Schedule of Events

(Schedule is subject to Change, check back for registration forms to be added to the website.)

Lil' Miss GermanFest Competition registration form

Saturday, July 9

 7:00- 10:00  Lion’s Pancake Breakfast - 5th St & Midland St

 8:00            Jaycee’s Youth Fun Mile & 5K Run In - South Park   - Contact 402.269.2859 for Information
                               Registration Form

   9:00- 11:00 Bingo - Post Home 527 5^th St - Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary

  9:00           Market @ GermanFest - Thorne St - Merchants Specials, Produce, Bake Sales, Vendors

                                    Contact 402.269.5532 for Information           Registration Form

  9:00- 12:00 AVA-VolksWalk - 5th Street Centre - Sponsored by Lincoln Volksport Club, Inc

                                     AVA Credit is available.  Walker must be off the course by 3:00 P.M.

   9:30           Home Brew Contest - Green Room, 5th St Centre - Information – 402.499.3306

  10:30          Kinder Parade - 5th St & Plum St - Sponsored by Baylor Evnen Curtiss Grimit & Witt LLP Attorneys

                                    An Adult needs to be present at Registration.  Registration Entry Form

 11:00          Grand Parade - Contact 402.269.7489 for registration  Information

 Noon          2 Block Beer Garden Opens - 5th St between Thorne St & Mohawk St 

                                                       Wristband Required

 Noon          Lunch - Local eateries and Food Booths

 12:00- 4:00  Otoe County Museum of Memories - 366 Poplar

 1:00             3rd Annual ‘Viener’ Dog Races (Registration – 9:00 – 12:30) -

                                  5th St between Midland & Thorne

                                         Sponsored by Professional Property Valuations - Contact 402.269.2035 for Information

                                     Race Registration Form   Information
                                     Doggie Day Kare information 
 

 1:00             Fire Department Water Fights (Registration – 11:30 – 12:30) -

                                 Railroad Ave between Midland & Mohawk - Sponsored by Syracuse Volunteer Fire Dept
                                                      Competition Information

 1:00 – 5:00   KinderFun - First National Bank Drive-Thru

                                     "Bouncer" Sponsored by Community Memorial Hospital

                               Games Sponsored by Syracuse PTO

 1:00 – 5:00   Wine & Microbrew Tasting  

   D&M Country Antiques 6th &Thorne - Schilling Bridge Winery & Microbrewery – Pawnee City       

   TC’s Place 5^th & Mohawk - James Arthur Winery - Raymond

 2:00             Helmat Tanzer dancers & Die Singender Wandered Singers

                     Dancers & Singers from the German-American Society, Omaha

                     Green Room, 5th Street Centre

                           Sponsored by Potash Corp, - PCS Phosphate, Weeping Water 

  2:00            Free Watermelon Feed - 5th & Midland St - Sponsored by Syracuse Area Chamber of Commerce

  3:00            Greg Blecha Trio - Main Stage Area -5th St & Midland St

  3:30            Fest Keg Tapped - Main Stage – 5th St & Midland St - Sponsored by Wallman & Sons

  4:00            “Viener” Vogue - Dog Fashion Show - Green Room, 5^th Street Centre
                     Information

  4:00            Southeast Nebraska Community Band -First National Bank Wahoo - Syracuse Basement  

                                      Sponsored by First National Bank Wahoo – Syracuse Branch

  5:00            Little Tugger’s Pedal Tractor Pull (Register - 4:30 – 5-00)

                                  First National Bank Drive-Thru

                                                 Sponsored by Area Implement Dealers - Stutheit Impl; Stubbendick Impl; Keim Farm Equip & Syracuse FFA

   5:00            Ribfest - 5th & Midland St - Sponsored by Countryside Bank & area businesses
                                                      Competition Information

  5:30            Polka Lesson & (6:00) Contest - 5th St & Midland St

  6:30            Music of the Germanic Lands by David Marsh - In Front of Main Stage

                                    Folk Song and Demonstrations of the Traditional Music on Various Instruments

                Provided in part by a grant from Nebraska Humanities Council

  9:00 – 12:00 Street Dance – “Cactus Hill” - Main Stage – 5th St & Midland - Wristband Required

 Dusk           Fireworks - South Park, 3rd St & Midland St

                                    Sponsored by Granneman Agency Inc.  & Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department. 

                                   Additional seating at South Park

Sunday, July 10

 10:00         Community Church Service - 'Under the Tent', 6th St & Plum St

                               Sponsored by Syracuse Ministerial Committee

                               Bring your Lawn Chair

 10:00         GermanFest Open Golf Tourney - Syracuse Country Club - 3-person Staggered Scramble

                               Entry: $100/3 Person Team Includes: 18 holes of golf, 1 Free 6-Pak beer/Team, Lunch German Style, Prizes & Fun 
                               Call SCC: (402)-269-2924 to enter  Information

  11:00 - 1:00 Ice Cream Social and Meal - St. John’s UCC Church, 7th St & Plum St.

 1:00            A Nation Divided – ‘Under the Tent’, 6^th St & Plum St -

                                Civil War presentation sponsored by Otoe County Museum of Memories

 1:30 – 4:00  Otoe County Museum of Memories - 366 Poplar St