Bowring Park is set to bring a taste of Oktoberfest to Huyton this weekend with three days of live music, food, drinks and entertainment.
The park’s first-ever Oktoberfest will run from Friday 2 October to Sunday 4 October, taking over The Coach House and surrounding areas of Bowring Park for a packed weekend of activities.
Entry is completely free, with no tickets or advance booking required.
Festivities will get underway on Friday before the celebrations step up on Saturday, when the main programme begins from 12pm and continues into the evening.
Throughout the weekend, visitors will be able to browse local market stalls, enjoy rides and take part in games including beer pong. A selection of food and Oktoberfest-themed drinks will also be available, with steins of German lager and specially created cocktail steins among the options.
Music will take centre stage on Saturday afternoon and evening, with Christian Owens performing from 4pm until 6pm, followed by John Riley from 6pm until 8pm.
Liverpool band The Graft will then bring the main day to a close with a headline performance from 8pm until 9pm.
Games and other activities will take place alongside the live entertainment, while a selection of local traders will be based at the park throughout the weekend.
The inaugural Oktoberfest follows a busy summer at Bowring Park, which welcomed thousands of visitors for community events, family fun days and its first Music Festival.
Oisin Hennessy, Director of Oneday Leisure, said:
“We’ve had a brilliant summer at Bowring Park and we didn’t want that feeling of bringing people together for big events to stop just because summer was over.
“Oktoberfest is something completely new for us. We’ve got live music, games, food, drinks, traders and plenty happening throughout the weekend, but Saturday is when we’re really going for it.
“Having The Graft headline our first Oktoberfest is a brilliant addition and, importantly, there’s no ticket needed. People can come down during the day, bring the family, meet friends, stay for the music or make a full day of it.
“We want Bowring to be somewhere people keep coming back to and where there’s always something new happening.”
Oktoberfest celebrations will continue throughout Sunday, bringing the park’s first edition of the event to a close after three days of entertainment.
Oktoberfest at Bowring Park takes place from Friday 2 October to Sunday 4 October at The Coach House, Bowring Park, Huyton. Entry is free, and no booking is required.
Saturday’s main programme starts at 12pm, with live music beginning at 4pm and The Graft performing their headline set from 8pm until 9pm.
