SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 12am to 4pm @ Holy Cross

Our annual fall Oktoberfest is right around the corner! This fundraiser supports Catholic education.

We’re excited to once again host Oktoberfest at the original German parish, Holy Cross. Join us for this outdoor festival with beer, German food, polka music, kids’ games, wheels of chance, a cash raffle, and more.

We’d love your participation!

• Buy (or sell) raffle tickets. $5/ticket or $20 for 5 tickets, and two chances to win - first drawing for $1,000 and second drawing for $250 (both drawings will be at the event). Need not be present to win! Online sales have concluded, but purchase at the event for your chance to win.

• Volunteer! We need many hands to make this event possible. Sign up here!

• Donate alcohol or baked goods for the wheel of chance prizes! Contact Beth Mayr at beth.mayr@archbalt.org to arrange drop-off of either.

• Sponsor the event! We are grateful for the many sponsors that make Oktoberfest possible. See form with more details here.

• Spread the word! Can you post our flyer in your window, restaurant, or place of work? We appreciate the help in spreading the word!

• Come! All are welcome at this fun event – no RSVP needed. Stop by for a beer, German food, and a chance to win alcohol, baked goods, prizes, and more! A live polka band will be playing during the event. It’s a family-friendly event – kids of all ages are welcome. See you there!

Questions? Contact Beth Mayr at beth.mayr@archbalt.org or 410-752-8498 x1100.

Blurb to share with friends, neighbors, etc:

We’re excited to once again celebrate Oktoberfest at the original German parish, Holy Cross, for the event of the season. Join us for this outdoor festival with beer, German food, polka music, kids’ games, wheels of chance, a cash raffle, and more. All are welcome at this fun event – no RSVP needed. Stop by for a beer, German food, and a chance to win alcohol, baked goods, mums, sports memorabilia, and more! A live polka band will be playing during the event. It’s a family-friendly event – kids of all ages are welcome. See you there!

Sponsors & In-Kind Donors 2023

Thank you to our many sponsors and in-kind donors who make Oktoberfest possible!

• Abbey Burger Bistro

• AJ’s on Hanover

• Amber

• Bakery Express USA

• Baltimore Family Alliance, Silver Sponsor - learn more about the benefits of becoming a BFA member!

• Barfly’s

• Barracudas

• Blue Agave

• Bob's Sports Memorabilia

• Captain Larry’s

• Charles L. Stevens Funeral Home

• Checkerspot Brewing

• Cheese Galore and More

• City Limits

• Copper Shark

• Cross St. Public House

• Crossbar

• Delia Foley’s

• Duarte family

• EAT

• Fat Patties

• Frank’s Produce in Elkridge

• Friends of CCSB, Platinum Sponsor

• Augie and Helen Goeller, Bronze Sponsor

• Hair of the Dog

• Hull Street Blues Cafe

• Knights of Columbus #4606

• Tom and Liz Linski

• Little Havana

• Loyal Companion

• Macaroni Kid South Baltimore, Bronze Sponsor - subscribe to the free weekly newsletter focused on fun family events in our area!

• Magerks

• Moo Moo Cows

• Mothers

• Ted Oberti

• Octobar

• Pickett Brewing

• Riverside Taphouse

• Ropewalk Tavern

• Samos

• Shotti’s

• Southside Diner

• Dee Dee Tonsor, Bronze Sponsor

• Watershed

• Wiley Gunters

• Ed Zehler

Oktoberfest Team 2023

Thank you to the Oktoberfest Team, part of the Neighborhood Events Committee. This team includes:

• Helen Bianca

• Zac Blanchard

• Trish Gillin

• John Klimacek

• Ted Oberti

• Brianne Roth

• Kathleen Shatus

• Andrew Smith

We are also so grateful to the parish staff, for all their hard work to make Oktoberfest such a success.