German Fest Sioux Falls 2008
25 August 2008
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On Saturday September 13, 2008 from 2pm to 10pm Downtown Sioux Falls will be filled with kraut lovers and German music galore.
The German Fest is a free event, located by Phillips to the Falls on North Phillips and 5th street.
The German Fest is held in Sioux Falls every year, this year being the 14th year straight. The festival is put on by the Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls.
“The mission of the German Fest is to promote friendship, understanding, and to learn and accept cultural similarities and difference with foreign cities that are similar in size and population.”
Here is the schedule of events for the German Fest:
| 2:00pm | Mogen’s Heros |
| 2:00pm and 3:00pm | Puppet Shows (in the tent) |
| 2:30pm | Dachshund Races |
| 3:00pm | Accordion Medley |
| 3:00pm | Polka Demonstration and Dance |
| 4:00pm | Original German band from New Ulm |
| 4:30pm | Annual Mayor Proclamation |
| 7:00 | Alpensterne Band |
About the Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls:
The Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls is a non-profit international organization dedicated to fostering global friendship, understanding, and communication. Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls as a component of Sister Cities International begun by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as the “People to People” program.
Today over 900 U.S. cities have paired with more than 1,300 cities in 92 countries worldwide. Sioux Falls entered into its sister city partnership in 1989 with Potsdam, Germany. This was before the Berlin Wall came down. This is the oldest such partnership between a U.S. municipality and a city in the New Laender – the former states of East Germany.
The Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls Home Page
About Potsdam, Germany:
Potsdam, Germany is a city in eastern Germany with a population of around 150,000 people. After the German reunification, Potsdam became the capital of the newly re-established state of Brandenburt. it is situated on the Havel River and is southwest of Berlin.
It is thought to have been founded in the 10th century as a Slavic village called “Poztupimi”. It became the hunting residence of Frederick William I, elector of Brandenburg in 1650.
Map of Potsdam, Germany:
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