SPRINGFIELD

OKTOBERFEST 2010

Friday, September 24^th: 5-10 P.M.

Saturday, September 25^th: 5-10 P.M.

New England Farm Workers' Council

     & The Student Prince

Are hosting an Oktoberfest

In the NEFWC parking lot on Hampden Street

(one block north of Fort Street)

The New England Farm Workers Council will again hold an Oktoberfest with the assistance of The Student Prince Restaurant. The event starts at 5:00PM on Friday, September 24, when Herbie Flores from the Farm Workers Council and the Hoher Lord Burgermeister von Springfield (sometimes known as Mayor Dominic Sarno) will tap the first keg of Spaten Oktoberfest beer. The festivities continue at 5PM on Saturday, Sept 25. The Oktoberfest is on Hampden Street in Downtown Springfield Massachusetts on the west side of Main Street between Fort Street and the Paramount Theatre. The Jolly Kopperschmidts (www.jollyks.com), one of the premier oompa bands in the Northeast, will provide traditional Oktoberfest music. We hope to have some strolling accordion players and perhaps some music from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. Music will be provided from 5:30 until 10 each night. 

 A variety of victuals will be available for purchase, including chef carved steamship round roast beef sandwiches, a variety of sausages and kraut, Pollo Asado (roast chicken), appetizers such as Fried Camembert Cheese and Potato Pancakes and, for the sweet tooth, apple kuchen and fried dough. Tickets to the event are $10.00 and include a souvenir stein of Liquid Gold from Munich ~ Spaten Oktoberfest Beer. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the restaurant on 8 Fort Street, Springfield. Advance tickets are $9.00

 Other beverages will be available including a variety of wines, soft drinks and Coors light beer. The main tent is non-smoking. There will be a cigar tent with cigars sold by Blue Collar Cigar of East Longmeadow. Credit cards are not accepted at the event, but there are several ATM’s in the area.

 Parking will be provided at the Springfield Parking Authority lot located under Rt. 91for a special rate of $5.00 if you enter the lot between 4 and 8 PM. Other parking areas are the lot on Fort Street. and Columbus Center Parking Garage on Worthington Street.

 The Student Prince and Fort Restaurant, which is celebrating 75 years of operation, has been named as one of Gourmet Magazine’s 25 legendary restaurants. The restaurant has celebrated Oktoberfest inside the establishment since the early 1950’s.

 Several years ago Herbie Flores and the manager of the restaurant went to Munich to enjoy the Bavarian Oktoberfest and decided that downtown Springfield needed a similar event to mark the end of summer. History does not record how much beer had been consumed when that decision to create a Hispanic Germanic fest was reached.

Admission:

$10 at gate

$9 in advance

Tickets available at

The Student  Prince 8 Fort Street

Shakago Bar & Grill 23 Hampden Street

Or call 413-272-2200 ext. 217

Entry fee includes 1^st beer and commemorative stein!

We hope to see you there!

  Heriberto Flores                     Rudi Scherff