This year’s Milford Oktoberfest, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22 at Fowler Field and sponsored by the Devon Rotary, will feature a “5K Run then Chug,” on Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Milford Oktoberfest, now in its 30th year, officially gets underway on Friday, the day before the race, with a happy hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. featuring free admission, discounts on beer and a special VIP ticket for all attendees.
After the happy hour will be the official “Tapping of the Keg” by Mayor Ben Blake at 6 p.m., followed by dancing to the music of The Elwoods and The Blue Collar Band until 10 p.m. On Saturday, Alpaca Gnomes and The Rumrunners will provide the music.
Also featured at the festival will be German beer, German food, German music and German dancers.
Registration for Saturday’s race is $35 and includes entry fee, an official race shirt for the first 200 registrants, a special VIP ticket good for free admission on either day of the festival, soda and water for runners under 18 and, for adult runners, a free post-race beer.
The 3.1-mile/three-loop run starts at Fowler Field and follows a course that will take runners up to New Haven Avenue and down Gulf Street to Gulf Beach. It will then go back to Fowler Field.
Registration for the race starts at 9:30 a.m. The race will be followed by an awards ceremony at noon, which is also the time the festival opens for its second day
“We are excited to add this new signature event to our Oktoberfest. Fun for participants and audience,” said John Kuehnle, Devon Rotary President.
The top sponsor for the race is Milford Point Brewing. Entry forms and other information are available at runsignup.com/Race/CT/Milford/OktoberfestRunthenChug.
For more information, go to devonrotary.org or facebook.com/milfordoktoberfest/.
Devon Rotarian Anita Eisenhauer at the Milford Oktoberfest sponsored by the Devon Rotary. This year’s event will take place Sept. 21 and 22 at Fowler Field in Milford. Photo courtesy of the Devon Rotary.