Fort Benning presents Oktoberfest 2014
Friday, Oct 24, 2014 from 4pm to 10:30pm.
The day includes lots of free fun for the kids, with inflatables and a petting zoo. The Fest Tent will host the keg tapping at 6pm, music by the Sonnenschein Express and yodelers, stein hoisting contests and more.
Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 8am to 10 pm
Saturday starts with the Commander’s Challenge, which includes the annual Oktoberfest 10K Cross Country Run, a 5K run and a 5K Volksmarch. These events start at 8am at Uchee Creek. (The Volksmarch is free and stroller friendly.) Register for $25 at Smith Fitness Center or www.active.com. After Oct 22, the fee increase to $35. The first 50 to register will receive a free tshirt. For more information, email [email protected].
Saturday events also include canine competitions (the Dachshund Derby, Best Dressed, Doggie Doppelgangers and Top Dog trick); hay rides, pony rides, carnival rides, Staples Safari Zoo, inflatables, crafts, boat rides and pumpkin patch for the kids; a keg tossing competition, dancing and more music by the Sonnenschein Express, yodelers and the MCoE Band. We tap out at 10pm.
Sunday, October 26, 2014 from 10am to 6pm
Sunday activities, from 10am to 6pm, include performances by the SKIES Dance Team, music, hay rides, pony rides, the Staples Safari Zoo, and more children’s activities.
Safety Cab will offer free rides home on Fort Benning and in Columbus, Phenix City and Fort Mitchell. For a ride, call 706-326-3027. Shuttle service will be available to and from Oktoberfest on post.
A full schedule of events and shuttle pick-up points is available at benningMWR.com.
Doughboy Bowl and Oktoberfest vendors accept only tokens for the purchase of food. Rides and games are free. Tokens, $1 each, are available before the event at MWR headquarters, the Benning Club (second floor) on Morrison Avenue, or at token trailers on site. Unused tokens can be redeemed for full value.
Share your best Oktoberfest photo on our Facebook page at facebook.com/BenningFMWRfans , hashtag it #BenningOktoberfest, and we’ll enter you for a chance to win a 2014 Oktoberfest commemorative stein.
