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Robin Jerstad /Contributor Show More Show Less 9 of27īryan Townsend cooks pork chops during Wurstfest in New Braunfels on Saturday, Nov. Robin Jerstad /Contributor Show More Show Less 8 of27Īndrew and Michelle Dennis make their way along a traffic-clogged Landa Street on Saturday. Repairing Wursthalle and rebuilding Marktplatz cost $12 million. Wursthalle was damaged in a 2019 fire that also destroyed Marktplatz. Wursthalle is brightly decorated Saturday, Nov. Robin Jerstad /Contributor Show More Show Less 7 of27 Members of Auf Geht’s Musik perform Saturday, the next-to-last day of this year’s Wurstfest. Robin Jerstad /Contributor Show More Show Less 6 of27 Shane Hines smiles while enjoying a Doner-kabob during Wurstfest on Saturday, Nov. Robin Jerstad /Contributor Show More Show Less 5 of27 Over 3,300 potato pancakes are made daily during Wurstfest. Robin Jerstad /Contributor Show More Show Less 4 of27 Saskia Toth and her son Leighton listen to the Cloverleaf Orchestra during Wurstfest in New Braunfels on Saturday. Robin Jerstad /Contributor Show More Show Less 3 of27 Overall, 2019 ended up Wurstfest’s best year, with more than 233,000 visitors, she said. That’s up about 3 percent over 2019’s attendance at that time. Attendance had topped 120,000 by Wednesday, roughly midway, says Suzanne Herbelin, executive director of the Wurstfest Association. Traffic is backed up along Landa Street as people head to Wurstfest. Robin Jerstad /Contributor Show More Show Less 2 of27 The event was back after being canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic, the only cancellation in its 60-year history. That way you’ll be guaranteed to be on-hand for Wurstfest, a Texas German festival like no other.Large crowds were abundant during Wurstfest in New Braunfels on Saturday. Wurstfest is one of New Braunfels top annual events, so buy your tickets and book your lodgings early. That way you’ll be guaranteed to be on-hand for Wurstfest, a Texas German festival like no other.

Visit Wurstfest’s website for more information on all the local events happening in New Braunfels during the festival. In the fine arts department, there’s the sausage-themed “Phantom of the Wurst” at Circle Arts Theatre, and ARToberfest at the New Braunfels Art League Gallery. If you’re looking for a way to work up a good appetite, join the Walkfest, Tour de Gruene Bicycle Classic, Wurst Five Mile Run in Landa Park, or the Wurst Open at Landa Park Golf Course. The Wurst Arts and Crafts Show on the Main Plaza in the New Braunfels Utilities parking lot is a perennial favorite for festival-goers, as is the Wurstfest Regatta at Canyon Lake. The expansion has allowed for as many as 20 more vendors, a craft beer garden with 35 offerings (including two from New Braunfels’ own breweries), a fifth music stage, more carnival rides, and a convenient place to enjoy views of the beautiful Comal River.ĭuring the festival’s off hours, New Braunfels is still buzzing with activity thanks to the baker’s dozen of Wurst-related special events happening around town.

In 2014, the festival unveiled an expansion along the Comal River known as the Stelzenplatz, and the new grounds have proven to be a fantastic addition to the Wurstfest experience. Take your pick from 55 of the Opas’ favorite craft, Oktoberfest, import, and domestic beers on tap, along with wine and distilled spirits. Speaking of beer, downing cold brew is a joy unto itself. the entertainment is as bottomless as the beer pitchers. Live music by as many as 30 German bands, orchestras, yodelers, and other performers waltz, polka, and beer stein-holding contests a midway with rides food vendors kids’ activities. Dust off your Alpine hat and break out the lederhosen it’s time for Wurstfest! On the first Friday of November, this legendary “Ten-Day Salute to Sausage” fills the lovely Hill Country town of New Braunfels with polka music, thousands of revelers in traditional German garb, and the aromatic smell of hot bratwurst.įrom the moment the festival officially kicks off with the opening ceremonies - featuring the ceremonial “biting of the sausage” and symbolic tapping of a keg of beer - the party only stops to let folks sleep a few hours or attend one of the many local events.
