The City of Rockville's Rocktobierfest will celebrate German culture with bands, beer and bratwurst from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, in Rockville Town Center. The free festival will have two stages of live music, food vendors, beer sales by local breweries, an artisan shopping area and activities for kids.
The Oktoberfest event annually attracts about 8,000 people to Downtown Rockville.
For more information about the event, call 240-314-8620 or go to specialevents@rockvillemd.gov.
The two stages of music for Rocktobierfest will include traditional Bavarian and rock music. The music schedule:
The Maryland Avenue Stage schedule includes the beach party music of Son of Pirates (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.), the alternative rock of It’s All Good (1:30-3 p.m.) and the rock tribute band HFS (3:30- 5 p.m.).
On the East Montgomery Avenue Stage will be the Bavarian polka of Mike Surratt and Continentals (11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), the traditional German sounds of the Rockville German Band (1-2:30 p.m.) and the Bavarian polka of Alt Washingtonia (3:30-5 p.m.).
There are 11 scheduled breweries and vendors for the event, including 7 Locks Brewing, Clear Skies Meadery, Crooked Crab Brewing Company, Denizens Brewing Co., Lone Oak Farm Brewing, Saints Row Brewing, Silver Branch Brewing, Third Hill Brewing, Twin Valley Distillers, Waredaca Brewing Company and World of Beer.
Free parking will be available at the Council Office Building garage on Fleet Street and the City Hall parking lot. Paid parking will be available in the Town Square Route 355 and North Washington Street garages.