http://sacramentoturnverein.com/event/oktoberfest/?instance_id=301 Sacramento’s first, best, and biggest annual Oktoberfest celebration, this famous festival occurs every October and includes: Beer, wine, and German food Outdoor biergarten Live music Kid-friendly activities German music and dancers Every year, revelers come to the Turn Verein to eat, drink, and dance like a tried-and-true German. It’s like a piece of Munich, right in Sacramento! History Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) of Bavaria (the grandfather of “Mad” King Ludwig II) started this historic tradition when he married Princess Theresia of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. Ludwig gave an open wedding invitation to the people of Munich—and about 40,000 of them came. The Prince set up tents in a field on the outskirts of Munich, later called ‘Theresienwiese’ (Theresa’s Meadow), in honor of his lady. To entertain the crowd, he organized a horse race and supplied copious amounts of beer. Everyone had such a good time that they decided to hold the horse race (and beer drinking) again the next year, but this time in conjunction with the state agricultural show. The local brewers realized that they could sell a lot of beer in a very short time, which is the reason why it has become a 16-day extravaganza ending the first Sunday in October. The rest, as they say, is history.

http://sacramentoturnverein.com/event/oktoberfest/?instance_id=301 Sacramento’s first, best, and biggest annual Oktoberfest celebration, this famous festival occurs every October and includes: Beer, wine, and German food Outdoor biergarten Live music Kid-friendly activities German music and dancers Every year, revelers come to the Turn Verein to eat, drink, and dance like a tried-and-true German. It’s like a piece of Munich, right in Sacramento! History Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) of Bavaria (the grandfather of “Mad” King Ludwig II) started this historic tradition when he married Princess Theresia of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. Ludwig gave an open wedding invitation to the people of Munich—and about 40,000 of them came. The Prince set up tents in a field on the outskirts of Munich, later called ‘Theresienwiese’ (Theresa’s Meadow), in honor of his lady. To entertain the crowd, he organized a horse race and supplied copious amounts of beer. Everyone had such a good time that they decided to hold the horse race (and beer drinking) again the next year, but this time in conjunction with the state agricultural show. The local brewers realized that they could sell a lot of beer in a very short time, which is the reason why it has become a 16-day extravaganza ending the first Sunday in October. The rest, as they say, is history.

Our annual End of Summer Symposium. An opportunity to get together with other members of the MFFG Region VI and discuss all things Meyer with sword in hand. This event is free for all members of the MFFG. Non-members are asked to make a $10 donation if staying the full day. Introduction to Joachim Meyer: Beginnger's Class. This class will focus on an overview of Meyer's material and is intended for people new to HEMA and Meyer. In the event there are no completely new people this session will instead be a general warm up and then examination of how the same actions are found with multiple weapons in Meyer's system. Both sessions may be run simultaneously depending on attendance. Provoker, Taker, Hitter: The Tactics of Meyer. This class will examine the tactical advice given by Meyer. It will review the three categories of actions that he defines and his four types of fencers and how to defeat them using his tactical model. Lunch Break Dussack Workshop Thomas Carrillo of the Fresno Freifechter will be running a workshop on the use of the Dussack according to Meyer. This is a 2 hour class. The Ringen of Meyer; An introduction to grappling. Jude Lesema will be teaching an introductory class on grappling and ringen. All classes will be completed by 3:30 after which there is time for additional freeplay, coached sparring and MFFG Fechter examinations. Please note that this schedule while generally accurate may be subject to change.