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  Departments  :   Parks, Recreation and Culture  :   Arts and Special Events  :   Oktoberfest at the Kentlands

Oktoberfest at the Kentlands
Phone301-258-6350
Emailparksrec@gaithersburgmd.gov

The 22nd Annual Celebration of Oktoberfest will be held October 13, 2013.

The City of Gaithersburg and the Kentlands Citizens Assembly present the 21st Anniversary Celebration of Oktoberfest at the Kentlands, Sunday, October 14, 2012, from noon to 4 p.m. at Kentlands Village Green. Admission and parking are free. Free wheelchair accessible shuttle service will run regularly during festival hours to and from satellite parking at 101 and 200 Orchard Ridge Drive, just off of Quince Orchard Road.

Amidst horse-drawn wagon rides, pumpkin painting, and wine-tasting, festival goers can enjoy authentic Bavarian food and beer and lively performances by the Alte Kameraden German Band and Alt-Washingtonia Bavarian dancers. Alt-Washingtonia instructs and encourages participation in some of its dances.

Free performances on the Arts Barn Theater stage will include a variety of local dance, martial arts, and singing groups. Kids will also enjoy a full day of pony rides, moon bounce, face painting, and many other activities. A fee will be charged for some activities.

For more information call 301-258-6350 or email parksrec@gaithersburgmd.gov.



 21st Annual Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest at the Kentlands is sponsored in part by:

Höchst

Embrace Home Loans Herson's Honda Herson's Kia

Pirorität

Elaine Koch & Associates

GroBartig

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Meredith Fogle Real Estate Team

Village Settlements, Inc.

Geschätzt

American Tae Kwon Do Academy

Capital Bank

Chesapeake Veternary Cardiology Associates

Kentlands Foot & Ankle Center

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Metro Computer Support

Montgomery Magazine

Directions:

From Points South
I-95 W toward Northern Virginia
Merge onto I-270 N
Take Exit 10 – MD Rt. 117/Clopper Rd.
Turn right onto Clopper Rd.
Turn left at 2nd light onto Rt. 124/Quince Orchard Rd.
Turn left onto Orchard Ridge Dr., to #200 on right, or #101 on left
Follow signs to Festival parking lots

From Points North
I-270 S
Take exit 11B/Montgomery Village Ave./Quince Orchard Rd.
Turn right onto Rt. 124 South/Quince Orchard Rd.
Turn left onto Orchard Ridge Dr., to #200 on right, or #101 on left
Follow signs to Festival parking lots

From Points East
Rt. 28 W
Turn right onto Rt. 124/Quince Orchard Rd.
Turn right onto Orchard Ridge Dr., to #200 on right, or #101 on left
Follow signs to Festival parking lots

From Points West
Rt. 28 E
Turn left onto Quince Orchard Rd.
Turn right onto Orchard Ridge Dr., to #200 on right, or #101 on left
Follow signs to Festival parking lots

Public Transportation:

Kentlands is accessible by RideOn bus. From the Rockville Metro Station, take the #56 RideOn bus towards Lakeforest. It will take you into the Kentlands on Main Street. Or from the east side of the Shady Grove Metro Station, take the #76 RideOn Bus towards Lakeforest, and exit onto Tschiffely Square Road. Follow signs within the Kentlands to the Arts Barn and Mansion, just a few blocks away.




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