Celebrating Oktoberfest in Canada
Oktoberfest’s roots can be traced back to 1810 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. On October 12th of that year, the future King Ludwig was married and invited the entire city to attend the celebration. Since then, Oktoberfest has evolved into a harvest festival celebration with horse races, booths serving food and drink in large beer tents, parades, games, amusement rides, music and dancing.
Many cities in North America, particularly those with large German populations, hold Oktoberfest festivals similar to the one in Germany. The Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest in Ontario is the biggest Oktoberfest celebration outside of Germany and is an annual nine-day festival.
Maple Leaf’s iconic Schneiders Brand originated in Kitchener, Ontario and contains many authentic flavours of Germany, perfect for any Oktoberfest celebration.
BAVARIAN FEAST MENU
Starters
Soft Pretzels and Beer (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
Sausage, Beer and Cheddar Soup, featuring Maple Leaf’s skinless, IQF Oktoberfest Smoked Dinner Sausage
Mains
Zesty German Sausage & Sauerkraut on a Bun, featuring Maple Leaf’s skinless, IQF Oktoberfest Smoked Dinner Sausage
Sausage, Egg & Hashbrown Casserole, featuring Maple Leaf’s skinless, IQF Oktoberfest Smoked Dinner Sausage
German Potato Salad with Sausage, featuring Maple Leaf’s Country Sausage Veal Schnitzel with Roasted Apples, featuring Maple Leaf’s Breaded Veal Cutlet
Breaded Veal with Three Mushroom Sauce, featuring Maple Leaf’s Breaded Veal Cutlet
Pork Cutlet with Apple Relish, featuring Maple Leaf’s Breaded Pork Cutlette Haluski, featuring Maple Leaf’s skinless, IQF Oktoberfest Smoked Dinner Sausage
Fall Vegetable & Sausage Toss with Mashed Potato, featuring Maple Leaf’s skinless, IQF Oktoberfest Smoked Dinner Sausage
Mustard Pretzel Crusted Pork Chop, featuring Maple Leaf’s Boneless Pork Chop
Dessert
Black Forest Cake or Apple Strudel
Themed Activities
Beer Steins – If you have access to beer steins, use them for decorations or use them to serve beer (either alcoholic or non-alcoholic) or other cool drinks.
Oktoberfest Games – Delight your residents with Oktoberfest-themed games like Pretzel toss, Oktoberfest Trivia Challenge, Bavarian Quiz, German Bingo, German Cities word search, Oktoberfest Costume Contest, Yodelling Contest, Bavarian Hat Making, or Polka Dancing!
Decorations – Decorate your dining room like a German Beer House with blue and white tablecloths. Decorate tables and walls and add colourful balloons in German flag colours (black, red and yellow). Play German music while serving your Bavarian Feast.
