Sausage Festivals for Summer & Fall 2011
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Indiana
Indianapolis:
St. Thomas Aquinas Sausagefest
Friday August 20 and Saturday August 21
Time: 6 p.m. to Midnight
The 6th annual Sausagefest features sausages from Claus' Market, beers from Sun King Brewery, live music, and games for kids and adults. Free admission! Featuring Born Again Floozies, Doyle Brothers, and more! For more info: www.staindy.org.
Location: 4601 N Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN, 46208
Cost: Free Admission
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Kramarczuk’s Kielbasa Festival
Friday, September 9, 5-10 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
Sunday, September 11, 11 a.m.–6 p.m
A variety of sausages and other Northern/Eastern European food
• Grain Belt Nordeast beer on tap, as well as local craft and European style beers
• Live, local music (TBD)
• Kielbasa Festival t-shirts for purchase
• One free beer and commemorative ceramic stein with ticket purchase
• Crafts for kids on Sunday, September 11
COST: $10
LOCATION: Next to Kramarczuk’s
215 E. Hennepin Ave.
612-379-3018
www.kramarczuk.com
Ohio
Bucyrus, Ohio (about 2 hours southwest of Cleveland)
BUCYRUS BRATWURST FESTIVAL
August 18 - 20, 2011
Location: Downtown Bucyrus, Ohio
This festival packs in three days of family-fun and more than 27 tons of the finest sausage cooking over open pits. The festival celebrates this small Ohio town’s German heritage with more than just bratwurst. It has more than 100 more delicious foods made from local family recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation dating back to “the old country.”
Admission is Free
Phone: 419-562-BRAT or 419-562-0720 or toll free 866-562-0720
Cincinnati:
The Queen City Sausage Festival
Fri, July 15, 2011 to Sun, July 17, 2011
Admission is free. Live music, games and more are part of the family fun.
Location:
Newport on the Levee
1 Levee Way
Newport, KY US 41071
Hours: 5pm-11pm
Phone Number:(513) 541-5581
Cleveland:
National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame
8th Annual Sausage Festival
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Location: SNPJ Farm
11000 Heath Road
Kirtland, Ohio
Tickets: Polka Hall of Fame & Museum
(216) 261-FAME
Elmore (about 30 minutes east of Toledo, Ohio):
New Year's Eve Sausage Drop
'Meat' us in Elmore for the 'Wurst' event of the year. Tank's Meats is sponsoring this event with a Sausage-Eating Contest, Dress Your Hot Dog contest for kids, Toss the Sausage contest and a Nip'N'Dip contest. There will be hot food, a bonfire and lots to see and do. Come out and see the sausage drop at midnight. This event is outdoors, so please dress accordingly.
Address: Depot Park Downtown
Elmore, Ohio. Ph: (419) 862-3552 (Call to confirm events)
www.lake-erie.com
Wisconsin
New London (about 1 hour southwest of Green bay):
Cheese & Sausage Fall Family Fest
Saturday September 10, 2011
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Fest starts off Friday night with a Family Dance from 7 – 9 p.m. Saturday morning kicks off with a 5K Run / Walk on Bernegger Trail. Visit over 120 crafters, produce and market vendors lining North Water Street.
Downtown on North Water St
Admission: Free
For more information call (920) 982-5822
www.newlondonchamber.com
Milwaukee:
Roman’s Sausage Fest
Thursday, June 30th
Start: 5 PM
This event pits Chicago’s and Milwaukee’s sausage against each other, with a blind ballot to determine which city makes the best! Our beer and that of other craft breweries will be on tap for pairings. Chosen as one of America’s Best Beer Bars for 2011 by Draft Magazine.
Location: Roman’s Pub
3475 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue
Milwaukee, Wis. 53207
414-481-3396
www.romanspub.com
Sheboygan:
Brat Days – the 58th Annual
August 4th to August 6th
Sheboygan - the Bratwurst Capital of the World and home to Johnsonville Sausage - has celebrates the history of Bratwurst with Brat Days.
A major festival with top notch music and food. The artists at this year’s fest include: The Spin Doctors, Pat McGurdy, and Hairball
726 N. 17th Street (Kiwanis Park)
Sheboygan, Wis. 53081
brat-days.com/index.php
Washington State
Everett:
Sausage Festival
October 7- 9
The Everett Sausage Festival is a family-oriented weekend fair centered around a Bavarian theme. From our traditional Bavarian Dinner to a variety of food booths, children's games, the Family Entertainment Stage, bingo, carnival, and Bavarian Beer Garden and Stage, there is something for everyone. Everett Sausage Fest was founded to support Catholic Education and is now in it's 35th year.
Location:
The Everett Sausage Festival is located at Perpetual Help Grounds, Everett Ave. & Cedar in Everett, Washington (3 Blocks North of the The Holiday Inn)
2619 Cedar Street, Everett, Washington
everettsausagefest@gmail.com
425-314-2037
Richland:
Sausage Fest
September 16-17, 2011
Christ the King School- - Celebrating their Community for 35 Years
sausage Fest is a fundraising event for Christ the King School and has been an annual community event for 35 years.
Admission to Sausage Fest is FREE and includes 26 games for kids of all ages with great prizes, 12 food booths with
over 30 different foods, indoor and outdoor Biergartens, with live entertainment. Food and game prices have remained low for many years to provide an inexpensive, enjoyable time for families in our community.
1111 Stevens Drive
Richland, WA 99354
Phone: 509-946-1675
www.cksausagefest.org
Outside the States
Canada:
The Annual Vancouver Sausage Festival
September 10th: Friday 5:00 PM - 12:00 AM
September 11th: Saturday 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
September 12th: Sunday 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Sausage Festival located at St. Joseph School at 6500 Highlands Drive in Vancouver.
Admission: $2 or $1 with a non-perishable food donation.
Hungary:
Pálinka & Sausage Festival in Buda Castle, 7th-10th October, 2011
The Pálinka és Kolbász Festivál is held at Budapest Castle District where you can taste famous Hungarian fruit brandies, sausages and other typical Hungarian food specialties.
Dailiy ticket: 1900 HUF, includes tasting ticket in 500 HUF and a brandy glass.
Getting there: take bus 16A or 116 from Moszkva ér (trams 4,6, M2 metro) or the funicular (Budavári Sikló) from Clark Ádám tér (Buda end of the Chain Bridge) or the take the steps leading up to the hill from Clark Ádám Square.
More information: Pálinka és Kolbász Fesztivál
Past Themes of Sausagefest
2009 - The Day the Sausage Stood Still
2008 - Sausage Tsunami The graphic image of a wave of sausages taking wave form was compelling. I still maintain that not all flashbacks are bad.
2007 - A Sausagefest Odyssey (The 10th Anniversary Celebration)
A long strange trip of ten years. No one is in charge but the hegira happens.
2006 - The DaVinci Sausage
A popular mystery novel turned into an okay movie. But the sausage was better than the movie.
2005 - War of the Sausages
They made a movie that year with a similar name. We adopted our theme from the novella by H.E. Swells.
