Item 7 - Narrative
June 1, 2017
This year will mark the 16th anniversary of the Oktoberfest celebration hosted by
Southlake's Chamber of Commerce. In 2016, it is estimated that 100,000 people visited
throughout the weekend festival. The purpose of this amendment request is to allow the
ability to charge an admission fee; event parking will remain free.
The 2017 Event Schedule is as follows:
Friday, October 6 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, October 7 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, October 8 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
German beer and German cuisine highlights the festival as well as many German craft
goods for sale. For the not so German there is a variety of other foods and hand crafted
arts and craft vendors. All of these activities take place in Southlake's Town Square.
There is also live entertainment on the Gazebo. There is a Kids Zone with things such
as inflatables, train rides, rock wall, and other age appropriate activities.
The annual wiener dog race will take place on Saturday.
All activities and entertainment are consistent with the 2016 event. We request to
continue to have the ability to access the park property on the Thursday prior to the
event at 9am in order to load in and set up the large tent in the middle of the park. We
will not impact general parking or traffic flow. By allowing earlier access to the park, we
will then be able to complete the entire set up before midni ght on that Thursday. In
addition, we would also like to continue having police presence until 6:30 p.m. to assist
with move out on Sunday.
With the City Council approval June 3, 2014, we were granted a five year Specific Use
Permit with the condition that the Senior Director of Planning & Development Services
have the ability to review conditions and provide revocability at his/her discretion. We
respectfully request that circumstance to continue and the expiration date of June 3,
2019 remain valid. Thank you.