Please join us for these upcoming
Holiday and Event celebrations

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Labor Day
Monday, September 6, 2010
We will be closed all day for Labor Day.

Riverfront Oktoberfest
Friday – Sunday, September 10 – 12, 2010

Friday, Sept. 10 - 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11 - 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 12 - 10:00 am. – 7:00 p.m.
We're busting out! We'll be selling food all weekend at the Riverfront Oktoberfest on Main Street – bratwurst, chicken, pretzels and more! The event is free and entertainment is scheduled all throughout the weekend.
For further information: www.minneapolisoktoberfest.com

Oktoberfest, 2010
Friday, September 24 – Sunday, October 3, 2010

10 DAYS OF OKTOBERFEST

Alphorns! Accordions! Food specials!
Photo Opportunities! Prizes! The Return of David Hasselhoff Night! Mustard! Beer! Beer! Beer! Each day will be a different Deutsch-tastic celebration.

» see what we've already got planned!

(check back for more information; including our Oktoberfest menu, and special event updates!)

Oktoberfest menu cover contest
» view contest guidelines
» see the 2009 winner!

Martinstag
Sunday, November 7, 2010
We’re going across the river!
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
At the Landmark Center in St. Paul
We will be selling food as a part of the Martinstag celebration

Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 25, 2010
We will be closed all day for Thanksgiving

Check back for more information about our 2010 Holiday events!

St. Nicholas Day
Monday, December 6, 2010

Winter Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
In honor of the darkest day of the year, we will have all our dark beers on special!

Christmas
Friday & Saturday, December 24 - 25, 2010
We will be closed all day for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

The Twelve Days of Christmas Begin!

Gypsy Themed New Year's Eve Party
Friday, December 31, 2010
Live Music! Tarot Readings! Dancers! Goulash Soup after Midnight

New Year's Day
Saturday, January 1, 2011
We will be closed all day New Year's Day

Twelfth Night
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Valentine’s Day
Monday, February 14, 2011
Live music! Food specials! Photo opportunities! Have a picture taken of you and your sweetie with a giant pretzel!
We were named Best Restaurant for Romance in the 2006 City Pages Best of the Twin Cities!

Fasching (Mardi Gras)
Friday – Tuesday, March 4 – 8, 2011
Fasching menu cover contest!
Live Music! Make your own Carnival mask! Tarot Card readings!

Fasching menu cover contest
» view contest guidelines
» see the 2010 contest winner!

Saturday, March 5, 2011
Live music!
Make your own Carnival mask! Tarot Card readings!

Fat Tuesday
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Live Music! Krapfen (deep fried jelly doughnuts) and other food specials!

Lent, 2011
There will be a few food specials for those who are observing the dietary restrictions of Lent (and, of course, anyone else who wants fish on Fridays!)

Easter
Sunday, April 24, 2011
We will be closed all day for Easter

Dining Out for Life
Thursday, April 28, 2011
We will be donating 15% of our breakfast, lunch and dinner sales to the Aliveness Project, a community center for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Art in Bloom
April 28 - May 3, 2011
This annual favorite show at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts always brings lots of people to the neighborhood.

Mother's Day, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Mothers are special today but everyone is welcome! We'll have live music, fun games & prizes and a few special food items to help honor our mothers.

Sunday, May 15, 2011
We'll be 46 years old today! Join us for music and treats to celebrate!
Anniversary menu cover contest!

Anniversary menu cover contest
» view contest guidelines
» see the 2010 contest winner!

Spargelfest!
May 20 – 29, 2011
A celebration of the noble asparagus! We will offer many special asparagus menu items and even a few asparagus drinks! (click here for our Spargelfest event page) Join us as we welcome one of the first delicious fresh foods of spring. Enter our Spargelfest menu cover contest!

Spargelfest! menu cover contest
» view contest guidelines
» see the 2010 contest winner!

Memorial Day
Monday, May 30, 2011
We will be closed all day for Memorial Day

RINGTONES!

Take home some of the music you've heard performed at The Black Forest Inn, with a custom ringtone for your cell phone! Choose from Alphorn ringtones, performed by Marvin McCoy and Steve Ecklund, or the accordion music of Hank Thunander!

To hear each ringtone, click on the play button - to download a ringtone to your cell phone (your phone will need to be web-enabled!), click on the corresponding link, and a text message will be sent to your cell phone, with the URL to the actual ringtone - it's that easy!

Alphorns no. 1 Send ringtone

Alphorns no. 2 Send ringtone

Alphorns no. 3 Send ringtone

Italian Nights Send ringtone

Monte Carlo Schottische Send ringtone

Check back often to see what new ringtones we've created!

Black Forest Inn - established May 15, 1965.
Celebrating forty-five years of "Guten Food"