Entries by holli-admin

How to Top Up your Digital Wallet

October 4, 2019 in /by

Oktoberfest Brisbane embraces all things German and being a 100% cashless festival helps to embrace our German efficiencies. Embrace your [efficient] inner German and familiarise yourself with how to Top Up before and during the Festival so you can hit the ground running! ONLINE: Topping Up online is as easy as 1, 2, 3– Create a […]

Trains, Planes and Automobiles- Planning your journey

October 4, 2019 in /by

Our Festival is at the Brisbane Showgrounds in Bowen Hills, Brisbane. You can access the Festival only via Gregory Terrace. Your options of getting there include: Drive and Park: Park at the Brisbane Showgrounds in the new multi-level car park via Gate 5 off O’Connell Tce. Rates and details can be found here. Park with […]

Orange Sky

July 27, 2018 in /by

Oktoberfest Brisbane is proud to announce that we are partnering up with Orange Sky. Orange Sky Provides clean clothes and conversation for people experiencing homelessness.  Through the provision of a free mobile and laundry service Orange Sky provides a platform for every day Australians to connect in a safe, positive and supportive environment for people […]

Happy International Pretzel Day!

April 26, 2018 in , /by

Happy International Pretzel Day! Whether you prefer the traditional pretzel or the crunchy salty snack there is plenty to celebrate. There are a few different stories as to how the pretzel came to be, but most agree they have a Catholic background from the Middle Ages in Europe. It is said that Catholic Monks used […]

Let’s make it! Krapfen

February 22, 2018 in /by

Krapfen or Berliner {Jam filled Donuts} These soft and fluffy Krapfen {Jam filled donuts} are eaten year-round in Germany but are particularly popular during Fashing season {carnival} and on Faschingsdienstag {Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras}. Faschingsdienstag in Germany is the peak of the Fashing, reflecting the practice of the last day of eating richer, fatty […]

Karneval 2018

February 22, 2018 in /by

It’s Germany’s carnival season! It starts on the 11th day of November at exactly 11 minutes after 11 am and ends at the stroke of midnight on shroud Tuesday – also referred to as Fat Tuesday (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday – the beginning of Lent). Brisbane’s only German Karneval party is about to kick […]

That’s a wrap on 2017!

November 2, 2017 in /by

A little rain at the final weekend of Oktoberfest Brisbane couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of festival-goers who this year packed into the iconic German cultural event which celebrated its mighty 10th installment. Some blame our 9 burly Bavarian friends for bringing the rain with them, but we’ll let them get away with it for their […]