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St. John’s Church hosts Milford Oktoberfest

Among those in their Bavarian finest was Christopher Thomas, 3, of Lewes, the great-grandson of event founders Karl and Renate Thomas.  RYAN MAVITY PHOTOS
Ryan Mavity
October 6, 2019

The grounds of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Milford were the scene for animals, kids games, music, food, beer and lederhosen Sept. 27-28 for the church’s 29th annual Oktoberfest.

The festival grounds are divided into two sections: the parking lot where the food tents, bounce houses and stages were located. Besides German favorites like bratwurst and sauerkraut and Spaten Oktoberfest and lager beers, the food menu also had dishes from Italy, Mexico and Poland. The other side of the grounds included fire truck rides, a petting zoo, hay rides and pumpkin painting. 

Oktoberfest is a two-day event, opening at night Sept. 27 with the Oktoberfest 5K run and walk and a concert by the Funsters. The festivities picked up Sept. 28 with music from Joe Kroboth and the Glass Onion Band and the Oktoberfest Craft Show.

Among those in their Bavarian finest was Christopher Thomas, 3, of Lewes, the great-grandson of event founders Karl and Renate Thomas.  RYAN MAVITY PHOTOS
Luca the cow doesn’t want to pose for photos. Luca is being raised by Milford High School FFA members.
Miranda Walker, a student at Milford High School, holds Pepper, a rabbit available for pets at the Future Farmers of America petting zoo.
The view from the hayride.
The results of the always-popular pumpkin painting.
Eric Straub, of Newark, sporting his lederhosen. Straub is a member of the Enzian Volkstanzgruppe, a German-American singing society based in Wilmington.
Kids got to work their wiggles out in one of three bounce houses.
Dancers from the McAleer School of Irish Dancing of Wilmington show off their steps.

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