The Maifestival is held Friday and Saturday at Fireman’s Park beginning Friday at noon with music, children’s activities, festival food and drinks. The Junior Coronation will be held Friday evening with young children participating in an elaborate outdoor ceremony which provides entertainment and the presentation of the Junior King and Queen. On Saturday, the Maifestival again will begin at noon at Fireman’s Park with German Village and Kinder Village activities, along with German Music, Arts & Crafts, and the children’s activities. The Senior Coronation will be held Saturday evening with former royalty and high school students providing entertainment for this outdoor event, the culmination of the Maifest Celebration is highlighted by the presentation of the Senior King and Queen.

Come and enjoy two days of fun-packed Washington County German Heritage.  While in Brenham enjoy the beautiful springtime sites of Brenham and Washington Country. Also plan to stay at one of our many fine motels or Bed and Breakfasts.

There is no admission charge to the grounds for the festival. Tickets are required for the Junior and Senior Coronations and some children’s activities.

Seventh Annual German Village – Sponsored By Mike Hopkins – Budweiser, Brenham, Texas

Maifest’s German Village seeks to tell the story of the German pioneers who came to Brenham, Washington County and the surrounding areas between the late 1840′s to the mid and later 1800′s. These folks came here from a number of different areas of Germany, bringing their particular dialects and customs, ultimately becoming uniquely “German-Texans.”
We will have a schmiedermeister (blacksmith) who is well-respected for his barbecue utensils, and various demonstrations including how to wash clothes using lye soap, a tub and a wash-board. The blacksmith will be selling his wares. Another of our vendors sells German imports along with other Central and Eastern European products. We will also have some of our local musicians filling in between the headliner bands.

The German Village does not represent a particular area of Germany…it represents the Germans who made this area their home. It is a fragment of our history…a page of our lives dedicated to our grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great grandparents. We seek to portray the unique blend of European lifestyles which were adapted to life in early Texas… which makes us unique in these United States of America.

Besuchen Sie Uns……Come Visit Us!