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.

Dallas sausage fest 2014