Knights of Columbus’s BestFest

BestFest is Back

After sitting out 2020 due to the pandemic, the Knights of Columbus Council 9765 is returning to tradition with the BestFest celebration.

Slated for Saturday, Oct. 16, at Marktplatz in Fredericksburg, the festival is marking its 12th year. Gates open at 11 a.m. and the event will run until 11 p.m.

The entry fee purchases all the sausage, sauerkraut and German potatoes individuals can eat. Tea and other drinks will be available for purchase, including beer, water, soft drinks and wine. A selection of craft beers will be available for purchase, giving those attending the opportunity to find their favorite beer to go along with the sausage of their choice.

The event features sausage products from Opa’s Smoked Meats of Fredericksburg, Slovacek Sausage and Kiolbassa and beer offerings from breweries, including Altstadt Brewery, Real Ale Brewing Company, St. Arnold’s Brewing Company and Spoetzel Brewing Company.

Live polka music will be provided throughout the afternoon. There will also be evening entertainment.

Activities for kids will include pumpkin painting, piñatas and other games.

With the opening of deer hunting season bookending the month of October, Bestfest goers will have a number of opportunities to win hunting-related prizes, including the night’s final drawing for a 4x4 Kawasaki Mule.

The event also includes drawings in which a selection of shotguns, rifles and handguns will be given away.

Tickets for these items are $20 and will be available for purchase at Builder’s FirstChoice. If tickets remain, the tickets will also be available for purchase on the day of the event.

There will also be drawings for other outdoor and hunting-related items.

Proceeds from Bestfest are used for charitable giving of Knights of Columbus Council 9765.

Since the inception of Bestfest, the council has allocated money to help sponsor various local organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, the MOM Center, the Hill Country Community Needs Council, the Golden Hub Senior Citizens Center, Fredericksburg Academic Boosters, Fredericksburg Food Pantry, the Boys & Girls Club of the Texas Hill Country, St. Vincent De Paul, New Horizons and the Nebo Wounded Warrior Project.

They have also donated to St. Mary’s Catholic Church ministries such as St. Mary’s

These ladies get into the German spirit for BestFest, which will be held this year on Saturday, Oct. 16.

What would BestFest be without some savory sausage to dine on?

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School and Adopt-A-Family Christmas programs.

The council has also sent money to Covenant House and provided scholarships for collegebound Gillespie County students.

In addition, the council also aims to support young men in priestly formation, young men and women in the religious life as well as college Catholic center ministries.

Online:

www.kcbestfest.com

2021 BestFest

Saturday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Marktplatz, Fredericksburg Admission includes all-you-can-eat premium sausage meal with German trimmings and tea/water

Admission fee

$15 (ages 14+) $5 (ages 5-13) Free for children under 5

Craft beer and premium sausage event

Multi-gun drawing ($20 ticket)

Kawasaki Mule drawing

($20 ticket)

Assorted bucket drawings

(tickets sold at event)

Kids’ games and activities Live polka bands and dancing:

Off The Grid will play from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fritz Hodde and the Fabulous Six will play from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Bob Appel will play from 7-11 p.m.