A real Oktoberfest in Delaware! Â Cheaper than going across the pond!
The bands are from Austria and Germany - don't be surprised if they jump on your table to play or sing - if they stop, offer them your beer to chug - it's common in Germany! Â Pay the piper - then use your empty cup to build a beer tower.
Everyone is there for a good time.  To avoid the crowd go in the afternoon still rocks  less crowded no line to get in and plenty of parking.  Parking can be a problem - some neighbors will let you park in their yard for a price.  Plan to car pool.  Port a Potties - don't wear good shoes the area around the potties gets swampy - not a good thing for CFMPs.
Tons of great beer and food! Â Tickets are used to buy food and drink - get in line there first. Â You can buy beer by the cup or pitcher. Â they sell huge mugs and steins - some come with a coupon for a free refill. Â This is a German Fest - read no American Food. Â If you don't like kraut, sausages, potatoes eat before you go. Â
German food +German music + big crowd = FUN TIME!
I've gone to this place twice and each time; it was too expensive for a festival and the food was not that good. I felt like it was cramped and I just didn't like it.
I rather go to the Polish Festival that happens on the same weekend as this, at the Wilmington, Riverfront. Better food, better people, better atmosphere.
PBPrep- boring and expensive?? In fact most people find the prices there most reasonable. Â Better save more money from your Walmart paycheck.
Poor food selection? There was more than brats and desserts. How about their famous potato salad, sauerkraut, pickled herring (a german delicacy) weisswurst, bauernwurst, german frankfurters, landjaeger, and more. There are THREE food lines there, not sure what your problem was/is. Also other food selections available throughout the tent and outside on the grounds.
Poor beer selection?? You are joking, right? Â There were all the german favorites inside the tent as well as a large international beer pavilion out back. Open up your eyes next time. Â Beers for every taste. But you seem like a Coors Light man, not sure if they had any of that this year!!
The rides were lame?? How old are you- 12? The rides and games are for the kids, not adults. Â Sorry, next year the Saengerbund will have more rides for adults, right?!
Small dance floor? It just shows how popular the dancing and music are, lots of people want to get up and dance. Â Lighten up, son !!
The Saengerbund Oktoberfest has been consistently ranked as the premier
Oktoberfest celebration on the US East Coast. Â The large crowds every year continue to prove this.
Next year, stay home. We dont need a buzzkill like you.