La Mesa Oktoberfest 2012

La Mesa Oktoberfest 2012!

A tradition for our community is the annual Oktoberfest. This activity brings visitors and vendors from all over the region to La Mesa for a weekend dedicated to family, friends, great food and entertainment. The La Mesa Chamber has proudly partnered with the La Mesa Village Merchants Association, who began this popular event over 35 years ago. This event has gone from a small street fair to a 3-day festival with 400 vendors offering goods and services to over 186,000 attendees. Add great food, lots of children activities, entertainment and of course, good old German brats and cold beer, and you have a family event that has something for everyone!

Schedule of Events

Live music in the Big Beer Garden on Allison Ave.

Friday, October 5th
Open 11:00am-11:30pm
(Beer Garden opens 4pm-11:30pm)
Car Tune Dogs (Classic Rock) - 6-10pm

Saturday, Oct 6th
Open 11:00am-11:30pm
Raving Polka - German Music 1-5
CarTune Dogs (Classic Rock) - 6-10pm

Sunday, Oct 7th
Open 12:00pm-5:00pm
El Cajon German Band (German Music) - 1- 4pm

THIS OKTOBERFEST IS THE BIGGEST OKTOBERFEST IN THE COUNTRY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

Q.        What are the dates of Oktoberfest and the hours?
A          It begins on Friday, October 5th - 11 a.m. 11:00 p.m. for all food and street vendors along La Mesa Boulevard.

Friday - October 6th The BIG beer garden/pavilion on Allison Street opens at 4 p.m. and closes at 11:00 p.m.

Everything is open Saturday, October 6th - 11 a.m. 11:00 p.m. All food and beer gardens.

Sunday, October 7th 12 noon -5 p.m Everything is open all food and beer gardens

ADDED BENEFIT THIS YEAR: FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW THE LA MESA CHAMBER HAS ADDED THE WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE FOOD COURT AT THE CORNER OF 4TH AND LA MESA BOULEVARD. THIS FOOD COURT IS AN ADDED BENEFIT FOR PEOPLE TO EAT, SIT AND ENJOY THEMSELVES.

PARKING IS AT A PREMIUM SO PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THE TROLLEYS ARE SET TO RUN EVERY 15 MINUTES TO HELP BRING PEOPLE TO AND FROM THIS 10 BLOCK EVENT.

EASY ACCESS FROM THE TROLLEY

BE SURE TO VISIT THE "FAMILY FRIENDLY" BIG BEER GARDEN ON ALLISON STREET - THIS MEANS CHILDREN MAY ENTER, ENJOY GAMES AND PRIZES AS THEY PLAY AND ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT. THE CHAMBER BIG BEER GARDEN HOSTED BY PRESENTING SPONSOR SYCUAN CASINO HAS THE ONLY LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE.

CHILDREN ARE WELCOME IN THE BEER GARDEN, HOWEVER ONLY PEOPLE 21 YEARS OR OLDER CAN PURCHASE BEER OR WINE IN THE BEER GARDEN!

NO PETS ARE ALLOWED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VENUE

NEW THIS YEAR IN THE BIG BEER GARDEN: BE SURE TO GET YOUR COMMEMORATIVE BEER BOOT IN THE BIG BEER GARDEN - YOU WILL WANT THIS COLLECTOR ITEM TO REMEMBER THIS YEAR'S OKTOBERFEST!

Q.        What types of food are served?
A          Lots of different foods are available from hot dogs, brats to funnel cake, pizza, ethnic food, mexican food, popcorn candies, deep fried foods and more!

Where is the Oktoberfest held?

A          THIS EVENT TAKES UP OVER 10 CITY BLOCKS AND HAS OVER 300 VENDORS!

LOCATION: La Mesa Blvd. Has hundreds of vendors up and own this street and across Spring Street

4th Avenue & La Mesa Blvd. (The Chamber has added food vendors, tables and chairs there)

The Chamber BIG Beer Garden/Pavilion is located in the Allison

Street Parking Lot and has the only LIVE entertainment going night and day

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE BIG BEER GARDEN THIS YEAR IS:

Friday October 5th
6-10 p.m. The Car Tune Dogs (Classic Rock)

Saturday, October 6th
Raving-Polka (German-Music)
6-10 p.m. The Car Tune Dogs (Classic Rock)

Sunday October 7th
1-4 p.m. The El Cajon German Band (German Music)

Jack Leary is our master of ceremonies on stage the entire weekend and facilitates all of the games and prizes for the children and adults.
 

WE HAVE 2 ATM MACHINES IN THE BEER GARDEN FOR OUR GUESTS' CONVENIENCE

THE BIG BEER GARDEN TAKES DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS FOR PURCHASES

THERE ARE MORE ATM MACHINES THROUGHOUT THE VENUE ON THE STREET FOR EVERYONE'S CONVENIENCE

Food Vendor Application

The La Mesa Chamber has a limited number of food vendor booths available. There are 15 available on La Mesa Blvd near 4th Avenue (Click here for a map) and 4 in the beer garden (click here for a map). Prices vary and are listed on the maps.

The spaces on La Mesa Blvd are open from 11am-11:30pm Friday and Saturday, October 5th and 6th and Sunday October 7th, 12-5pm.
The spaces in the beer garden are open 4-11:30 Friday, 11-11:30 Saturday and 12-5 Sunday.

Priority will be on a first come first served basis with Chamber members having the first priority on space over a non-chamber member up until August 1.  After August 1, Chamber members will have no priority on space location over non-members.

We will provide you with the space and electricity for about 720 watts.  If you need more than this, please let us know how much.  There is a charge if you need more and the charge is detailed out in the Food Vendor Application. You can figure out your watts and amps using the calculations on this link: http://www.powerstream.com/Amps-Watts.htm.  Your equipment should state the number of volts, amps and watts.

We try to have our food vendors not duplicate items as much as possible but there could be some overlap.

The initial deadline to reserve your space is August 1.  Your $200 deposit becomes non-refundable at that point.  Full booth payment is due August 31.

Please call David Smyle with any questions at 619-602-6365.

For merchandise vendor booths, contact Richard Felix at 619.462.3000 or visit www.lmvma.com