Hermann will be celebrating the 66th annual Maifest, one of Missouri’s oldest German festivals, on May 19 & 20. Maifest is an old-fashioned German celebration complete with traditional German food, German music, dancing and a parade.
The Hermann Wurst Haus is proud of our German heritage and will be serving our German Bratwurst Platter this weekend; your choice of two of our award-winning bratwurst, served on a bed of sauerkraut and your choice of two sides for $13.99. Check out our full deli menu here.
- Wurst Breakfast this weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 8-11 am. Menu:
- Wurst Breakfast Platter – Grand Champion Hickory Smoked Bacon, Award-winning Smoked Pork Sausage, Scrambled eggs, Biscuits and Gravy, Hash Browns and a Muffin – $9.99
- Steak, Egg & Fries – $8.99
- Two Eggs, Grand Champion Bacon and Hash Browns – $6.99
- Biscuits, Gravy & Sausage – $3.99
- Order of Grand Champion Bacon or Award Winning Sausage – $3.99
- Cinnamon Roll – $3.99
- Grand Champion Bloody Mary – $6
- Wurst sample bar will be open and hosted by Wurstmeister Mike and serving Wurst Samples of four bratwurst flavors.
- Wurst beers will be available for sale from the Brewmeister and Wurst beer girls.
- Whole Hog Roast, Sunday 11 am-4 pm – Wurstmeister Mike will be cooking, carving and serving a Whole Pig Roast in-store! Our Whole Pig Roast Special will also include German Potato Salad, Red Cabbage and Baked Beans for $13.99, served 11 am-4 pm.
- Hermann the Bratwurst will be greeting Amtrak and Maifest visitors! Get your photo taken with Hermann the Bratwurst!
- Saturday
- Volkplatz Vendors – Schiller St.
- Deutschheim State Historic Site 40th Anniversary Celebration – West 2nd St
- Hammered dulcimer music in the garden, by Delecia Huitt
- Maiwein samples
- George Husmann exhibit, with Husmann historian Linda Walker Stevens
- Rosa Strehly portrayal by Peggy Clark, 2:00 to 4:00 at the Strehly House
- Craft Demonstrations – Wagon Werks, Gutenberg St.
- Blacksmithing
- Tractor & Model Steam Engine
- Model Sawmill
- Wood Carvers
- Children’s Parade, Starting at First & Gutenberg and ending at the Historic Hermann Museum
- Post-parade activities for children:Historic Hermann Museum, Fourth & Schiller
- Cookies & Lemonade
- German Concert by Children
- Vintage Games & Toys
- Maipole Dancers/Junior Wurstjaegers — 11:00 am, Fourth & Schiller Streets
- River City Cruisers Classic Car Show, East Fourth Street
- History Movie, Showboat Theatre, West Fourth Street
- Heritage Walking Tour — 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- Jaycees Beer Garden — 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Upper City Park, 11th & Washington- Live music by Fifty Fifty
- Food stand
- Sunday
- Volkplatz Vendors – Schiller St.
- Deutschheim State Historic Site 40th Anniversary Celebration – West 2nd St
- Hammered dulcimer music in the garden, by Delecia Huitt
- Maiwein samples
- George Husmann exhibit, with Husmann historian Linda Walker Stevens
- Rosa Strehly portrayal by Peggy Clark, 2:00 to 4:00 at the Strehly House
- Craft Demonstrations – Wagon Werks, Gutenberg St.
- Blacksmithing
- Tractor & Model Steam Engine
- Model Sawmill
- Wood Carvers
- History Movie at the Showboat Theatre, East Fourth Street
- Parade Grand Marshal Reception — 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Rotunda Building, Upper City Park, 11th & Washington
- Maifest Parade — 1:00 p.m., Starting at 1st and Gutenberg and ending on Washington Street at the Upper City Park
- Jazz Concert — After the Parade, Amphitheater, 4th & Gutenberg
- East Central College Jazz Band
- Hermann High School Jazz Band
