Oktoberfest 2024 Schedule

Saturday, October 12

• 4:00 pm - Check-in opens
• 6:30 – 7:30 pm - Dinner
• 8:00 – 11:00 pm - Welcome dance party
• 11 pm - Afterparty
   
  

Sunday, October 13

• 8:00 – 8:45 am - Breakfast
• 9:00 – 10:15 am - Dance workshop (Kotse)
• 10:30 am – 11:45 am - Morris stick dance workshop (Laurel)
  
  This will be an inclusive morris dance class, wear sneakers or other shoes that are comfortable to dance in, heels not recommended. We will do a little bit of stepping, however the focus is some fabulous rhythmic choruses using sticks and clashing them with your partner, your neighbour, and anyone else nearby to make exciting and intricate patterns. There may even be room for a little creativity!
• 12:00 – 1:00 pm - Lunch
• 1:15 – 2:15 pm - Dance workshop (Kotse)
• 2:30 – 3:30 pm - Hike (Laurel)
• 2:30 – 3:30 pm - Yodeling (Andy)
• 3:45 – 4:45 pm - Wine and cheese social
• 5:00 – 6:00 pm - Singing (Laurel)
  
  Come and learn a couple of Laurel's favorite folk songs, and sing them in lush three and four part harmony! Music and words provided, and all teaching will be by ear
• 6:15 – 7:15 pm - Dinner
• 8:00 – 11:00 pm - Dance party
• 11 pm - Afterparty
   
  

Monday, October 14

• 8:00 – 8:45 am - Breakfast
• 9:00 – 10:15 am - Clogging dance workshop (Laurel)
  
  We will be learning steps from the 'Old Lancashire Heel and Toe' repertoire, an accessible and satisfying style from North West England that Laurel learnt from Pat Tracey. No experience required, clogs available to borrow, or any hard soled shoes if you want to make a noise, and any shoes at all if you don't mind whether you make a noise!
• 10:30 – 11:45 am - Culture corner (Kotse)
• 12:00 – 1:00 pm - Lunch
• 1:15 - 2:15 pm - Dance workshop (Kotse)
• 2:30 - 3:30 pm - Closing singing and dancing
• 3:30 pm - Finish packing up room
• 4:00 pm - Depart … until next year! (October 10-13, 2025)