“O’zapft is!” Time once again for the community to come together to enjoy life and experience Southwest Florida’s biggest party – the 39th Annual Cape Coral Oktoberfest! We at the German American Social Club (GASC) are so excited to invite you to the event for fun, great food, German beer, live music, laughter, and dancing – from polka to blues and country, to the Chicken Dance. Come and celebrate with your clan or crew, with your significant other, or even on your own – you’re bound to meet great people here! With German music and local bands, German food, and beer, there’s plenty of fun to go around, for any age. So, dust off your dirndls, launder your lederhosen and have an epic time of stein slurping with your “beste Freunde.”
This year’s dates are October 18,19, 20 and 25, 26, 27 – the last two full weekends of the month. Oktoberfest 2024 hours are: Friday from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., Saturday from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. and
Sunday from 12 to 8 p.m. Tickets Advance tickets: $8, At the gate, $10, Children 12 and under admitted free. All event dates are rain or shine. (Ticket prices subject to change.) Advance Ticket Purchase Locations
- GASC, 2101 S.W. Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, FL 33991, (239) 283-1400
- Farmer Joe’s, 1401 S.W. Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, FL 33991, (239) 510-4385
- European Food Market, 12901 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33919, (239) 332-7200
- Trebing Tile, 4537 Del Prado Blvd. S., Cape Coral, FL 33904, (239) 549-6999
- European Grocery Market, 1242 S.W. Pine Island Road, Suite 53, Cape Coral, FL 33991, (239) 599-8253
- Kallis German Butcher, 2420 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, FL 33952, (941) 627-1413
Oktoberfest VIP Experience
This year, the GASC is again offering an enhanced VIP Experience designed for those who appreciate a little extra comfort and exclusivity. For $100, and with limited availability, you gain access to a dedicated VIP area in the tent, complete with its own bar and private restrooms. Additionally, VIP ticket holders will have access to a separate VIP parking lot close to the main entrance and a VIP lane at the main gate for faster access to the festival area. Your ticket also includes admission for the day to Oktoberfest, a dinner at Von Steuben Hall, a filled glass Bier stein with up to five refills, a special Jägermeister drink, and a curated gift bag. The VIP tickets are available online only. Visit https:// capecoraloktoberfest.com/vip-experience.
Parking
Due to the tremendous popularity of the Cape Coral Oktoberfest, we are once again offering satellite parking to our guests. The shuttle lot is located at 1448 Ceitus Terrace, just north of Aldi at Chiquita Blvd. and Pine Island Road. Shuttle busses will run continuously from 4 p.m. until midnight. As always, parking is free!
About The German American Social Club
The German American Social Club of Cape Coral, Florida is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating German culture and traditions. The club offers a variety of events and activities throughout the year, including the Cape Coral Oktoberfest, regular social gatherings, and cultural events.
The GASC of Cape Coral was founded as a nonpolitical organization in July 1964 with a charter membership of 34. The purpose of the club, then and now, is to promote good fellowship with a variety of social activities, to perpetuate traditional German festivals such as Oktoberfest, Karneval, costume balls, folk dances, etc., and to stimulate interest in the German language and customs.
Festival tent and outside Biergarten – three stages, two dance floors, nonstop live bands and German music Plenty of beverages, imported German Bier, domestic beer, German wine and spirits, non-alcoholic beer, soft drinks and bottled water Every year in October, the club organizes Munich in Cape Coral. The Cape Coral Oktoberfest is the largest party of the year in the community! It is the event for fun, good food, freshly poured domestic and German beer, live music on several stages, laughter, dancing – with or without the chicken hat.
Visit gasc-capecoral.com to see upcoming events. Nonmembers are also encouraged to come for dinner and dancing every Friday night. You might even considering joining as a new member!
German American Social Club, 2101 S.W. Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, FL 33991. Phone: (239) 283-1400, Fax: (239) 283-5511, Email: [email protected], and website: gasc-capecoral.com.
Photos courtesy of the German American Social Club
