Little Miami River Chamber of Alliance

LOVELAND, OHIO (SEPTEMBER 13th & 14th 2024) The City of Loveland area businesses and the Little Miami River Chamber Alliances are turning the downtown Loveland area into a German village for a few days.

NEW THIS YEAR: Try your luck on the new mechanical bull ride! Our local DVD Brewery & Bad Tom Smith’s Brewing on site with their delicious draft beers making a great addition to the infamous Warsteiner draft served every year. Servatii’s and Schmidt’s Sausage Truck are new and exciting additions to this year’s event!


The Big 6 wheel game, beer puppeteer, and stein slide return! Live entertainment, a Biergarten, wiener dog race, kids inflatable zone will include face painting, hair wraps & braids, the Warsteiner Emporium and much more make up the remainder of the weekend. Not to worry if you don’t have your dirndl dry cleaned, we will have German swag available for purchase on both days.
Restaurants and Bars will also be hosting German and music throughout the weekend. There will be German fare available ALL over Loveland from restaurants and vendors as well.

Mayor Kathy Bailey said, “We are very excited that LMRCA (Little Miami River Chamber Alliance) is hosting this event again this year! It’s a wonderful addition to all the other events that we offer the community. "
CeeCee Collins, president of the chamber shared that, “We are so happy to hold Oktoberfest in downtown Loveland. We have a lot of festivals and fun activities in late spring and summer, now we have a fall event that our visitors can enjoy.”

Shuttles will be offered from Loveland Early Childhood Center and Shopper’s Haven from 5pm – 10pm each evening to provide easy access to the event. They run continuously!

Friday, September 13
Event Begins, Biergarten opens, Food Trucks & Vendors, Lawn Games : 4PM-10:00 PM

Warsteiner, DVD Brewery, and Bad Tom Smith’s Brewery beer on tap, and domestics & seltzers sold at Nisbet Park. Food options listed below. Games include a Mechanical Bull, Stein Slide, Big 6 Wheel, and Beer Puppeteer!
Kid’s Zone: 4PM – 8:00PM

Purchase a wristband for $5 which includes unlimited play time. There will be inflatable carnival games, a tall climb & slide, and check out the giant bulldozer jump & slide!

Faces by Lisa on site with incredible creations from Henna, to full face transformations; grab a caricature of the whole family by Over the Line, or hair wraps & braids by Dancing Hands.
Entertainment

Aaron Dussing Band (Gazebo): 4PM-6:45PM

Enzian Dancers: 6:45PM-7:15PM

The Bergstrasse Boys (on stage): 7:15PM-10PM

Stein Hoist “Masskrugstemmen” Competitions Prelims: 7:30-8:00PM

The first round begins at local Restaurants and Bars list coming soon

Saturday, September 14
Event begins: 12:00PM

Kids Zone / Family Festival: 12PM – 5:00PM

Purchase a wristband for $5 which includes unlimited play time. There will be inflatable carnival games, a tall climb & slide, and check out that giant bulldozer jump & slide!
Faces by Lisa on site with incredible creations from henna, to full face transformations; grab a caricature of the whole family by Over the Line, hair wraps & braids by Dancing Hands, and Kona Ice will be on site only during this time.

Entertainment

Premier Dance and Tumbling Perform: 12PM-1:00PM (Amphitheater)

The Sally Lukasik Trio (Gazebo) 1PM-4:45PM

Zinzinnati Bier Band (on stage): 6PM-10:00PM

EVENTS:

Weiner Dog Race: 3:00PM (Amphitheater) You won’t want to miss this! Come early to get good seats for the show. Got a weiner dog that wants to race? Register here!

Ceremonial Keg Procession and Keg Tapping: 5:00PM -all welcome, line up at Hops and Berry Taproom
Stein Hoist Finals on Main Stage: 5:45PM-6:00PM

Winners from each business come stein to stein to claim Stein Hoist King!

Event Ends 10:00PM

Food in the Biergarten:

All the Ingredients: Fried Sauerkraut Balls

Bishop’s Quarter: Pretzels & beer cheese dip

Knights of Columbus: Goetta Burgers, Brats and Metts

Servatii’s: Pretzels & pastries

Tano Bistro (Sat only): Schweinebraten & German potato salad

Food Trucks on site:

FolksNMotion

Funnel Vision Food Truck

Lazy Dogs & Burgers

Schmidt’s Sausage Truck

Kona Ice (Saturday ONLY): Shaved ice

A huge thank you to our sponsors listed here:

Wolterman Law Office, Presenting Sponsor

Roehr Insurance Agency
Dale Roberts Jewelers

Cruz Development

Warsteiner

Loveland Regional Animal Hospital

Teak

Premier Dance & Tumbling

DVD Brewery

The Works

City of Loveland

Loveland/Symmes Fire Department

Oasis Tree & Turf

50 West Brewing

East Hills Veterinary Clinic

Elite Dog Training

Bassett Services

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The zoom link and schedule of topics can be found here: Mental Health Monday - Self Care Counseling (selfcareohio.com)

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