brought to you by Special Events Resource Group (SERG)
and The Lodge at Sierra Blanca and Maloof Distributing

October 19th and 20th, 2007
This will be our 26th Anniversary!
Friday 5:00 pm till 11:00 p.m.
Saturday 12:00 noon till 11:00 p.m.

(500) 257-6171 or toll free (877) 877-9322

Ruidoso Convention Center
(Adjacent to the Links Golf Course)
111 Sierra Blanca Drive
Ruidoso, New Mexico

The original German Oktoberfest celebration was started in 1810, when King Ludwig I of Bavaria decided to celebrate his marriage with Princess Theresa of Saxony-Hildburghausen in royal style. Originally it was meant to be just a simple horse race event but the Bavarian character quickly took over and it became a happy gathering of cheerful beer drinkers. 

This group comes every year for the Ruidoso Oktoberfest.

The celebration was such a success that Ludwig issued a royal decree making October festival time in Munich, Germany. The festival was dedicated to the fall harvest and to the Region's most famous product, beer. Tradesman and merchants came throughout Germany to join in the merry-making. They examined the crops, sang songs, danced and sampled the first beer of the season.

This year, visitors to the German Oktoberfest will consume 5 million liters of beer, 700,000 chickens, and 400,000 sausages.  They celebrate their 195th birthday and it is considered the largest festival in the world drawing  over 7 million of visitors annually.  To learn more about the German Oktoberfest click here.

In contrast here in Ruidoso, we are only celebrating our 25th annual Oktoberfest.  We don't consume near that amount of chickens, sausages, or beer, but we make a good attempt at it, and we have a lot of fun doing it. 

The Ruidoso Oktoberfest is produced by Special Events Resource Group (SERG). SERG is a non-profit 501c3 New Mexico Corporation formed with the purpose of providing funds to benefit legitimate and recognized Charities and fund Education Scholarships for the youth of Lincoln County, NM. Since its inception in 1999, SERG has contributed over $112,000 to Lincoln County charities.

These recipients include - Ruidoso Fire Department, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Ruidoso High School, Capitan Schools - Drama, National Junior Honor Society, Math Program, Capitan Band, Humane Society of Lincoln County, Home Health and Hospice of Lincoln County, RHS Boys Basketball, Zia Girl Scout Council, Volunteer Fire Departments of Hondo and Glencoe, Capitan Library, Gavilan School, White Mountain Search & Rescue, Altrusa Mammogram Program, RHS Soccer Programs - both boys and girls teams, RMS Enrichment Program, RHS Volleyball, RHS Track, Ruidoso Christian Academy, RHS Cross Country and Track Teams, Capitan FFA. We have also provided scholarship funds for 67 Lincoln County students.

SERG has a proven record of contributions to the community and Lincoln County as a whole. We now maintain and promote two events – the All American Gun and Western Collectible show (16th annual) and the Ruidoso Oktoberfest (25th annual). We continue to grow and we are able to give more to the community. We invite you to join us in this endeavor. 

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As Seen in the El Paso Times!

Swing Shift kicks things off Friday night with a great dance number.	D'Alpenlander Schuhplattlers	D’Alpenlander Schuhplattlers	A booth at the Arts and Crafts fair.
Another booth at the Arts and Crafts fair.	Another booth at the Arts and Crafts fair.	Chicken hats galore.	The Enzian Schulplatters.
The Enzian Schulplatters.	The Enzian Schulplatters.	The Enzian Schulplatters.	The Enzian Schulplatters.
Father and daughter dance.	Dancing out on the floor.	Gehrenbergspatzen	Gehrenbergspatzen
Jodi and Cherie at the door.	Official greeters Kermit , Nicole and Lexie.	The Hat dance for kids.	The adults have problems.
Getting it together.	The Hellenic Dancers.	The Hellenic Dancers.	Manfred plays the accordion.
Hubert plays the accordion.	Otti sings and plays the guitar.	Kinderahall is fun.	John has fun with the helium.
Painting pumpkins.	Kitty wields a knnife in the kitchen.	Keith and Cindy volunteer to prepare ruebens.	Ellis Store has a patriotic display. The food was good too.
Larry from Kiwanis shows how to flip a crepe.	The Luthern ladies really know how to make strudel.	Gary from Noon Lions served great potato soup.	Mike and spouse from d'Alpenlanders enjoy an ethnic beverage.
Riker helps out with cooking brats.	Lloyd keeps watch over the knockwurst.	The Enzians prepare for winter.

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