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SUMMARY:St. Mary’s Church Oktoberfest
LOCATION:St. Mary's School\, 536 E. 3rd St.\, Alton\, IL 62002
DESCRIPTION:2024 Oktoberfest - It is the 166th Anniversary of St. Mary
&rsquo\;s Parish!\n\n17th Annual Oktoberfest\n\nSt. Mary&rsquo\;s Pari
sh\, Alton\, Illinois\n\nCelebrating the German Heritage of our 166-ye
ar old parish\n\nOpen to the Public\, admission is free\n\nWeekend of 
Friday\, October 11 through Sunday\, October 13\n\nOn the grounds of S
t. Mary&rsquo\;s Church at the corner of Henry St. and E 3rd Street\, 
Alton\, IL\n\nwww.stmarysoktoberfest.com\n\nLike our Facebook page at 
"St Mary&rsquo\;s Oktoberfest Alton" &ndash\; (no period after St)\n\n
$10\,000 SWEEPSTAKES (plus 9 other monetary prizes): anyone can buy on
line at http://STMARYSOFEST.givesmart.com or phone orders accepted w/ 
credit card purchase at 618-465-4284. Also tickets for sale onsite at 
Fest\, drawing at 8pm Sunday\, main tent &ndash\; need not be present 
to win. Winners will be contacted.\n\nSpecial Anniversary Mass Schedul
e\n\nSaturday: Vigil Mass of Sunday at 5:15pm\, in the church\nSunday:
6:30am and 8am\, in the church and at 11:00am large outdoor anniversa
ry &ldquo\;Mass in the Grass&rdquo\; at Garfield/Barth Park\, 3rd & La
ngdon\n\nLive Entertainment (on two stages)\n\nThe Glendale Riders\, c
lassic and new country and southern rock (Friday\, 7-11pm)\nSt. Louis 
Czech Express\, German/Polka Music (Saturday\, 1-4pm)\nDixie Dudes\, D
ixieland music (1-4pm)\nLady Luck\, classic rock\, new age rock\, and 
country (Saturday\, 7-11pm)\nBig Shake Daddies\, Rock & Soul and Rhyth
m & Blues (Sunday\, 12:30-4:00pm)\nSt. Louis Czech Express\, German/Po
lka Music (Sunday\, 12:30-4:00pm)\nFlip the Frog\, Bluegrass (Sunday\,
5:30-8pm)\n\nFriday\n\n5k Race & Walk! It all starts Fri at 5:30pm --
Join us for the Oktoberfest 5k and 1-Mile Fun Run around the neighbor
hood! Register for the run online at our website\; t-shirt\, participa
tion medal\, and a beer or soda are included.\n\nThe Glendale Riders p
erform beginning at 7pm\, when drinks and food are served. Beer Garten
\, Wine & Margarita Tent are open.\n\nSaturday\n\nKeg will be Tapped a
t 1:00pm Saturday on Main Stage on parish grounds\, free beer from fir
st keg until it runs dry. All Oktoberfest food served and all activiti
es are open.\n\nSaturday and Sunday\n\nBeer Garten\, Wine Tent (servin
g up German Brews\, Signature Oktoberfest drink and Margaritas!)\n\nGr
eat German-themed Food & All-American stand-bys\, make sure you ask fo
r our German\n\nSkillet Meals! Yum!\n\nOnline Silent Auction &ndash\; 
items available for viewing onsite in Suddes Hall &ndash\; Bidding goe
s live online at 6pm on Friday and closes at 4pm on Sunday. See our we
bsite for details to bid.\n\nBasket Raffles in Suddes Hall gym will ru
n from Saturday 1pm until Sunday at 4pm.\n\n$10\,000 Sweepstakes ticke
ts for sale onsite\, sales stop at 7:45pm\, drawing at 8pm Sunday\, ma
in tent &ndash\; need not be present to win\n\nAll New Teen Zone\n\nCh
ildren&rsquo\;s Game Area\, includes games\, prizes\, and inflatables\
n\nDriving directions\, up-to-date entertainment and event schedules\,
volunteer and sponsorship information available at the website www.st
marysoktoberfest.com\n\nLike us on Facebook at "St Mary&rsquo\;s Oktob
erfest Alton" &ndash\; (no period after St)\n\nFollow us on Twitter at
"St Marys Oktoberfest"\n\nEvent details: https://www.riverbender.com/
events/details.cfm?seriesid=46588
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