Sausage Fest

Sausage Fest is truly a community festival of sausages. Is there accordion music? Check! 3 types of sausage served with warm potato salad and red cabbage? Check! Are there event t-​shirts for sale? Triple check!
Sausage Fest is a fun all-​ages event that has been around for 30 years. It is held at Gull Harbor Lutheran Church. There are two ticket ‘donation’ prices: One for children and one for adults. The child meal is smaller. It includes one sausage, a roll, warm potato salad, red cabbage, and a dessert. The adult meal includes knockwurst, bockwurst, and kielbasa. Tickets are available at the door or at other community vendors such as Wagner’s Bakery.
Parking includes the parking lot and the property behind the church. Attendants will show you where to park.
When you attend Sausage Fest you should have your ticket in hand when you are ready to be seated. An attendant will take your tickets and place the order for you. You will be seated at a long ‘community style’ table. There is non-​stop accordion and singing. Songs include The Chicken Dance, Roll Out The Barrel, Edelweiss, with some Beatles mixed in. There is a pitcher of water on the table but there is also coffee, tea, and soda available. If you don’t mind paying extra you can order the specialty Sausage Fest Root Beer bottled by the Gull Harbor congregation. Honestly, the root beer is one of the reasons I attend! It’s delicious and sells out quickly!
Assistants are easy to spot because all of the volunteers at the event wear Sausage Fest T-​shirts that have an illustration of Martin Luther on the back.
If you are unable or uninterested in staying for the event, you can order your meal (s) to go. I was sick one year and had a relative pick up my order. It’s a good way to go if you just want a meal without all the hubbub. I for one would rather attend if able. Nothing is better than watching the whole community get down with the Chicken Dance. This event is truly fun for all ages!
Other stuff to do at Sausage Fest include buying a t-​shirt containing the catchphrase «The Best of the WURST», entering in the raffles for various prizes, and of course, buying Sausage Fest Specialty Root Beer. This event is on the second Friday and Saturday of October. It’s a blast and all of the proceeds go to charity.
Do you think the sausage-​y goodness ends on Saturday? Think again! Any unused food is for sale in bulk the following Sunday after the church service.