Germany is coming back to Weyburn this year with the 4th annual Oktoberfest fundraiser happening on October 5th at the Weyburn Legion. A fun filled evening of food, drink, and dance for those 19 years of age or older with live music from two local bands. Revival 39 and the Assorted Nuts will be providing the live music entertainment.
Debbie Kater, the secretary manager for the Weyburn Legion, emphasizes how important this fundraiser is for the Legion; and how they’re keeping it local.
“We're using local bands, we've got local people making the food and it's a very entertaining, reasonably priced evening out. We have beer on keg that night from District Brewery. It's $5 all night long. We have bandits giving us some liquor to sell, so we've got the local aspect there. We're also getting the Bratwurst from Western Prime, so it's all fresh.”
Tickets are available for early purchase at $15 at the Weyburn Legion Lounge or $20 at the door the night of the event, with all proceeds going towards the Weyburn Legion as it’s their biggest fundraiser. Kater explained the origins of the Legion’s Oktoberfest.
“Essentially, it started just because there isn't an Oktoberfest locally, so we thought we'd try something different. It's a total fundraiser for the Legion itself, it’s the club that takes care of the building and supplies all the other parts of it. It's just trying to bring in some money that way, and it's a fun way to do it because I have not seen an unhappy person leave there yet.”
It might be hard to leave unhappy when there’s food, drink, and dance for a reasonable price. They are also hosting a fundraiser 50/50 raffle with the chance to win up to $15,000. The current take -home prize is $1410 and will continue to climb until they do the draw at the Legion on October 5th at 10:30 p.m., and you don’t have to be in attendance to win. Only 1500 tickets are available for $20 and can be purchased at the Weyburn Legion Lounge.
Also, keep it tuned into Country 106.7 and Magic 103.5 as we have some tickets that we’ll be giving away this week to some lucky winners!