Black Forest Inn, Minneapolis MN

OKTOBERFEST 2010!

Every night's fun shows up here the next day. Join us and you could see yourself!
Come to The Black Forest Inn during Oktoberfest, and join in the fun!!

 

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Night 1 of Octoberfest 2010: Prost! Night

The best way to start Oktoberfest is with a toast! Celebrate fall, beer, and each other with a toast.

Alphorns, celebrity keg tapper, and Burlesque round out the opening night fun.

Ceremonial Keg Tapping & restaurant-wide toast

Live Music!
Alphorns: The Matterhorn Trio
Nancy Lovegrin & Cliff Brunzell on accordion

Kabarett in banquet space by Le Cirque Rouge

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Night 2 of Octoberfest 2010: Decadent Weimar Republic Kabarett Night

The Weimar Republic was home to the artistic avant garde of Europe.

They lit up the night with cabarets, concerts, performances and parties.

Live Music!Dreamland Faces (accordion and saw duo)

Kabarett in banquet space by Le Cirque Rouge

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Night 3 of Octoberfest 2010: German Chocolate Night

We're not talking about some gooey cake invented by a guy in St. Louis – this is the real stuff.

Rich, creamy, sweet German candy.

Try a beer & chocolate combo! Have a kaffeeklatch with cake & coffee! Win German candy prizes!

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Night 4 of Octoberfest 2010: The Wurst Night of Oktoberfest

We'll celebrate sausages with a twist! The Brat Bar returns and this year we've added some offal new items.

Have a heart, or sample some sweetbreads. Try the tongue, or nibble some kidneys. Have some pickled tongue or marinated heart.

The Germans love it all, from the nose to the tail. Prizes for the most adventurous eater!

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Night 5 of Octoberfest 2010: Home Brew Night

Five accomplished brewers pit their best beers against each other. And you are going to decide whose brew rules Oktoberfest!

Beer sampling and voting
Best Home Brew Prize awarded

Win home brew supply store and other type prizes!
The Minnesota Home Brewers Association will be on hand to answer all your beer making questions.

Live music!
Skeets Langley on accordion

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Night 6 of Octoberfest 2010: Grimm Night

In our Forest, we've got food & beer. In other forests, magic and mystery lurk.

Join us for a celebration of creatures and cures, of witches to watch out for and the monster within us. Don't forget to leave a trail of breadcrumbs so you can find your way home again…

Schells prize drawing – enter to win a free brewery tour, gas card and one night's stay at the Holiday Inn New Ulm!

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Night 7 of Octoberfest 2010: Schlager Night

Schlager is German for "hits" and we have them for you.

Uh-oh, der Kommisar's in town!

German music went top 40 in the '80s and we are totally going to release 99 Red Balloons.

DJ Lübbert Kruizenga spins the Schlager

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Night 8 of Octoberfest 2010: David Hasselhoff Night

We honor Mr. Hoff-tastic himself tonight (He's big in Germany!) We will have his face all over the restaurant!

The main event is the giveaway of an array of excellent un-Hoffingly-believable prizes.

Malibu girl giving away samples. Try a sample of Malibu! (this is in reference to Baywatch. Get it?)

Live music!
Skeets Langley on accordion

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Night 9 of Octoberfest 2010: Desperate Hausfrau Night

What makes a Desperate Hausfrau? Come to the restaurant tonight to find out!

Three salons (Fox Den Salon, Moxie and Head to Toe) will be showing off the work of their stylists. See how each one interprets Desperate Hausfrau and vote for your favorite. We will have a panel of celebrity judges, too!

Celebrity judge and People's Choice awards granted to stylist(s)

Live music!Dreamland Faces (accordion and saw duo)

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Night 10 of Octoberfest 2010: Drain the Keg Night

We don't want to lug any barrels home with us after the party, so we're going to start dropping the price of beer at 2pm and keep dropping it until the beer is gone.

Seriously.

Price on ½ liters of beer drops $0.25 - $0.50 per hour

"Great Brats and Beer Steins" prizes awarded