Seasonal & Holidays

Sausage Sculpting, Pretzel Toss Set For Woodridge Oktoberfest

Woodridge's 2023 Oktoberfest will entertain guests with German music and cuisine, a beer garden and some inventive activities.

WOODRIDGE, IL — Woodridge's 2023 Oktoberfest promises to be just as creative and fun as the last. Set for Sept. 29 and Sept. 30, the event will feature sausage sculpting and pretzel toss, in addition to the beer, brats and other goodies that typically draw visitors to Oktoberfest.

The two-day festival's entertainment schedule is as follows, with both days featuring a photo booth and a take-home kit you can use to make a pretzel necklace (available from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.):

Sept. 29

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Festival hours are 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Sausage Sculpting

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5:30 p.m.: Ed Wagner's Brass Band

6:30 p.m.: Pretzel Toss

7 p.m.: Wedding Banned

8:30 p.m.: Stein Holding Contest

8:45 p.m.: Sausage Sculpting winners announced

9:30 p.m.: The Ron Burgundys

Sept. 30

Festival hours are 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Sausage Sculpting

5:30 p.m.: Amazing Mike Show

6:30 p.m.: Sausage Toss

7 p.m.: Too Much Molly

8:30 p.m.: Stein Holding Contest

8:45 p.m.: Sausage Sculpting winners announced

9 p.m.: Mike and Joe

Tickets to Oktoberfest are $10 if you snag them by Sept. 24. After that, the price goes up to $15.

Click the link to buy tickets to Woodridge Oktoberfest 2023.

What: Oktoberfest 2023

When: Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Where: Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park, 8301 Janes Ave., Woodridge

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