Germanfest Picnic in Dayton

01/02/2026

GermanFest Picnic Academic Scholarships and Education Grants
Applications are now available for this year's Academic Scholarships and Education Grants, funded annually by the proceeds from our GermanFest Picnic. Including this year's awards, the GermanFest Picnic scholarship awards have totaled more than $60,000 since the program's inception in 2001.
For the Academic Scholarship Application Form, Click here —>
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nNUnK1KW_s8bKuRyM7vT4ZXoGyP6vK6N/view?usp=drive_link
For the Education Grant Application Form, Click here —>
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-sgQknYQd-ITSBjKLbavClGhRVCVRcrp/view?usp=drive_link
Deadline for submission of applications and supporting paperwork is 7:30 p.m., March 14, 2026. See application forms for more information.

12/09/2025

Reminder. Those who purchased the Sparta cultural shirt and had the shirt colors wash out once washed, replacement shirts are still available and can be picked up at Christkindlmarkt this weekend at the Dayton German Club. Please fill out this form with replacement information so your replacement shirts can be pulled and set aside for pick up. If the form is completed the day before, the shirt(s) will be available for pick up at the DLT Raffle Booth in the Alpine Room.
If you haven't filled out the replacement shirt form, then come to Venys Creations booth in Great Hall in front of stage and we will get your information and get your replacement shirt(s) for you.
If you purchased this shirt at GermanFest Picnic and had issues with the logo after washing the shirt, please fill out the Google Form to get a free replacement.

Red Sparta Kranzi Shirt Replacements

10/14/2025

If you enjoyed their cabbage rolls at GermanFest Picnic, then stop out to see them at the Harvest Festival this weekend!
If you can't make it to that festival, DLT will be serving our own Haus made cabbage rolls at Christkindlmarkt December 13 and 14.

We will be serving cabbage roll dinners Saturday during the Harvest Festival! Stop in for lunch or dinner!

10/11/2025

Reminder - Replacement shirts are in and available! Please complete the survey to capture your information for the free shirt replacements!
Replacement shirts will be available today at Oktoberfest.

Replacement shirts are in! If you purchased this shirt at GermanFest Picnic and had issues with the logo after washing the shirt, please fill out the Google Form to get a free replacement.
Replacements will be available to DLT events, starting with the Biergarten on Saturday, September 20th.

https://forms.gle/1Fs77TGWzV41gAq58

09/27/2025

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Eng, laut, panisch: Besucherinnen und Besucher schildern BR24 dramatische Szenen vom Oktoberfest. Wegen Überfüllung waren die Zugänge gesperrt worden – nun sind sie wieder offen. Die Stadt und Polizei versichern: Es bestand keine Gefahr.