On September 24, the official Community Tapping Committee will come together to kick-off Oktoberfest Fort Worth with a traditional tapping of the kegs ceremony on the opening night of the festival. The ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Spaten Hall in The Shack at Panther Island Pavilion.
We invite you to join the following members of the tapping committee at the tapping of the kegs ceremony.
Community Tapping Committee:
- Roy C. Brooks (Tarrant County Commissioner, Trinity River Vision Authority Board)
- David Cooke (Fort Worth City Manager, Trinity River Vision Authority Board)
- Vic Henderson (Board President – Tarrant Regional Water District, Trinity River Vision Authority Board)
- Jim Oliver (Tarrant Regional Water District General Manager, Trinity River Vision Authority Board)
- Bob Riley (Trinity River Vision Authority Board)
- Jack Stevens (Tarrant Regional Water District Board)
- JD Granger (Trinity River Vision Authority Executive Director)
- Keith Diggs (Anheuser – Busch Brewmaster)
- Randy Gideon (Chairman, Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau)
- Mitch Whitten (Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau)
- David Berzina (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)
- Mae Ferguson and Greg Irwin (Fort Worth Sister Cities International)
- Robert Philpot (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Oktoberfest Fort Worth will stay true to a traditional German-style Oktoberfest with authentic food, beer, activities, Bavarian and polka bands and more. The complete schedule is now available online at oktoberfestfw.com, it includes live music from Brave Combo, The Walburg Boys, Alpenmusikaten, Third Generation and more. It also features traditional Oktoberfest activities such as stein hoisting, bier barrel rolling, stein carrying and a young professionals Olympics.