A Guide to Seymour Oktoberfest 2023 – 10/5-10/7
Roll out the barrel! The 50th Seymour Oktoberfest returns October 5 through October 7 in downtown Seymour. Here’s your guide to the festival for information on entertainment, vendors, contests, parade, information – and of course – food. Prost!
General Information
Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., October 5 through October 7 | Select Non-Profits 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. October 4; Carnival & Knights of Columbus Biergarten 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. October 4.
Information Booth: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Second and Chestnut street intersection.
Shuttle: Official Shuttle Locations: Walnut & Second street & Seymour High School | Time: Beginning 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. October 5 & October 6; 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. October 7. No charge.
Immanuel Lutheran Church/School Shuttle Location: 520 South Chestnut Street, bus ride from parking lot to festival. No charge.
Official Festival Merchandise: Jackson County Sertoma Club – Steins, mugs, shot glasses. Seymour Noon Lions Club – Official shirts and sweatshirts with three 50th anniversary designs.
If you’d like this guide printed, please stop by the Jackson County Visitor Center during business hours.
Handicapped parking: Available in the Total Tan Parking Lot, corner of Indianapolis Avenue and Third Street.
Baby Changing & Nursing Mother Station: See Central Christian Church booth.
Social Media: Facebook & Instagram. Use hashtags #seymouroktoberfest and #50festingyears
Food
Food booths are open during festival hours. Nonprofit booths are permitted to be open Wednesday.
Savory Meals
| Bayou Concessions (NEW) | Big Daddy Rabbit | Bob & Kev’s BBQ |
| Boy Scout Troop 529 | Colglazier’s Concessions | Deb’s Cheddar Wagon |
| Dr. Vegetable | Enter His Courts | Erica’s Deli |
| Fire Kissed Pizza | First Baptist Church (NEW) | Get Loaded Burgers |
| Ginocchio’s Pizza | Granny Franer’s Homemade Noodles | Grateful Grub BBQ |
| Grateful Grub Sausage | Grateful Grub Tenderloin | Grill Wagon |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church Suppenhaus | Indiana Grill | Island Noodles (NEW) |
| Jasmine (NEW) | JenJie’s Spud Shop | Junkyard BBQ (NEW) |
| Kelly’s Concessions (NEW) | Kiwanis Club | Knights of Columbus |
| Lola’s Modern Kitchen (NEW) | Mi Casa | Miller Foods |
| Miss Piggy’s Pork Shop | Mr. Beefy’s | Oriental Cookery |
| Psi Lota Psi Ruebens | Puckett’s Wood Fired Pizza | Red Frazier Bison |
| Redeemer Lutheran Church | Sati-Babi | Seymour Firefighter’s Union Tenderloins |
| Small Town Satisfied Walking Tacos | SpudBank (NEW) | The German Corner |
| The Grill | The Pretzel Wagon | The Rolling Pig Pin (NEW) |
Sweets
| Aunt Jeanetta’s World’s Finest Funnel Cakes | Boozee Bundts | Cinnamon Shack |
| Elllison Kettle Corn | Grateful Grub Treats | Jill’s Sweet Tea & Treats |
| Lemon Shake-Ups | Little Richard’s Concessions | Mark & Beth’s Smalltown Sweets (NEW) |
| Might Mini Donuts | Moutoux’s Nut House | Premier Frozen Treats |
| Red Barn Elephant Ears | She’s Nuts | St. Ambrose Baked Goods & Fudge |
| Sweet Tea & Jesus | Thornberg Concessions Super Twist | Tri Kappa Cake Walk |
| Zion Lutheran Church Apple Dumplings |
Biergarten
The Seymour Oktoberfest Biergraten by the Knights of Columbus operates from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, October 4, and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. October 5 through October 7. To purchase a drink, you must have a ticket. One ticket will get you one drink. There will be wine and seltzers available as well. Drinks will be $6 each.
| Seymour Bocktoberfest Official 50th Year Beer | Spaten Oktoberfest | Spaten Franziskaner |
| Black Dog Oktoberfest | Brewlink Oktoberfest | Cedar Creek Blood Orange |
| Metazoa Hoppopotomus IPA | Breckenridge Vanilla Porter | Kona Big Wave |
| Golden Road Mango Cart | Busch Light | Bud Light |
| Budweiser | Michelob Ultra |
New Biergarten!
The Seymour Brewing Company Biergarten will operate from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the North Stage.
Entertainment
Carnival
The carnival operates from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, October 4, and Thursday, October 5; and 1 to 11 p.m. Friday, October 6, and Saturday, October 7, in the B&O Parking Lot.
Bracelets are $20 a day and can be purchased at Seymour City Hall, 301-309 North Chestnut Street, Seymour, during these times:
| 9/27 | 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| 9/ 28 | 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| 9/29 | 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| 10/3 | 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| 10/4 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Those bracelets will be good for 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. October 4 & October 5; and 1 to 5 p.m. October 6.
Bracelets can be purchased for $30 at Luehrs’ Ideal Rides for $30, which can be used from 5 p.m. to close October 4 & October 5; and 1 to 5 p.m. October 6.
Parade
Start: 1:30 p.m., October 7, Location: North Walnut Street turn left onto North Walnut Street, end at Fifth Street.
Schedule of Events
| Thursday, October 5 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10 a.m. to noon | Baking Contest | Community Foundation of Jackson County, 107 Community Drive |
| 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | SHS Marching Band | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets) |
| 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Stars & Stripes Cloggers | My Tru Advantage South Stage (South Chestnut Street) |
| 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Opening Ceremonies | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO NOON TO 2 P.M. 10/7 | Johnny Martel (jazz pianist) | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. | Bluegrass music | My Tru Advantage South Stage |
| 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. | Southern Indiana Cloggers | German American Bank West Stage (West Second Street) |
| 7:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. | Schulhaus 4 + 3 German Band | German American Bank West Stage |
| 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. | Jayne Bond & The Pink Martinis | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| Friday, October 6 | ||
| 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Country Kickers | My Tru Advantage South Stage |
| 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | TAPP’D Seymour | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. | Bluegrass music | My Tru Advantage South Stage |
| 6:30 p.m. | Chicken & Polka Dance Contest | German American Bank West Stage |
| 6:30 p.m. | Schulhaus 4 + 3 German Band | German American Bank West Stage |
| 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Hot Air Balloon Glow | Corner of Fifth and Chestnut Streets |
| 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Ryan David & The Roadhouse Band | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. | Hot Red Chili Peppers (Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute Band | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| Saturday, October 7 | ||
| 8 a.m. (registration 7 a.m.) | Seymour Oktoberfest 5K | Seymour High School Commons |
| 9:30 a.m. | Baby Contest | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| Noon to 4 p.m. | Seymour Museum Center open, special Oktoberfest Exhibit (NEW) | Seymour Museum Center |
| 1 p.m. | Cornerstone Praise Team | My Tru Advantage South Stage |
| 1 p.m. | Passport Drawing (NEW) | Corner of Second and Walnut Streets |
| 1:30 p.m. | Seymour Oktoberfest Parade | Corner of Second and Walnut Streets |
| 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Schulhaus 4 + 3 German Band | German American Bank West Stage |
| 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Operation Pumpkin (NEW) | Grass lot north of Schneck Medical Center |
| 4 p.m. | Seymour Oktoberfest Stein Hoist | Biergarten |
| 5:15 p.m. | Hot Air Balloon race | Fifth and Chestnut Streets |
| 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. | Derick Howard One Man Jam Band | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| 5:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. | Bluegrass music | My Tru Advantage South Stage |
| 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. | Schulhaus 4 + 3 German Band | German American Bank West Stage |
| 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. | Sy & Albert’s Better Off Dead | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
| 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. | Hyryder (Grateful Dead Tribute Band) | Schwätzer’s German Restaurant North Stage |
Arts & Crafts
| Kim’s Krafts | Hairwraps by Christy | Kountry Kandles by Kelly |
| Sydney’s Wood Creations | Creations by Carrie | Mak’s Handmade Crafts |
| Three Dogs & A Mom | Sew Vivid Designs | Henna Art |
| Extreme Face Painting | Little Miss Hollywood | A&M Farm Creations |
| A’s Custom Crafts (NEW) | Genuinie GG (NEW) | Blessed Farms |
| Shelby Wanders Art | The Name Game | Cole’s Crafts |
| Tie Dye by Ray’s | Innovated Adventures (NEW) | Yarina Arts |
| Smith’s Beekeeping | Clean Your Skin Nature’s Way | Celeste Art Co. (NEW) |
| AJ’s Creation | Sammy’s Early Treasures | Sakura Helping Hands |
| Heather LeeAnn Designs | Maris’s Sweaters | The Country Crafter |
| Luedeman’s Wood Crafts (NEW) | The Front Porch (NEW) | M&M Girls’ Boutique |
| B&B Handmade Creations | Lily May’s Creations (NEW) | The Woodsmith |
| Me & Mo | Craft Creations with SAF | Name of Rice |
| Prettty Crafty | Alaskans Art-n Around | TnLz Bracelets |
