September 2019
Apfelfest (Apple Fest)
Join us in the Amana Colonies as we celebrate Apfelfest on Saturday, September 21st. It’s the autumn of the year and that’s apple time and on this Saturday we will celebrate all things apple (and somethings that aren’t). Here is a chance to experience the Amana Colonies at a wonderful time of year. The leaves are turning and there is a slight crispness in the air. Kind of like that crisp caramel apple. Stop by one of our restaurants for a little Apfelstrudel…
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Oktoberfest 2019: Friday October 4th
Celebrate the 54th Anniversary of Oktoberfest in the Amana Colonies! When you think Oktoberfest in Iowa only one name comes to mind; the Amana Colonies. We invite you to join us this year, our 54th, for this Bavarian style festival. Enjoy a keg tapping ceremony on Friday at the Festhalle along with German Music, Amana Brats, local wines and beer. There will be music, beer and German food all weekend long! 2019 Band Schedule Friday, October 4th 12-3:30pm Barefoot Becky…
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Oktoberfest 2019: Saturday October 5th
Celebrate the 54th Anniversary of Oktoberfest in the Amana Colonies! When you think Oktoberfest in Iowa only one name comes to mind; the Amana Colonies. We invite you to join us this year, our 54th, for this Bavarian style festival. Saturday starts with our annual Oktoberfest Parade at 10AM and plenty of activities including the Eisenman Contest, a brat eating contest, and much more. Music schedule: Saturday, October 5th 11-2pm Bavarian Musikmeisters 3-5:30pm Johnny Wagner 6-8:30pm Bavarian Musikmeisters 9-12pm Johnny Wagner Plan…
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Oktoberfest 2019: Sunday October 6th
Celebrate the 54th Anniversary of Oktoberfest in the Amana Colonies! When you think Oktoberfest in Iowa only one name comes to mind; the Amana Colonies. We invite you to join us this year, our 54th, for this Bavarian style festival. Sundayis the final day of this 3 day celebration and features free admission to the Festhalle which has the main stage and the headliner music. Music Schedule: Sunday, October 6th 11-11:45 Iowa Tuba Group 12-2pm Bavarian Musikmeisters 2:30-4:30 Johnny Wagner Plan…
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Girls Get Away Weekend
Ladies, come to the Amana Colonies on November 1st-3rd for a weekend dedicated just to you. You’ll find all types of events planned for you from special menu selections at our restaurants, special packages at some of our B & B’s, Hotels, and Inns, plenty of shopping, decorating advice, a vendors fair, and wine sampling to name a few. There’s even a live theater productions. Grab your girl friends or bring the guys along and join us in the Colonies. Some Fun Things…
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Ladies, come to the Amana Colonies on November 1st-3rd for a weekend dedicated just to you. You’ll find all types of events planned for you from special menu selections at our restaurants, special packages at some of our B & B’s, Hotels, and Inns, plenty of shopping, decorating advice, a vendors fair, and wine sampling to name a few. There’s even a live theater productions. Grab your girl friends or bring the guys along and join us in the Colonies. Some Fun Things…
Find out more »Girls Get Away Weekend
Ladies, come to the Amana Colonies on November 1st-3rd for a weekend dedicated just to you. You’ll find all types of events planned for you from special menu selections at our restaurants, special packages at some of our B & B’s, Hotels, and Inns, plenty of shopping, decorating advice, a vendors fair, and wine sampling to name a few. There’s even a live theater productions. Grab your girl friends or bring the guys along and join us in the Colonies. Some Fun Things…
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Tannenbaum Forest 2019
This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
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This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
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Tannenbaum Forest 2019
This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
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Prelude to Christmas 2019
Join us Dec 6th -8th for our 34th Prelude to Christmas celebration. Enjoy candlelit streets, the beautiful Tannenbaum Forest, great shopping for unique gifts and our delicious food all in a place like no other. Prelude to Christmas is a special time in the Amana Colonies with the main village of Amana decorated for the Christmas Holiday. Our Heritage Museum has a special display for you to catch a glimpse of what Christmas in the communal era was like and the Amana Church…
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Join us Dec 6th -8th for our 34th Prelude to Christmas celebration. Enjoy candlelit streets, the beautiful Tannenbaum Forest, great shopping for unique gifts and our delicious food all in a place like no other. Prelude to Christmas is a special time in the Amana Colonies with the main village of Amana decorated for the Christmas Holiday. Our Heritage Museum has a special display for you to catch a glimpse of what Christmas in the communal era was like and the Amana Church…
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Join us Dec 6th -8th for our 34th Prelude to Christmas celebration. Enjoy candlelit streets, the beautiful Tannenbaum Forest, great shopping for unique gifts and our delicious food all in a place like no other. Prelude to Christmas is a special time in the Amana Colonies with the main village of Amana decorated for the Christmas Holiday. Our Heritage Museum has a special display for you to catch a glimpse of what Christmas in the communal era was like and the Amana Church…
Find out more »Tannenbaum Forest 2019
This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
Find out more »Tannenbaum Forest 2019
This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
Find out more »Tannenbaum Forest 2019
This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
Find out more »Tannenbaum Forest 2019
This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
Find out more »Tannenbaum Forest 2019
This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
Find out more »Tannenbaum Forest 2019
This is a must do holiday event. Tannenbaum Forest is a holiday tradition for many of our visitors. Come see the twinkling lights of over 40 decorated real Christmas Trees, visit Santa at selected times, and see our 17 foot German style Christmas pyramid! A good will offering is collected with proceeds benefiting the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Suggested $3 donation. *We will have a full list of events and times as we get closer to the holidays*
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Winterfest 2020: Saturday January 25th
Come join us at the Amana Colonies Winterfest! An annual festival where we have fun and games in the snow! Take part in the Beard contest, Ham Put, or eat some delicious open fire chili. During the day we will also have a Wine and Beer walk, to taste all of Amana's local beverages. Lot's of businesses have fun activities, and things for everyone to participate in. Check the Winterfest Page for more details, and closer to the date we…
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Take A Bite: A Three Day Food Festival | 2020 Friday April 17th
If love to eat and drink the Amana Colonies have the perfect event for you. The Amana Colonies present their Foodies Dream Festival — Take a Bite: A Three Day Food Festival from April 17th through April 19th. Named the 2019 Iowa Tourism Awards Outstanding New Event. The Amana Colonies, well known for their great food, wine and beer, will be celebrating both traditional Amana items and more international foods. Take a Bite is designed to reach all types of “foodies” with…
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Take A Bite: A Three Day Food Festival | 2020 Saturday April 18th
If love to eat and drink the Amana Colonies have the perfect event for you. The Amana Colonies present their Foodies Dream Festival — Take a Bite: A Three Day Food Festival from April 17th through April 19th. Named the 2019 Iowa Tourism Awards Outstanding New Event. The Amana Colonies, well known for their great food, wine and beer, will be celebrating both traditional Amana items and more international foods. Take a Bite is designed to reach all types of “foodies” with…
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Take A Bite: A Three Day Food Festival | 2020 Sunday April 19th
If love to eat and drink the Amana Colonies have the perfect event for you. The Amana Colonies present their Foodies Dream Festival — Take a Bite: A Three Day Food Festival from April 17th through April 19th. Named the 2019 Iowa Tourism Awards Outstanding New Event. The Amana Colonies, well known for their great food, wine and beer, will be celebrating both traditional Amana items and more international foods. Take a Bite is designed to reach all types of “foodies” with…
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Maifest 2020: Saturday, May 2nd
Celebrate spring at Maifest in the Amana Colonies. The Colonies come alive with the colors of spring as the villages celebrate on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd. You’ll experience German food and music along with a Saturday morning parade. The Festhalle Barn area will be the home of diverse ethnic cultures as food trucks line the parking area with a variety of ethnic cuisine. Music and dance will fill the Festhalle as ethnic dancers will perform. Sunday afternoon…
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Maifest 2020: Sunday, May 3rd
Celebrate spring at Maifest in the Amana Colonies. The Colonies come alive with the colors of spring as the villages celebrate on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd. You’ll experience German food and music along with a Saturday morning parade. The Festhalle Barn area will be the home of diverse ethnic cultures as food trucks line the parking area with a variety of ethnic cuisine. Music and dance will fill the Festhalle as ethnic dancers will perform. Sunday afternoon…
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Wurst Festival 2020: Saturday, June 13th
Join us in the Amana Colonies on Saturday, June 13th for WURST FESTIVAL! If Oktoberfest is the best fest then this is certainly the Amana Colonies’ Wurst Festival. Wurst Festival was named the BEST NEW EVENT OF 2015 by the Iowa Tourism Commission!! It’s our sixth year and Wurst Festival keeps getting bigger and better. We’ll be celebrating all things sausage as we’ve gathered sausage makers from around the state so you’ll be able to indulge in all types of…
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Oktoberfest 2020: Friday, October 2th
Celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Oktoberfest in the Amana Colonies! When you think Oktoberfest in Iowa only one name comes to mind; the Amana Colonies. We invite you to join us this year, our 54th, for this Bavarian style festival. Enjoy a keg tapping ceremony on Friday at the Festhalle along with German Music, Amana Brats, local wines and beer. There will be music, beer and German food all weekend long! 2020 Band Schedule Friday, October 2th TBD Plan to…
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Oktoberfest 2020: Saturday, October 3rd
Celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Oktoberfest in the Amana Colonies! When you think Oktoberfest in Iowa only one name comes to mind; the Amana Colonies. We invite you to join us this year, our 54th, for this Bavarian style festival. Saturday starts with our annual Oktoberfest Parade at 10AM and plenty of activities including the Eisenman Contest, a brat eating contest, and much more. Music schedule: Saturday, October 3rd TBD Plan to attend! Check the entire event details here - Oktoberfest.
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Oktoberfest 2020: Sunday, October 4th
Celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Oktoberfest in the Amana Colonies! When you think Oktoberfest in Iowa only one name comes to mind; the Amana Colonies. We invite you to join us this year, our 54th, for this Bavarian style festival. Sundayis the final day of this 3 day celebration and features free admission to the Festhalle which has the main stage and the headliner music. Music Schedule: Sunday, October 4th TBD Plan to attend! Check the entire event details here -…
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