Hermann Missouri Festival Schedule - 2007 |
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B & B Tween Steeples Guesthouse
Visit beautiful Hermann Missouri's Premier Bed and Breakfast - inexpensive lodging. Make reservations today for Octoberfest, Maifest, Wurstfest! Visit our Chocolate Wine Trail and four other wine trails throughout the year. |
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Wurstfest |
On the fourth weekend of March, Hermann once again stakes its
claim as the "Sausage Capital of Missouri." During the 2007 Wurstfest
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Old-World delicacies, such as Bratwurst, Leberwurst, Schwartenmagen and Sommer
Sausage, will be available to sample and purchase at the Stone Hill Winery
Pavilion and Hermannhof Festhalle. ($6 admission fee).
Entertainment will include performances by the Rhineland
Wurstjaeger Dancers and live German music. |
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A
statewide sausage-making contest will be judged Saturday at the
Festhalle. Winning entries will be exhibited Sunday from 11:00 to 4:00.
Old-time sausage making will be demonstrated at Stone Hill
Winery, and antique sausage- and wine-making equipment will
be displayed at the Festhalle. |
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A
whole-hog sausage breakfast will be served Sunday morning from 7:30
to noon at Hermann Fire House #2.
The crowd-pleasing Wiener Dog Derby starts Sunday at 1:00
p.m. at the Hermann City Park ($2.50 admission fee). Dachshunds are invited
to enter in relay races, costume contests and more. Registration is Sunday
at 11:00. [Entry
Form] |
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The Show Stopper Revue will perform Hermann's long-running musical, Vaudeville
to Broadway, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Showboat Theatre. Tickets are $10/person,
with a $2 discount for Wurstfest participants.
Wine
tasting and/or tours will be available at Adam Puchta, Bias, Bommarito,
Hermannhof, Röbller, Oak Glenn and Stone Hill wineries.
Wiener Dog Derby - download the pdf registration for here |
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Maifest
Although the exact date is unknown, local historians believe
Hermann's first Maifest was held sometime in the early 1870s, after the German
School was built. Hermann's early Maifests were last-day-of-school picnics
for children, After church (the event was always held on Sunday), children
would fidget through dinner with their families, waiting until it was time
to assemble at the German School.
Girls in new white dresses (the frillier the better) and boys
in their Sunday best were given a Maifest badge by the teacher and an American
flag by a school board member. The Municipal Band led a parade to the city
park, where the first order of business was "the treat." As the bugler
blew a special call, children lined up, first for Knockwurst on a bun, then
for a glass of pink lemonade colored with wine, and finally for an orange.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent playing games and visiting
the concession stand, where 20 cents bought all the popcorn and candy a child
could eat. Maifest Sunday was the highlight of many a Hermann childhood. "It
was a high point of the year," remembers one of Hermann's older residents. "We
lived for Christmas and Maifest."
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Very Berry Wine Trail
July 28-29 , 2007
Saturday 10:00 to 5:00 • Sunday 11:00 to 5:00 |
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| Tickets: $15 per person—Advance Purchase Required
A limited number of tickets are available.
Wine Trail
event tickets may be purchased online at www.hermannmo.info
or
by calling the Hermann Welcome Center, 800-932-8687
Please note—Wine Trail events are held regardless of weather.
No refunds. |
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NOV. 17TH & 18TH |
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