Oktoberfest Jacksonville News!

Prost to Oktoberfest Jacksonville! Put on your Lederhosen, Ladyhosen or Dirdnl and
head to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery to join in on the fun of Oktoberfest Jacksonville.
The two-day event is Friday, Sept. 29 and Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Anheuser-Busch
Jacksonville Brewery. It includes live music, plenty of games for the whole family to
enjoy, German and traditional festival food, and of course, thirst-quenching beer. Gates
open Friday at 3 p.m. and the party continues until 11 p.m. On Saturday, festivities get
underway at 11 a.m. and last until 11 p.m.
Oktoberfest Jacksonville features live music from more than a dozen different
entertainers, including country artist and former Miss America Betty Cantrell, Kings Guy
German Band, Brite Side, Empire East and Austin Park. The performers will be on three
stages; the Main Street America Main Stage, Jacksonville Party Company Stage and
the iwantabuzz.com Stage.
On Friday night, enjoy the Oktoberfest Rock; Roll Beer Trivia, the USO Salute to
America Party and the exclusive Stein Party. Take part in the Games of Oktoberfest on
Saturday, which includes the brat eating contest, stein hoisting challenge, lederhosen
competition and tug of war. Guests can also enjoy the wiener dog races and the
Fun4FirstCoastKids KINDERFEST Family Fun Zone, which features plenty of activities
for kids as well as the Celestial Farms petting zoo.
Client Focused Media and its sister companies, Buzz Media Group and Jacksonville
Party Company, have organized the event in coordination with the Anheuser-Busch
Jacksonville Brewery. They have also partnered with nonprofits such as USO, Gator
Alumni Association, Hope Springs Florida and Ocean County Purveyors to raise money
and awareness for the organizations.
The Anheuser-Busch Jacksonville Brewery is located at 111 Busch Drive on the
Northside of Jacksonville. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit
oktoberfestjacksonville.com. Tickets are $12 for general admission on Friday night, $15
for general admission on Saturday, $35 for VIP passes on Friday night, $150 for the
exclusive Stein Party and $50 for a Saturday Sampling Passport. Kids 12 and under are
free. Sponsors of Oktoberfest Jacksonville include Anheuser-Busch, Ash Properties,
ASAP Towing and Avondale Travel.
In addition, The Haunted Brewery will kick off on Friday night with the HOPocalypse, a
live action zombie hunt inside the brewery. It will include a zombie apocalypse
interactive experience throughout the brewery, produced by Jacksonville Haunts. The
HOPocalypse will resemble laser tag, but the goal will be to shoot the zombies who
have taken over the brewery. A team of 10 players will go through the zombie
apocalypse every three minutes. The Haunted Brewery will continue every Friday and
Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. throughout the month of October and will include the
zombie hunt, zombie paintball, Creepy Clown CarnEvil and more. Tickets are available at
thehauntedbrewery.com. Season ticket passes for both events are available for $99 per
person. Details can be found at oktoberfestjacksonville.com/tickets.