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.
Oktoberfest = fun! Especially if you like beer & German food! I highly recommend checking this out! Beer is plentiful, and you can buy giant mugs there too! The mugs usually come with a voucher for a free fill-up of beer.
All beer and food must be purchased with tickets, so make sure you buy some when you get there. The tickets are valued at $0.50 each.
Saengerbund Oktoberfest is an annual festival that celebrates German-American heritage with food, music, beer, amusements and shopping. It occurs the third weekend of September normally. Although it is nothing like Oktoberfests in Germany, it is about as close as you'll get without boarding a plane and using your passport.
We went and had a great time last Fall. It was an easy trip from the Philadelphia area and offered much more than the weak Octoberfests that seem to pop up and disappear forever in the Philly area.
The highlights were the food and music under the big tent! The beer was good, but the offerings were a tad disappointing. None of the beers that make German beers the envy of others. Like at any festival, the prices are on the high side. Everything is paid for using tickets that can be purchased at booths throughout the venue. The plum cake is awesome! Sweet yet a bit sour-not overly sugary or heavy. The other desserts are also very good. I was excited about the roast pork-but found it a bit bland and greasy. The sausages and sides were all a little disappointing-they could and should be improved. In general, buffet-quality food, at festival prices.
The music was good, and as would be expected, hyper-traditional German "muzik." The dancers clearly do what they do out of pride and love-definitely a mom and dad dance club vibe to their performances. But that makes it even more charming and far better than an Epcot Center-Disney-Gone-Wild über-version of traditional german dances.
Saengerbund Oktoberfest also has a carnival-like midway with rides (included in the price of admission). Certainly a plus for the kids-should you bring any. Also there is a good selection of "German" souvenir kitsch at über-prices so you can take home a reminder of the day or as a shout-out to your german heritage.
One big downside (at least for me) is the "let's go drink beer until we puke" element that seems to become more prevalent as the day turns into night. Another downside is the porta-potty situation. Too few pottys, too many people waiting in long lines, and too many drunken 20-somethings "sneaking" into the bushes to release über-amounts of kidney-processed beer.
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