Oktoberfest in Lava Hot Springs Saturday, October 8th! 

Oktoberfest in Lava Hot Springs Saturday, October 8th!  Join the festivities with a day of fun next to the Portneuf River in Lava to celebrate the arrival of fall and the harvest season. To keep with the theme of the festival we will offer many activities including a 10k fun run/walk/bike, live music with Rolling Rocks and DJ TJ, disk golf, volleyball, fun kids games, a duck race on the river with many prizes including a grand prize of 30 lottery tickets, great food, and of course some great hand crafted beers and sarsaparilla from Portneuf Valley Brewery! All proceeds go to a good cause. We will be using the proceeds for greenway projects and trail systems in our area and helping people in need build their own bicycles from donated parts for free through Poky Free Bikes. We will be accepting bike part donations at the event so bring in the old parts or bikes you’re not using and put them to work! Bring your friends and family, Cheers! SEE FLYER 

Date: Saturday October 8, 2011

Time: 8am - 10 am 10K fun run/walk/bike around the golf course loop. Free! Meet at Community Center  

        12pm-9pm Oktoberfest activities, Duck Race Raffle 7pm

          3pm Pilates / 4pm Yoga with Reflexions

          7pm-9pm Lava Lions Bingo

Location: Community Building across from the World Famous Olympic Swimming Complex and outside too weather permitting.

Cost:    $5 entry – (12 and under free entry) includes 8 hours of live music and a duck race ticket for a chance to win 30 lottery tickets, hot pool passes, free outdoor equipment rentals at Mountain Mayhem Adventure Center, and other great prizes!

             $4 micro brew drafts, refills $3

$15 growler (1/2gal) of your favorite PVB microbrew

$2 PVB sarsaparilla

$10 growler (1/2gal) of PVB sarsaparilla

$6 Bratwurst plate (hot dogs for kids)

There will be other vendors as well offering food, crafts, and activities for kids.

$13 bingo packet (15 games) specialty games sold separately

Vendors or Volunteers: If you or someone you know is available to volunteer some time for a good cause (raising money for a bike and trail system here in Lava) or would like to purchase a booth please contact Sam at 208-241-5773 or Leisha at 801-815-6205. A 10X10 booth is $50.

Oktoberfest History

This year marks the 201 year celebration of Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest began October 12, 1810 in Munich to celebrate the royal Bavarian marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Five days after their wedding King Ludwig I called for a horse race to celebrate their royal wedding. The race was very successful so they continued the event the following year. An agricultural show was added and to honor the marriage of King Ludwig I and Therese of Bavaria, a parade was added in 1835.

In 1880 the first electric lights were added. Albert Einstein helped his uncle install lighting as an electrical apprentice in 1896. Bratwurst was first served in 1881 and eventually beer was served in glass mugs in 1892. In 1887, the Entry of the Oktoberfest Staff and Breweries took place for the first time. This event added the highly decorated horse teams of the breweries and the bands that play in the festival. One hundred years after the festival started in 1910, over 120,000 liters of beer were served.

From 1946 to 1948, after World War II, Munich celebrated only "Autumn Fest." The sale of original Oktoberfest beer, 2% stronger in alcohol than normal beer, was not permitted. Visitors had to drink the normal beer. Since 1950, there has been a traditional festival opening: A twelve gun salute and the tapping of the first keg of Oktoberfest beer at 12:00 by the incumbent Mayor of Munich with the cry "O' zapft is!" ("It's tapped!"). The Mayor then gives the first beer to the Minister-President of the State of Bavaria. Horse races ended in 1960. Traditional wear during the Oktoberfest include Bavarian hats which contain a tuft of goat hair. In Germany, goat hair is highly valued and prized, making it one of the most expensive objects for sale. A pipe bomb was set off in a dustbin at the restrooms at the main entrance on September 26, 1980 by a right wing extremist. Thirteen people were killed, over 200 were injured.

In 2005 “quiet Oktoberfest” was developed to curb violence that had developed due to loud music and large beer consumption. Music is held to 85db until 6pm. Smoking was temporarily banned in 2008 reinstated in 2009 and re-banned in 2010.

Since its beginnings the Oktoberfest has been cancelled 24 times due to war, disease and other emergencies. Oktoberfest is the largest people fair in the world hosting more than 6.5 million Bavarians and visitors in just 2 crazy weeks. SEE FLYER