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Holy Schnitzel!

OKTOBERFEST AT INCARNATION LUTHERAN, OCTOBER 10-12 By Liz Gunn || It’s a bye week for the University of South Carolina, and I think I can confidently speak for all of Gamecock Nation when I say, “Whew!” If ever a team (and a fan base) needed a week off – it’s this…

OKTOBERFEST AT INCARNATION LUTHERAN, OCTOBER 10-12

liz gunnBy Liz Gunn || It’s a bye week for the University of South Carolina, and I think I can confidently speak for all of Gamecock Nation when I say, “Whew!” If ever a team (and a fan base) needed a week off – it’s this one, and it’s now.

A lot of people, myself included, tend to plan things around this weekend; weddings, birthday parties, beach trips, etc. However,  there is still a lot of fun to be had in Columbia this weekend if you’re around.

Most people know the South Carolina State Fair started yesterday and will run through the end of next week, but if you’re looking for something a little less chaotic, and a lot less expensive – check out Oktoberfest at Incarnation Lutheran on Devine Street. The real Oktoberfest, in Munich, lasts for 16 days – but this one is just for the weekend, so be sure to stop by while you can!

In its fourth year now, the Columbia festival promises to be a fun-filled event for the family that won’t break the bank. They’ll have 31 different beers available (11 of which are from South Carolina), traditional, authentic German fare like Schnitzel and Spätzle along with Polka music and dancing. The kids can have their own fun with carnival games, face painting and balloon animals.

The festival begins tomorrow, October 10th and will run through Sunday, October 12. Friday and Saturday, the event will run from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Sunday, the hours are noon to 6 p.m. Check out their website to see the full menu, music line-up and event map.

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Liz Gunn is a wife, mom, travel enthusiast, food snob, daydreamer and lifelong Gamecock fan. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, she lives in Columbia, S.C. with her husband and daughter.

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39 comments

For Realz October 9, 2014 at 11:52 am

Or you could drive to the upstate and see how a real music, food and beverage festival is organized and put on at Fall for Greenville. Top notch entertainment like St. Paul and Broken Bones, Shovels & Rope, Old 97s, American Aquarium… FOR FREE!!!!!

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Diogenes October 9, 2014 at 11:59 am

Or you could drive to Bishopville and see etc., etc…at the Lee County Cotton Picking Festival.

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For Realz October 9, 2014 at 12:10 pm

Are you seriously comparing Fall for Greenville to a Cotton Picking Festival?

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????????? October 9, 2014 at 12:12 pm

I’d rather not – but I hope you have a great time.

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For Realz October 9, 2014 at 12:21 pm

It’s confounding to me that Columbia can’t stage an event, outside of the half assed st pat’s festival, that draws people in from more than one county over.

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????????? October 9, 2014 at 12:26 pm

You’re right…the State Fair only brings in about half a million people…I’m sure they’re all from Richland & Lexington Counties.

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For Realz October 9, 2014 at 1:03 pm

Fried shit on a stick… hard to screw those up. That event has nothing to do with the City of Columbia, it’s state run.

????????? October 9, 2014 at 1:30 pm

It has nothing to do with the city of Columbia…yet it takes place in Columbia and is a year round operation HQ’d in Columbia…okay. And you’re wrong…it is neither state run, nor does it receive funding from the state.

Huh October 9, 2014 at 1:52 pm

Learn something new everyday. The SC State Fair is not a state operation. Please – who is responsible for that? I always just assumed it was the Dept. of Ag.

For Realz October 9, 2014 at 1:55 pm

She’s right, it is neither run by the state nor does it benefit from any state funding. According to the interwebs, and we all know how reliable that is.

????????? October 9, 2014 at 1:56 pm

Yes, if you go look at their web site it tells you all about it. It’s a self-supporting charitable organization. http://www.scstatefair.org/about.aspx

Squishy123 October 9, 2014 at 2:41 pm

The state fair is a charity?

????????? October 9, 2014 at 2:56 pm

It’s a charitable organization – it gives millions in scholarship money. So eat those corn dogs & ride those rides!

Huh October 9, 2014 at 3:45 pm

Thanks Liz. Interesting.

Squishy123 October 9, 2014 at 2:41 pm

A half million people, with a million and a half teeth.

The Colonel October 9, 2014 at 9:25 pm

+10

????????? October 9, 2014 at 12:27 pm

40% of Indie Grits Film Festival attendees are from outside Columbia. Indie Grits has twice been named one of MovieMaker magazine’s Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.

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For Realz October 9, 2014 at 12:47 pm

Valid observation, glad that is still in existence.

Leo DeCraprio October 9, 2014 at 12:49 pm

Yeah, but aren’t many of the entries from out of state? Which would explain many of the out of state attendees?

Huh October 9, 2014 at 3:47 pm

Perhaps you can do an article on the Film Festival. I, for one, would drive to Cola from the upstate for that if the screenings, etc. make it doable. Would like to hear your opinion on it.

????????? October 9, 2014 at 8:10 pm

I definitely will! I’m a big fan of the festival -it takes place in the spring, usually April. I’ll keep you posted.

The Colonel October 9, 2014 at 12:43 pm

Why would would we want all you Greenvillians coming down here to tell us how to do it better. If we want it done your way, we’ll come to your event…

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For Realz October 9, 2014 at 1:06 pm

“If we want it done your way, we’ll come to your event…”

That’s why T-bone keeps comparing the Bull Street development to downtown Greenville, because nobody around Columbia seems to know how to do a goddamn thing without looking to another, more vibrant city for inspiration.

Deo Vindice SC October 9, 2014 at 6:54 pm

Frag time

major major October 9, 2014 at 12:36 pm

Ssshhhhh!!

Once the kids have seen Greenville, how ya gonna keep em down on the farm?

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9" October 9, 2014 at 12:45 pm

It’s a nice place to visit,but I wouldn’t want to live there…

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Famously Not October 9, 2014 at 1:15 pm

Can’t even say that about Columbia any more.

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9" October 9, 2014 at 12:43 pm

Sounds great.Those Lutheran men are easy.I’m wantin’ bratwurst.

http://www.kokushou.com/images/79.jpg

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shifty henry October 9, 2014 at 4:19 pm

Ok, Will, now that you have our attention, how about giving us some photos of those real German Frauleins showing their cleavage covered with the dew-drops from those huge mugs of beer?

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Unibrau October 10, 2014 at 12:04 am

How about some pictures of the Frauleins taking some German sausage in their schnitzel?

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Beartrkkr October 9, 2014 at 5:39 pm

I’ll take Bye Week and give the points…

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euwe max October 9, 2014 at 7:28 pm

I got your damn fried chicken right here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9IKtbkU6G4

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Fried Chickenocracy October 9, 2014 at 7:42 pm

Any wager on the odds of them having bought the fried chicken & mace with an EBT card?

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euwe max October 9, 2014 at 7:46 pm

They probably paid for it with money they got selling drugs to dumbass white trash in Columbia.

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Fried Chickenocracy October 10, 2014 at 12:02 am

So they are entrepreneurs!

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euwe max October 10, 2014 at 12:29 am

Small business owners!

E Norma Scok October 9, 2014 at 11:56 pm

Columbia…lulz.

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so clever October 10, 2014 at 8:54 am

you…lulz.

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13 or gay? October 10, 2014 at 11:25 am

Did you say “lulz”. I thought you were a dude. I don’t know any straight guys that say lulz. Like omg ttyl!! Xoxo

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