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OLD EUROPEAN DAYS & KIRCHWEIH

BIERFEST | JUNE 28 & 29, 2025

The German Family of Akron invites you to a weekend celebrating our European ancestry with homemade food, live music, dance performances and more!

childrens activities

ALL WEEKEND

All children (and those young at heart) can support our youth groups by purchasing treats, toys, candy and merchandise, or participate in games and activities all weekend long. Please see booths by the pond for pricing.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 IS FAMILY DAY

Fundraiser booth candy and activities are full price.


2:00 - 5:00 Train Rides (free)

2:30 - 4:30  Bounce House (free)

3:30 - 5:30  Balloon Artist (free)

NEW PRODUCTS IN OUR ONLINE STORE

Bierfest 2025 T-Shirts

Support the GFS by purchasing a Bierfest 2025 shirt shipped straight to your door. 

SHOP NOW

live musik

Gemütlichkeit Cleveländer Musikanten

Enjoy traditional brass blaskapelle music as you dance on our open pavilion.  

Performs Saturday. June 28, 2025  3:00PM - 6:30PM


follow them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/gcmband

Enzian Aus Detroit

A lively band that plays all your favorites.

Performs Saturday. June 28, 2025  7:00PM - 11:00PM


follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enzianausdetroit

The Culkar & Golab Band

Kick off Sunday with polka classics.

Performs Sunday, June 29, 2025  12:00PM - 3:15PM


follow them on Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/CULKARANDGOLOB

Fred Ziwich Band

You know him, you love him and his international sound machine.

Performs Sunday. June 29, 2025  3:30PM - 7:00PM


follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fred.ziwich

Frequently asked questions

Entrance Fee

Our small $5 entrance fee for ages 13 and older goes directly to our organization. We thank you for your support. Ages 12 and younger are free. 

Can I purchase tickets online?

We do not do pre-sale tickets and only take our entrance fee at the door at this time. Please do not interact with anybody who claims they have extra tickets. 

Parking

Parking is free. We do have a limited number of handicap and motorcycle parking. Please let our parking volunteers know if you need to let someone out of your vehicle for a handicap assisted drop off at the front entrance. Our parking is first come, first serve so we recommend you arrive early! Once our fields are at full capacity, we must allow cars to leave before allowing more cars into our parking. PLEASE BE KIND to our parking volunteers. We are a family-fun organization made 100% volunteers who are trying our best to allow everyone in. If you do not park on our grounds, you may park at your own risk. See our Facebook page for the latest on any important parking updates: https://www.facebook.com/akrongfs/

Payments

Paying for food or drink is based on a ticketing system. Please pre-pay for tickets at one of our several ticket booths. We accept card or cash (atms available on site). Once you have your tickets, you may then use them to pay for food, drinks or fundraiser booths. 

Weather

Our events go on rain or shine! We hope the forecast doesn't scare you and your families away.  Our dancers have been working hard all year, our kitchen crew has been preparing handmade food, and we have ordered a LOT of beer for our biggest festivals of the year. We hope you'll come our and support us no matter the weather. 

Bathrooms

We have two bathroom facilities inside our club house and one outdoors.

Handicap Accesible

We area handicap accessible facility. If you or your family require additional assistance, please let one of our volunteers know.

Food to-go

If you would like to take your food to go, please let our volunteer servers know when your order so we can give you a to go box. 

Do I have to pay to enter if I just want food to-go?

We are a 100% non-profit, volunteer and family-run organization. Every dollar goes back into our children's programs, facility maintenance and expenses. We highly encourage all guests to please pay our small $5 entrance fee so that you can enjoy our entertainment and atmosphere before or after you purchase your to-go meals. We appreciate your support for the German Family Society. Guests who are not wearing an entrance wristband will be asked to leave.

Can I bring my own Stein?

Yes! If you know your liter size, please let our bartenders know. If you don't know your stein size, one of our bartenders will be happy to size and price it for you for your beer pour.

Can I reserve a table?

No. Tables are on a first come, first serve basis. Our volunteers work diligently to clean empty tables or provide extra seating if we are at capacity. We have many seating areas under and around our big tent, biergarten, inside our club house and by the playground. 

Outside Vendors

As a non-profit organization, we do not take any outside vendors for our events or festivals. Please do not interact with anybody online who claims we have open vendor registration. Please block and report these accounts, and do not provide any personal information or money to them. 

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Festival Hours

Saturday, June 28 3pm - 11pm

Sunday, June 29 Noon - 7pm

German Family Society of Akron

3871 Ranfield Road, Kent, Ohio 44240, United States

3306788229

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