Maifest German Festival returns to Historic Zoar
Historic Zoar Village will celebrate its annual Maifest German Festival on Friday, May 10 from 5:30-10 p.m. and Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visitors can celebrate the coming of spring with traditional German brats, roasted chicken, Cleveland Kraut sauerkraut, and craft beers provided by Lockport Brewery, Wooly Pig Farm Brewery, Hoodletown Brewing Company, and Maize Valley Winery and Brewery.
Guests will be able to buy, sell and receive free appraisals for authentic German beer steins at the Stein Center’s German beer stein booth.
Additionally, there will be live German music throughout the event featuring local music artist Down Und Kraut, Lulu’s Button Box Revue and Gemütlichkeit Cleveländer Musikanten.
Guests also can attend the sixth annual All-Marques German Car Show on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will feature a variety of antique and modern German-made vehicles. Car owners can register the day of Maifest or can preregister by calling 330-874-3011 or by emailing zoarinfo@zca.org. Registration for the car show is $10. Proceeds will benefit preservation and educational activities at Historic Zoar Village.
Other activities include Plein Air painting, a traditional sauerkraut-making demonstration, special tours of the new “Best of Zoar” and “Scene Around Zoar” exhibits, games and make-and-take art projects for kids, and Maypole.
Maifest is free to all visitors. Guided tours of Zoar Village are available during Maifest for the discounted price of $5 per adult and free for children age 11 and under.
Visit www.historiczoarvillage.com or call 330-874-3011.
