“OKTOBER FEST! 2009”

ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH  OCTOBER 16^TH 2009

Celebrate “OKTOBER FEST!” the largest outdoor beer sampling festival in North Florida, Friday October 16^th at the St. Augustine Beach Pier & Pavilion.

The festival grounds at the St. Augustine Beach Pier & Pavilion serve as a “small German Oktoberfest”, which extend over an area of 5 acres with a large pavilion and 600 foot pier.  The event features unlimited samples of over 50 beers from around the world, a 45 foot Ferris wheel, carnival games and two large tents adorned with German decorations containing food and entertainment.

Listen to traditional German songs, Polish tunes, polkas, drinking songs, and toasts performed by the Heidelberg Hotshots & the Bavarian Bad Boys.  Six pairs of German folk dancers perform famous German dances such as the Dätscher, Kreuzpolka, and Zwiefache.

This event is ages 21 and up. Admission price includes unlimited sampling of over 50 beers, & entertainment. Food and games are not included in admission price. Tickets are available at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office, A1A Ale Works, Ragtime Tavern & Seafood Grill, or online at www.ticketmaster.com

For more information call 904.471.1965.

WHEN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009   6pm VIP, 7-10:30pm General Admission

WHERE: ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH PIER & PAVILION 350 A1A Beach Blvd St Augustine, FL 32080

PARKING:     SHUTTLES RUNNING FROM St. Augustine Amphitheatre 1340 A1A South St. Augustine, FL 32080  & Ron Parker Park 607 Old Beach Road St. Augustine, FL 32080

PRICES:         $15.00 in advance, $20 at the door.

For more information, please contact:

Ryan Dettra – St. Johns County Cultural Events Division 904 2093751 rdettra@sjcfl.us

For the October Fest! logo and photos of the Heidelberg Hot Shots & Bavarian Bad Boys please visit: http://ftp.bocc.co.st-johns.fl.us/amphitheatre/pictures/Oktoberfest/Oktoberfest/

Eco- Oktober Fest…  Recycling bins will be provided around the facility

A limited number of $10 Tickets can be purchased at A1A Ale Works, 1 King Street, St. Augustine FL & Ragtime Tavern & Seafood Grill 207 Atlantic Blvd,Atlantic Beach