfest is happening for this Sunday, September 25 at Tyler Station, 1300 S. Polk Street (75224). The event is organized by Go Oak Cliff.
This local take on the traditional Octoberfest kicks off with a fun run around Tyler Station, with beer samples for race participants. Afterward, food, music, games, and local beer brands are featured in a Oktoberfest-style tent next to Oak Cliff Brewing Co. in the Tyler Station parking lot. The event runs from 11 am to 5 pm.
Tickets are $25 for a single admission, which includes a 12 oz. beer stein and two (2) drink tokens. If you’re looking to make a day of it with your friends and/or family, a VIP “Full Day” Table is also available for $375, which reserves a table in the event tent for six guests under your name. The VIP Table also includes six (6) upgraded VIP beer steins, eighteen (18) Beers, and a special VIP Gift from Go Oak Cliff. VIP Full Day Table reservations begin at 12 pm.
Tickets for the event are available by clicking right here. You can click right here to visit the event website.
Among the highlights of the event:
*The 1.128 Mile Fun Run is BACK! Run four laps around Tyler Station with a beer sample between laps, and start the day off with a little action! The race begins at 11:45am.
*Ice cold beer from Oak Cliff Brewing Co, Celestial Beerworks, Oak Highlands Brewery, Tupps Brewery, and Wild Acres will be served.
*Cane Rosso will be firing up their wood-fired oven and serving their delicious Neapolitan pizzas all afternoon.
*The Nutty Bavarian will be offering Cinnamon Roasted/Glazed Nuts! Enjoy glazed pecans, almonds, cashews, and salted cashews, and Ghirardelli Chocolate dipped almonds and pecans.
*The Butcher’s Son will be offering items like the Mac-N-Beefy – a brioche roll with Braised Beef, Baked Mac-n-Cheese, BBQ sauce & Cheddar Cheese or the Cajun Yankee, a mix of pastrami, andouille sausage, and more.
*Baba Yaga Orkestar, regulars at Revelers Hall, will be performing polkas & Balkan music in the afternoon.
*Conjunto Presidio will also be performing authentic Conjunto music. Mexican Conjunto music was born in south Texas at the end of the 19th century, after German settlers introduced the button accordion.
*A Beer Stein Holding Competition will be held, with the winner getting a prize!
*Hammerschlagen, a traditional Oktoberfest game, will be held for the first time this year!
*Musical Chairs will be back this year, and thanks to cake sponsor Crumb and Kettle, the winners will take home their very own cake!
