For our family this is a generational outing. My mom, Gene "Mom" Watson and her sister Wanda "Aunt BB" Silkwood, sell beer tickets inside the Wursthalle. My daughter will be dancing at the festival and I will be working. My husband will be in charge of drink tickets and hats! For my mom I believe this will be her 39th or 40th year to do so.... they dress everyday in the "appropriate" attire (at their own expense) and usually match each other. She keeps track of the number of chicken dances played inside the hall on the posts of her booth. There are years of them up there. Stop by, say Hi! If you are lucky enough to work the bar behind her booth, you usually enjoy some homemade "Mom Watson" treats several times during the festival. If she is not in "her booth" she can usually be found waiting in line for Smokehouse bread pudding or Republican Women fried pickles. They work open to close everyday and have legions of fans! Come the last Saturday, they are a little pooped, but will still be smiling and doing their version of the "chair chicken dance".
This year with Halloween falling during the festival - our family trick or treating costumes will give a nod to the heritage of the festival with German dirndls and lederhosen. Maybe your family might get on board as well. we will be at the festival as well. Don't miss the Kinderchor and the KinderTanzer groups. Many of us growing up had Mrs. Frueh teach us all the Mexican and German folk dances and songs in elementary school - do they still do that? If not - why not! Our neighborhood will be at the festival in force! We walk over and back and occasionally manage to park our golf cart close. Don't forget the Schlitterbahn Wurstfest Shuttle and the Rockin R Wurstfest shuttle.
For me, I will be in the potato pancake booth working for my Rotary Club - we are getting better at the process and NO there is NO way to make them faster. So get a pitcher, get in line, and relax!
On to the festivities: http://www.wurstfest.com/2010schedule.htm
Above is the entertainment calendar for performances at the festival and here is a small list of the other events that will be going on during the fest -
Other Events - first weekend.
7:00 am - 7:00 pm The Wurst Craft Show & Sale in Texas/New Braunfels Utilities Parking Lot
8:00 am Wurst 5 Mile Run/Landa Park Dance Slab
8:00 am Wurstfest Walkfest/Schlitterbahn Employee Café
8:00 am Tour de Gruene Bicycle Classic-Recreational Tour/Gruene Hall
9:30 am Wurstfest Skat Tournament – International Rules/Landa Haus
11:00 am - 10:00 pm Kunsthalle (Arts & Crafts)/Knights of Columbus Hall across from Wurstfest Gate #1
11:30 am - 4:00 pm Annual Wurstfest Regatta I – Board boats & Centerboards/Canyon Lake
2:00 pm Tour de Gruene Bicycle Classic-Individual Time Trial/Gruene Hall
4:00 pm & 7:30 pm Old Time Melodrama – “Harry Potwurst and the Order of Opas”/Circle Arts Theatre
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