07/18/2025
We are honored to be a part of this โHappy Festivalโ. This year marks our 3rd year and we are looking forward to many more. We are bringing an extra supply truck with Schnitzel, Potato Pancakes, Cream Puffs and soooo much more. Looking forward to seeing all today and/or tomorrow. ๐ฉ๐ช๐บ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐บ๐ธ
As we begin to kick off this yearโs Oldenburg Freudenfest, letโs take a moment to reflect on our โwhyโ we have our beloved festival.
โจFreudenfesters, did know it takes a total of 1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ days of setup, festival fun, and cleanup to put on a successful Freudenfest each and every year?!
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And throughout the duration from the early planning stages to setup up/cleanup and throughout the duration of the festival, nearly 250 volunteers come together to put on the best festival there ever was! We truly have some great folks in our community โ It takes a village, and we have the best!
๐กDid you also know that the first Freudenfest wasnโt actually named Freudenfestโฆ It was actually a local gathering of friends and family to celebrate the 200th Birthday of the United States in 1976.
The people of Oldenburg, had such a great time that year that they decided to continue to gather to celebrate their German heritage by holding the first ever Oldenburg Freudenfest in 1977.
And thatโs how the Freud was born and since then has attracted thousands of festival goers around the world to a town of 700-some villagers, tripling the size of the original layout of the festival and making it ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง-๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น - ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐จ๐ก and the best darn festival this side of the pond!
โ So many people that we have folks coming from 30 states and 5 countries afar! ๐ฒ
Who would have thought that a little town nestled away in the rolling hills of Franklin County could attract a vast array number of folks to a festival of that was started with just a few friendly neighbors and their families who had a vision in celebrating their German heritage. ๐คฏ
Itโs an event surely not to be missed and guaranteed total fun for family and friends of all ages!
Next year we will celebrate our 50th celebration & the 250th of the United States of America!๐บ๐ธ
Come German with us at OLDENBURG FREUDENFEST 2025 and experience
PROSโT! ๐บ
7/18 โข 7/19
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โน๏ธ: www.freudenfest.com