Time to don those dirndls and lederhosen, because Oktoberfest is coming to the neighborhood.
East Village staple Zum Schneider returns to New York City after closing in 2019. The Bavarian-style beer hall is temporarily popping up at Franklin Point, a new commercial building on 12 Franklin Street, bordering Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
From September 26 to October 5, festival goers can enjoy a traditional Oktoberfest experience, with one-liter beer mugs, music from Mösl Franzi & the JaJaJas, and all the pork shanks and pretzels you can handle.
Beer options include Paulaner and Weihenstephaner, along with Andechs and HB Traunstein. And for those not old enough to imbibe, there will be games and photo booths.
Might the fest mark the bar’s permanent return? “Some say this could become the new home of Zum Schneider,” says founder Sylvester Schneider, “but for now, we’re focused on bringing you our most authentic Oktoberfest yet.”
Tickets start at $15, with VIP options available at $110. Purchase here.
BFD. This an overpriced and painfully inauthentic imitation of Oktoberfest celebrations. How much will a stein of beer cost, 20+ bucks? How about the food? $15 pretzels? Also why isn’t this “Fest”open 9/29 – 10/01? Real bierfests are open every day. You, as the reporter writing this article, should have asked these questions. Nobody wants to experience sticker shock when paying for stuff.
I was stationed in Bavaria in the early 1980s and attended many Oktoberfest celebrations. None required a tiered entrance fee or tickets and were open ALL DAY, not in silly split sessions.. There also weren’t any pretentious bulls**t VIP options such as the obscenely priced (with no explanation as to what one gets for $2250) “All Inclusive Table”. There weren’t any stammtisch tables in the beer tents. Everyone was welcome and treated the same.
Your precious 1980’s Bavarian Oktoberfest may not have had “any pretentious bulls**t VIP options” but it sure did have an actual terrorist bombing right at the front gate that killed a bunch of people. But at least they were all “welcome and treated the same.”
It really makes one long for the good ol’ days of East & West Germany.
Sit down, Joe.