Guttenberg GermanFest

Guttenberg GermanFest Sept. 20 & 21 2024 Septemberg 22-23, 2023. Fun festival celebrating Guttenberg's German heritage.

Come for the food, music, craft fair, contests, kids' games, authentic German and domestic Beers, live performances by local and regional acts and MUCH, MUCH MORE!! Performances on Saturday by our world renowned Guttenberg German Band, UNI Dancers, Elizabeth Mary Music, Beau Timmerman, the Lovehandles and Shirts & Skins! EVENING HEADLINER BANDS:
Friday: Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen
Saturday: Guttenberg German Band
Elizabeth Mary Music
Beau Timmerman
The Lovehandles
Shirts & Skins

We are excited to announce the winner of the 2026 Germanfest Logo Design Contest! Holly Friedman you did awesome. One ...
05/14/2026

We are excited to announce the winner of the 2026 Germanfest Logo Design Contest! Holly Friedman you did awesome. One of our favorite elements is the background landscape featuring Guttenberg's cityscape from the river! Oh, and the tapper!

Mark you calendars today for the 35th Annual Guttenberg Germanfest Celebration, September 25th and 26th!

04/10/2026

Deadline Extended! Last call for your chance at 2 free admissions to Germanfest! Send in your artwork by Monday, April 13th. Winning submission will be notified via email.

We would love to have you as a vendor at Germanfest. Send us a message at Guttenberggermanfest@gmail.com and we will ge...
04/09/2026

We would love to have you as a vendor at Germanfest. Send us a message at [email protected] and we will get you an application.

03/20/2026

🎉 Calling All Creatives! 🎉

Guttenberg Germanfest is celebrating its 35th Annual Festival, and we want YOU to help us make it unforgettable!

We’re hosting a Logo Design Contest for this year’s event — and your design could become the official face of Germanfest 2026! 🇩🇪🍻

🖌️ What we’re looking for:
A unique, eye-catching logo that captures the spirit of Guttenberg Germanfest — community, tradition, and fun! Dates are September 25 and 26.

🏆 What you’ll win:
Bragging rights, community recognition, and your design featured on festival promotions, merchandise, and Festival ADMISSION for TWO!

Submission Deadline: April 5, 2026
How to Enter: Email your design to: [email protected]

Whether you're a professional designer or just love getting creative, we encourage everyone to participate!

Let’s celebrate 35 years of Germanfest in style — we can’t wait to see your ideas! 🎶🍺

[email protected]

We are so excited to announce the dates for the 35th Annual Guttenberg Germanfest! Mark your calendars and call your fri...
03/02/2026

We are so excited to announce the dates for the 35th Annual Guttenberg Germanfest! Mark your calendars and call your friends. Friday, Sept 25 and Saturday, Sept 26, 2026. Follow our page for all the dets. 🇩🇪🍻

Huge shout out to the team at Peoples State Bank of Guttenberg, who hosted the🎪Kids Carnival which included loads of int...
09/25/2025

Huge shout out to the team at Peoples State Bank of Guttenberg, who hosted the🎪Kids Carnival which included loads of interactive games and activities, giant inflatables and of course, a stein holding contest. Everyone had a blast. ✔️🥳

The Home Brewers Contest just keeps getting better! Dr Andy Smith and his lovely wife M.J. Smith have organized the even...
09/24/2025

The Home Brewers Contest just keeps getting better! Dr Andy Smith and his lovely wife M.J. Smith have organized the event for many years. This year’s event was a chart topper with 25 entries. Two categories with 110 votes cast.
And the winners were:

Non-German
1 Coconut vanilla
2 G String Pineapple Wheat

German
1 Honigsbach Dunkel
2 Flying Embers Rauchbier

$100 first
$50 second
In both divisions

09/23/2025

GermanFest Winner Dog Race: First place Sonny, purebred dachshund. Mom is Nikki Clemen from Dubuque.

09/23/2025

Congrats to brewer Emily Jones who with her brew partner Mark "Grizz" Carey won first and second place in the Non-German division of the Homebrew Contest.

The Adult Games at Guttenberg GermanFest were the best attended EVER! Nearly 50 participants in the Stein 🍻Holding Conte...
09/21/2025

The Adult Games at Guttenberg GermanFest were the best attended EVER! Nearly 50 participants in the Stein 🍻Holding Contest, the keg toss had 3 heats and🔨 Hammerslaggen contestents pounded too many nails to count. Thank you to everyone that came and played along or 👏watched the fun antics.

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