Tomball German Heritage Festival

Tomball German Heritage Festival, Willkommen Y'All, March 27-29, 2009.
Five stages of live Music, Folk Dancers, Arts Crafts, Food, Beer, Carnival, Fireworks, and much more.  Street vendors welcome.  Contact 281 379 6844 [email protected] for application.  Free Festival, No admission or parking fees.

It's become an annual tradition in Tomball.  Every year, on the last weekend in March, festival-goers break out their Lederhosen and Dirndls "go German" for the area's largest festival celebrating the heritage of the original settlers of these lands.  In other words in the case of German heritage there is much to celebrate in this part of Texas!

The 9th Annual Tomball German Heritage Festival will be March 27,28,29, 2009 located on the Old Downtown Streets of Tomball Texas near 111 W. Main Street (FM 2920) and Market Street. It is a Music/Street festival celebrating German and ethic heritage with 5 stages of live music entertainment "happy music for happy people", ethic and festival food, beer, wine, 120 street vendors, all kinds of German souvenirs and clothing, arts crafts, antiques, Heritage Center, German church service, fireworks, carnival, pony ride, petting zoo, strolling music makers, street performers, and much more.  Like Oktoberfest in March! Huge fun for the whole family!  You do not have to be German to enjoy this festival.  It is fun for everyone, and one of the best street festivals in Texas.  Willkommen!  No admission or parking fees.

The Carnival opens Thursday evening March 26th with a special price for the "all you can ride" armband, and is located at the corner of Main and Cherry.

On Friday 27th at 6pm till 10pm the music begins featuring Bluegrass Friday Night, Alpenfest, Chris Rybak, Walburg Boys, Tuba Meisters, Round Top Brass Band, Das Ist Lustig, Terry Cavanaugh, Kenny James, JungeMeisters, German Folk Dancers Rathkamp, de Texas KlopenDansers (Dutch), Scandinavian Folk Dancers, Aggie Wranglers, Cloggers on the Move, Tomball Promanaders, Czech music makers, Valina and much more.

*Main Street Crossing at 111 W. Main Street will have German wine, beer, food, and air conditioned music stage on Friday and Saturday featuring (entertainers named later).  www.mainstreetcrossing.com  [email protected]  [email protected]  Terri and Matt Davis 281 290 0431.

*Jam session in the little beer garden stage at 110 Market Street.  Bring your accordion, horn, fiddle, banjo, guitar, and jam out with Chris Rybak, Tubemeisters, Bluegrass Friday Night, and others.

Saturday 28th 10am till 10pm begins with the "tapping of the keg", awards ceremony for German exchange students and Tomball host families, and official opening by the Mayor of Tomball Gretchen Fagan.  The music and dancing goes all day and into the night, and at 9pm a beautiful fireworks display at Tomball's newly restored Train Depot Plaza on the festival grounds.

Sunday 29th 10am till 6pm begins with German Church Service/Brother Christen Tiews of St. Louis, Mo.  The Biergartens open at noon on Sunday and the celebration goes on.  You are all invited to come on out to Tomball German Heritage Festival for a really great time.  The festival is sponsored by the Tomball/Telgte Sister City, Org.  Wir sprechen Deutsch.  For more information contact Grady Martin 281 379 6844 [email protected], www.tomballsistercity.org German Fest updates at www.myspace.com/tomballghf