Alphorngruppe Alpine Echoes
B.G.T.E.V. D'Holzhacker Buam
B.G.T.E.V. D'Holzhacker Buam
A group of alphorn players from Indiana, strolling DAS grounds all weekend.
B.G.T.E.V. D'Holzhacker Buam
B.G.T.E.V. D'Holzhacker Buam
B.G.T.E.V. D'Holzhacker Buam
SATURDAY
1:00 PM Biergarten Pavilion
DON'T MISS! The Schuhplattler Showdown!
3:00 PM Biergarten Pavilion
On April 16, 1935, a group of German Americans met at Stadt München, a Gasthaus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, expressing a heartfelt desire to uphold and carry on the customs, music and dance of Bavaria. The Bayrische Gebirgs Trachten Erhaltungs Verein (BGTEV) D’Holzhacker Buam was established, and its members continue to maintain these traditions to the present day.
S.V.E.V. D'Oberlandler
B.G.T.E.V. D'Holzhacker Buam
S.V.E.V. D'Oberlandler
SATURDAY
12:00 & 5:30 PM Biergarten Pavilion
DON'T MISS! The Schuhplattler Showdown!
3:00 PM Biergarten Pavilion
SUNDAY
12:30 & 2:30 PM Biergarten Pavilion
Founded in 1928, D'Oberlandlers uphold traditional dances, music, costumes, and customs of Bavaria.
Madison Maennerchor
The Muller Fasching Verein Nordamerika
S.V.E.V. D'Oberlandler
FRIDAY
3:15 PM Opening Celebration
Oktoberfest Stage
The Madison Maennerchor was founded in 1852 by German immigrants. It is the oldest continuously operating German singing organization in Wisconsin and it is the second oldest in the United States.
The Muller Fasching Verein Nordamerika
The Muller Fasching Verein Nordamerika
The Muller Fasching Verein Nordamerika
FRI. SAT. SUN.
Catch them strolling through the grounds or stop by their booth to learn more.
Founded on January 23, 1996, in Germantown, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Mullers perform Tyrolean (Austrian) folk customs. This group is the first of its kind in North America.
The Original Live Glockenspiel
The Muller Fasching Verein Nordamerika
The Muller Fasching Verein Nordamerika
FRIDAY 5:00, 7:00 PM
SATURDAY 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00 PM
SUNDAY 12:00, 2:00, 4:00 PM
In the same style as the Rathaus Glockenspiel on the Marienplatz (central town square in Munich), the Original Live Glockenspiel portrays a comedic snapshot of a day in the life of a Holzhacker, or Lumberjack. Watch as they chop wood, saw logs, schuhplattler, and stay hydrated with a stein or two.
Located on the east end of the grounds.
Spielmannzug Milwaukee
United Donauschwaben of Milwaukee
United Donauschwaben of Milwaukee
SUNDAY
12:45 PM Oktoberfest Tent
The Spielmannszug Milwaukee Drum and Bugle Corps was founded in 1957 by a group of dedicated people who wanted to maintain the German culture and music in the United States. 60+ years later, the Spielmannszug is still going strong with Fanfaren, Fifes, Drums, Lyres, Hunting Horns and Cymbals.
United Donauschwaben of Milwaukee
United Donauschwaben of Milwaukee
United Donauschwaben of Milwaukee
SUNDAY
Oktoberfest Tent
12:45 & 4:45 PM
The Donauschwaben are ethnic Germans that lived outside of Germany in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe predominately along the Danube River. Since 1945, the purpose of the United Donauschwaben of Milwaukee is to keep the Donauschwaben heritage alive while promoting the language, foods and customs to the public at large.