Germanfest 2016

Additional Information

Muenster offers great music, food, contest, and fun!
Sponsored by the Muenster Chamber of Commerce. Muenster is set to host its 41st annual Germanfest on April 22, 23 & 24, 2016.

With over 20,000 anticipated to attend, festivities promise the very best in German hospitality with German sausage, sauerkraut, schnitzel, potato salad, hearty cheeses, German pizza and scrumptious apple strudel. This quaint German community festival also offers a wide variety of American food.

The 10th Annual Barbecue Cook-off returns this year as a sanctioned event under the “Lone Star Barbecue Association.” The winner of this event will be qualified to participate in the world Food Competitions in Las Vegas and the KC Masterpiece BBQ competition in Kansas City – you can register for these on our website www.germanfest.net.
For those who love competitive sports there is the opportunity at Germanfest to try one or more of these events: Nagelschlagen-a traditional German competition, Saturday’s bicycle rally, April 23rd or Sunday’s 5K/15K Run, April 24th – you can register for these on our website www.germanfest.net.

There’s something for everyone at Germanfest! Those who prefer a weekend of relaxing fun, Muenster is still the place to be. Several stages present a variety of great musical performances, including Time Machine Band, Satisfaction,/The International Rolling Stones show, and our latest in today’s County Bands – Statesboro Revue, Parker McCullum, The Damn Quails, and Cody Jinks. We also have some of our very own local bands. We will have Grammy winner Brave Combo, Das Ist Lustig, Alpenmusikanten, Alpine Village and 3rd Generation – POLKA-POLKA-POLKA!! And many more yet to mention. Check out our website

Other festival events feature over 50 arts and crafts booths and carnival rides. In the children’s/family area, for the young and the young at heart, will be able to enjoy balloon sculpture artist, face painting, trampoline, slides, petting zoo, bounce house, rock climbing and entertainment from the Dallas Puppet Theater!
Germanfest events are located in downtown Muenster on US Hwy 82, 14 miles west of I-35 and about 70 miles north of DFW.

Hours: Friday 12pm-12am, Saturday 10am -12am and Sunday 10am-6pm. Admission is Friday $8, Saturday $10, Sunday $6, Age 8 and under free. Anyone in complete German costume will be admitted free. Purchase tickets at the gate or online at www.germanfest.net.