Top that off with a Paulaner Oktoberfest – all for only $19. Jasper’s Corner Tap – Served nightly until the end of October, Jasper’s is offering a venerable pupu platter of treats: a spicy beer sausage with house-made spicy mustard, whiskey fennel sausage with whole grain mustard, warm soft pretzels and smoked cheese fondue. Here are a few spots on both sides of the Bay that are doing things up for the German celebration.
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Lunch will be on your own at Hank & Lilly’s Creekside or the Sweet Shoppe. There are no registration fees charged for the event.Oktoberfest celebrations are already well underway in the Bay Area with many more in the coming days and weeks. for the public. The public is also invited to come watch the artists paint at any time throughout the day. A display of the day’s work will be held at the mill from 3:00-4:00p.m. Registration begins at the Rock Mill at 8:30 a.m. with coffee, tea and donuts provided.
Historic Maeystown invites all artists who love to paint in the open air–plein air–to come to Maeystown for our annual Plein Air Paint Out. Local shops will be offering unique gifts, specials, samples & more…Please check out our FB page (Maeystown IL) for details. Enjoy holiday shopping, chair massages and pampering, carriage rides, eats, drinks and just plain fun! Luminaries will guide you through town. Friends of Maeystown willing to help peel apples or donate two hours of stirring time are asked to contact David Braswell at 61. Apple peeling will take place at the mill between 8 a.m. Members of the Maeystown Preservation Society will demonstrate various apple peeling and stirring methods in preparation for the annual Oktoberfest in October. Instruction in the art of making apple butter will be provided at the restored 1859 rock mill in Maeystown. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors will be on display and their BBQ will be available. Show Us You Ride Car show takes place at the Maeystown Civic Association Park. Artists are chosen each year by Historic Maeystown for the two day event. There is no admission charge to the public and there is no fee for participating artists. until 4:00 p.m in the ballroom of Corner George Inn and at the Preservation Society Mill and Museum both days. Its mission is to highlight and recognize the works of local artists in the Monroe and Randolph County area. The show is sponsored by Historic Maeystown. Held in March of each year on varying weekends.
in front of the church.įeaturing the work of local artists. In keeping with German tradition, children will dress in costume and go “grebbling” door to door to collect dough-nuts, then come back for a costume contest. The day before Ash Wednesday activity at the church hall starts with a German style dinner of pancakes, sausage, applesauce and doughnuts from 4:30 to 9 p.m., and is accompanied by live entertainers providing German music. A detailed schedule of all activities will be posted on our Facebook page. Enjoy hammered dulcimers and strolling musicians, visiting with Sankt Nikolaus and Frau Kringle, antique goose feather and sassafras wrapped trees Glühwein, Kinderpunsch, and lighting of the village weihnachtsbaum. Join us for a German Christmas carol sing, Christkindlmarkt and quilt show, carriage rides, German paper star folding and Weihnachthaustour (mini house tour). This event centers on the celebration of our German heritage. Bratwurst, apple butter, and pies will be some of the other choices available. The village specialty shops, bed & breakfast, restaurants and museum will be open throughout the day.Īn Old Fashioned German Christmas in Maeystown Arts and crafts will include rug weaving, felting, blacksmithing, photography, woodworking, and a country store. Food will include turtle soup, potato pancakes and popcorn cooked in old-fashioned kettles. at the area around the stone mill and bridge. More than 60 artisans, crafters, dealers, and numerous food stands will be featured. Second Sunday in October each year Featuring arts, crafts, antiques and food from 9:00-4:00 p.m. Experience the sounds and smells of Autumn. A variety of food will be offered including bratwurst, barbecue, kettle corn, strawberry shortcake, and of course always more.Īrts, Crafts and Antique Show. The event is free, so attendees can check out the show as often as they like. This show, held rain or shine on the first Sunday in May, has rapidly become one of the best and most highly anticipated antique shows in the Midwest. In addition, various local nurseries will be selling annuals, perennials and herbs. The Fruehlingsfest will feature unique antiques from some of the finest dealers in the Midwest.