THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS.--The Woodlands Rotary Club will present its 1st annual Oktoberfest, Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27 in Town Green Park along the Waterway, adjacent to the Cynthia Woods Pavilion. Times to be announced.

This premier family-oriented two-day Oktoberfest event will feature music from several German bands:

• Alpenfest
• The Sauerkrauts
• The Walburg Boys
• Chris Rybak
• Das Ist Lustig
• Tuba Meisters
• Sheila Lee

... and many other acts that are well known to Oktoberfest fans.

 There will be much authentic German food to be sampled including:

• bratwurst
• sauerkraut
• strudel
• a wide variety of other tastes

Also, two-fisted Oktoberfest pretzels will tempt the taste buds of festival goers. Oktoberfest 2009 beer mugs and Bavarian souvenirs will also be for sale in the festival's craft vendor fair.

All proceeds will go directly to The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation, a 501 c(3) organization, raising funds for student scholarships benefitting local students and their families. The Woodlands Rotary Club Foundation has already given out almost $1,000,000 in scholarships in its 34 years of service.

More than 30 business leaders from within the community, who are members of the Rotary Club of The Woodlands are working together to make Oktoberfest 2009 the very best event the Woodlands has ever hosted; and have the full support of the South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce, the Woodlands Convention and Visitor Bureau and other civic and governmental agencies. 

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