Where to Celebrate Oktoberfest in Seattle, Washington
This year The Fremont Oktoberfest will be held on Friday, September 22nd 5 – 12am Saturday, September 23rd 11 – 12am and Sunday, September 24th 11 – 6pm. Fremont is a neighborhood in Seattle and the Oktoberfest benefits the Fremont Chamber of Commerce. So the money you spend will be put to good use helping the businesses in the Fremont area. They have three days packed with fun activities for the whole family. Admission to the street fair, kids area, bouncy toys, and music are free for everyone to enjoy. Dogs will be allowed in on Sunday.
Please think twice before you decide to bring your pet to the Oktoberfest. Remember that there will be thousands of strange people all around. Your pet will most likely be afraid, not enjoying himself and if he gets scared, and runs away, it will certainly ruin your day
There is one feature that you need to understand before we take a look at all the festivities. When you enter and pay the fee for the Oktoberfest Stranger Microbrew Garden, you will be given a glass. This is the only glass that the vendors will fill up for you. The fee is $20 and you get 5 tokens, each one good for one taste. Each additional token will cost you $1.25 the vendors will not accept cash, only tokens. It does sound complicate, but when you think about it, the token system does tend to cut back on what I like to call impulse drinking. You know what I mean just filling up the glass again and again. No one under the age of 21 will be allowed in. You must have appropriate ID no exceptions will be made. Ok now that we have that straight, let’s take a look around and see exactly what you will find.
Speaking of the beer garden, there will be 70 different Microbrews from more than 25 different breweries offering samples for your tokens. Access to the garden is $20. And you can purchase extra tokens at $1,25 each, but expect to wait on a line. To save time, it is best to purchase the extra tokens when you pay for the admission. The admission fee for designated drivers is $8.00. They will not get a glass when they pay, so there is not way they can get a drink. They do have a Happy Hour Friday 5pm-6pm, Saturday 11am-12pm if you arrive during happy hours you will get 3 extra tasting tokens, but you must arrive during happy hour. Admission and token sales stop on Friday and Saturday at 11:00 p.m and on Sunday, this is at 5:00 p.m. Precisely on half hour after the sale stop, the taps will be shut off. No exceptions will be made.
The Kids’ area will be open Saturday the 23rd – 11 am-6 pm and Sunday the 24th – 11 am-6 pm. They have their own entertainment stage and their own Root Beer Garden, outfitted with child sized tables. They will be entertained with arts and crafts and have a party of their own.
They have entertainment scheduled all three days. Take some time to listen to some great music. And let’s not forget the food. They have so much entertainment scheduled that they have added a second stage also. There will be vendors throughout the grounds offering all types of food to go along with the beer.
This year they are adding a carnival. Nothing is more fun than a carnival for family fun. There will be rides for adults and children.
So there you have a brief look at what awaits you at the years Oktoberfest in Seattle, Washington. So bring the family and be prepared to have a good time. While you are at the Oktoberfest, take a look at what else is in the Fremont section of Seattle. There are many fine restaurants in the Fremont section of Seattle from Mediterranean to Sushi and everything in between. They are great places to stop in for a good meal and rest in between roaming around the grounds, Check them out here. http://www.fremont.com/walk_frameset.htm
