Roberts Cove Germanfest is This Weekend
Willkommen! The 23rd annual Roberts Cove Germanfest is being held in Roberts Cove, La. this Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7. This is a great festival for German food, fun and heritage, and is a wonderful event for the entire family. Since 1995 the festival has been held at St. Leo IV Church. Admission is $8 adults, under 13 gets in free. Please, no pets.
Some of the fun includes live entertainment, authentic German food, a huge selection of German beer on tap, lots of folklore demonstrations, and children's activities.
Schedule of events:
Saturday, October 6
- 9:30 Opening Cweremony/Tap The Keg - BIG TENT
- 10:00 Auf Geht's Band
- 11:00 Roberts Cove Germanfest Folk Singers - BIG TENT
- 11:00 Old Fashioned Sausage Making B Randy Simon in Honor of Tommy & Jackie Ohlenforst - FOLKLORE TENT
- 12:00 AlpenmusIkanten Band - BIG TENT
- 12:30 Threshing- EQUIPMENT AREA
- 1:00 Roberts Cove Germanfest Folk and Rathkamp Dancers - BIG TENT
- 1:30 Auf Geht's Band - BIG TENT
- 1:30 Church Tour From the Pew By Bernardette Ponton - ST. LEO'S CHURCH
- 2:30 Beer Brewing Award Presntations - FOLKLORE TENT
- 3:00 Auf Geht's Band - BIG TENT
- 3:30 AlpenmusIkanten Band - BIG TENT
- 4:00 Schweinebrten Old Time Swine Processing - EQUIPMENT AREA
- 4:30 Auf Geht's Band - BIG TENT
- 5:30 AlpenmusIkanten Band - BIG TENT
- 6:30 Close of Festival
Sunday, October 7
- 9:00 Outdoor Mass - BIG TENT
- 10:00 Special Performance By Eugenie Pflieger- BIG TENT
- 10:15 AlpenmusIkanten Band- BIG TENT
- 11:00 The Magic of Barry Primo - KINDERLAND
- 11:00 Roberts Cove Germanfest Folk Singers- BIG TENT
- 12:00 Auf Geht's Band- BIG TENT
- 12:30 Threshing - EQUIPMENT AREA
- 1:00 Roberts Cove Germanfest Folk and Rathkamp Dancers - BIG TENT
- 1:30 McNeese Alp Horn Ensemble - BIG TENT
- 1:30 The Magic of Barry Primo - KINDERLAND
- 1:30 Church Tour From the Pew By Josie Thevis - ST. LEO'S CHURCH
- 2:00 Alpenmusikanten Band - BIG TENT
- 3:30 Auf Geht's Band - BIG TENT
- 3:30 Drawing - $100 Survey Winner - BIG TENT
- 4:30 Close of Festival