Our Next Festival:
September 24 - 26, 2010
The Autumn Leaf Festival is Leavenworth ’s longest running festival. The Autumn Leaf Festival Association (ALFA) started this event in 1964 with the adoption of the Bavarian Theme and continues today as one of Leavenworth’s major festivals. Listed below are the entertainment activities planned for this year’s festival.
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Fun Fact: 05/25/10
During early "Boom Times" Leavenworth was in fact called "Icicle" - an isolated little town whose supplies had to be carried over mountains by wagon and pack animals and whose river could only be crossed by boat or raft or forded during the late summer months.
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Leavenworth's Oktoberfest
Visit their website at: www.leavenworthoktoberfest.com
The first Leavenworth Oktoberfest was held in October 1998
which was attended by about 400 people. The next year the attendance grew, and
entertainment was brought in directly from Germany.
The festival continued to grow each year and in 2003, a second weekend was added
and two bands were brought in from Germany in addition to may performers from
the US and Canada. By 2005 attendance had grown to 10,000 and the Leavenworth
festival was ranked as one of the top Oktoberfest celebrations in the Country.
Over the last 11 years the Leavenworth Oktoberfest has continued to grow. What started as a single weekend has now grown into 3 full weekends with 3 Venues of activities that the entire family will enjoy.
