Seymour Oktoberfest 2024 Guide

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Roll out the barrel! The 51st Seymour Oktoberfest returns October 3 through October 5 in downtown Seymour. Here’s your guide to the festival for information on entertainment, vendors, contests, parade, information – and of course – food. Prost!
If you’d like this guide printed, please stop by the Jackson County Visitor Center during business hours.

General Information

Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., October 3 through October 5 | Select Non-Profits 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. October 2; Carnival & Knights of Columbus Biergarten 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. October 2.

Carnival Hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. 10/2 | 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. 10/3 | 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. 10/4 & 10/5 | Special Needs time – 10/4 – 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Information Booth: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Second and Chestnut street intersection.

Food, Biergarten, Craft Booths: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Seymour Brewing Company Biergarten: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. each day of the festival near the Schwätzer’s German Restaurant  North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets).

Shuttle: Official Shuttle Locations: Walnut & Second street & Seymour High School | Time: Beginning 4 p.m. October 3, 11 a.m. October 4; 4 p.m. October 5. 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 multiple designs.

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.

Food 

Meals

Bayou Concessions Bob & Kev’s BBQ Boy Scout Troop 529
Dr. Vegetable Enter His Courts Erica’s Deli
Fire Kissed Pizza First Baptist Church Get Loaded Burgers
Ginocchio’s Pizza Granny Franer’s Homemade Noodles Grateful Grub BBQ
Grateful Grub Sausage Grateful Grub Tenderloin Grill Wagon
Gresham’s Chicken Tenders & Tenderloin Indiana Grill Island Noodles
JenJie’s Spud Shop Junkyard BBQ Kelly’s Concessions
Kiwani’s Club Knights of Columbus Lola’s Modern Kitchen
Mi Casa Miller Foods Miss Piggy’s Pork Shop
Mr. Beefy’s Oriental Cookery Psi Lota Psi Ruebens
Puckett’s Woodfire Pizza Redeemer Lutheran Church Sati Babi
Seymour Firefighter’s Union Small Town Satisfied SpudBank
The German Corner The Grill The Pretzel Wagon
Trouble Maker’s

Sweets

Aunt Jeanetta’s World Finest Funnel Cakes Cinnamon Shack Ellison Kettle Corn
Grateful Grub Treats Humble Joe’s Coffee Jill’s Sweet Tea & Treats
Lemon Shake Ups Mark & Beth’s Smalltown Sweets Mighty Mini Donuts
Moutoux’s Nut House 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

Entertainment

Carnival

$20 Discount Bracelets may be purchased at Seymour City Hall between 9/30 and 10/2. City Hall’s Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, at the office, 301-309 North Chestnut Street, Seymour.

Parade

Start: 1:30 p.m. October 5. Please note, the parade route has changed due to construction on West Second Street. Click here for Parade Route information.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, October 3

Time Event Location
10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 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)
5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Opening Ceremonies/Festival Awards/Prince & Princess  Schwätzer’s German Restaurant  North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets)
6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Southern Indiana Taiko Schwätzer’s German Restaurant  North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets)
6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Zion Road 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
8 p.m. Hank Ruff Schwätzer’s German Restaurant  North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets)

Friday, October 4

6:30 p.m. Chicken & Polka Dance Contest German American Bank West Stage
6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Dan Branaman & Friends, Highway 46 Band, & High Sierra My Tru Advantage South Stage
6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Schulhaus 4 + 3 German Band My Tru Advantage South Stage
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Hot Air Balloon Glow by RE/MAX Professionals West Fifth & North Walnut streets
8 p.m. Kanin Wren’s Taylor Swift Experience Schwätzer’s German Restaurant  North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets)

Saturday, October 5

8 a.m. 5K (Registration at 7 a.m.) Seymour High School
9 a.m. Baby Contest Schwätzer’s German Restaurant  North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets)
1 p.m. Passport Drawing for Strassenfest West Second & Walnut streets
1:30 p.m. Parade sponsored by Schneck Medical Center Click here for route info
2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Schulhaus 4 + 3 German Band My Tru Advantage South Stage
4 p.m. Stein Hoist Biergarten
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Jayne Bond on the Rocks Schwätzer’s German Restaurant  North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets)
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
8 p.m. Grateful Dub Schwätzer’s German Restaurant  North Stage (Third & Chestnut Streets)

Crafts

A&M Farm Creations A’s Custom Crafts Alaskans Art-n-Around
Ashley’s Custom Creations B&B Creations Backroad Unique
Blessed Farms Clean Your Skin Nature’s Way Soap Cole’s Crafts
Creations by Carrie Dazzler Keychain Bracelets Flutterbrush Entertainment
Genuine GG HairWraps by Christy Henna Art
Homemade by Saralea July Sunrise Tie Dye Kim’s Krafts
Kountry Kandles by Kelly Lilly May Creations Little Miss Hollywood
M&M Girls Boutique Mak’s Handmade Crafts Mariasweaters
Me & Mo Name on Rice Plain & Simple Enterprises
S&J Creations Skura Helping Hands Sew Vivid Designs
Shelbywanders Smith’s Beekeeping Southern Up North
Sydney’s Wood Creations Tastefully Simple The Bees Knees
The Country Crafter The Front Porch The Name Brigade
The Name Game The Woodsmith Tie Dye by Rays
Tri State Artisans Yarina Arts Zap’d Permanent Jewelry Hat Bar
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