Charlotte Oktoberfest
On Saturday, October 3, 2015, at 12:30pm, the VIP Session will kick off the 17th Annual Charlotte Oktoberfest® at The NC Music Factory. The General Admission Session will open up at 2:00pm. The crowd will then morph from 6000 complete strangers to 6000 craft beer loving new best friends in an instant! It will officially be, for one day: All About Craft Beer!There will be live bands, food vendors, guided tours, sponsored activities (will corn hole reappear?), an interactive Instagram area, a wall for all to sign, and, most importantly… CRAFT BEER… and lots of it! In 2014, we had 95 regional, national and international breweries bring over 350 beers out to sample. We also had some wine and ciders to taste!If you’ve never been to Germany to celebrate the real thing, don’t worry, we don’t require you wear lederhosen, clink beer steins or yodel in pleasant harmony to the oompah bands. Those are all just optional for our festival – so come see what it’s all about on October 3, 2015!Have you wanted to hit the largest beer festivals to see their style, craft beer offerings and live entertainments? You can check that off your list on October 3, as Charlotte Oktoberfest is the largest Beer Festival in the South East United States.2015 CharitiesDo you enjoy drinking to support a worthy cause? Because this festival has single-handedly contributed over $500,000 to local charities since its inception in 1993. Come be a part of a 17-year philanthropic beer festival! The 2015 Selected Charities you’ll be supporting, with all donations staying local, are:The Ada Jenkins CenterBeds For KidsGreater Charlotte SPCAOperation Homefront-CarolinasWho Throws This Party?Want to know more about the group who organizes this great event?The Annual Charlotte Oktoberfest® is put on each year completely by volunteer members of the Carolina Brewmasters, also known as the 2014 Radegast Club of the Year winners! Check us out in our video here:There will be live bands, food vendors, guided tours, sponsored activities (will corn hole reappear?), an interactive Instagram area, a wall for all to sign, and, most importantly… CRAFT BEER… and lots of it!Tickets are now on sale here!Premium - Early Entry at 12:30pm - $65General - Entry at 2:00pm - $45The local DoubleTree hotel as our official hotel sponsor, you can reserve rooms here. More details will be coming periodically from now until festival day (October 3), so be sure to keep in touch with us! You can check back at BeerYeti.com periodically, sign up for our newsletter here, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, follow us on Instagram, or check our event website for updates. Have more questions? Check out our FAQ here.
