EVENT PROFILE Puyallup, Washington

							EVENT PROFILE

Contact: Brett Gorrell – Sponsorship & Marketing Director
425-283-5050 #18 / brettg@biteofseattle.com

Presenting Sponsor: TBD

Date and Times:
October 6-8, 2006
Friday: 11 a.m. - Midnight                                  N O R T H W E S T
Saturday: 11 a.m. - Midnight
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
                                                        Puyallup, Washington
Location:
Puyallup Fair Grounds - Showplex and surrounding area

Event Overview:
Grab your stein, pull up your lederhosen and get ready to celebrate Oktoberfest like never
before! This festival features entertainment for the whole family: non-stop traditional and
contemporary German entertainment on two stages, a Root Beer Garden for kids,
Hammershlagen and other German festival games, authentic German cuisine, the
Scandinavian Heritage Festival and of course, a large Munich-style Biergarten!

Years Held:
Oktoberfest Northwest debted in 2005.

Attendance:
35,000 estimated

Admission: $6 and children under five are free with adult.

Sponsors:
Conoco Phillips, Pepsi, Becks, Lowenbrau, Crystal Springs, Qwest, Bavarian Meats,
EQC, Talking Rain

Media Partners:
KIRO 7 CBS affiliate, plus a minimum of four major market radio stations, The Seattle Times,
Tacoma News Tribune and European Weekly, the largest European newspaper in the
Northwest.

Event Management: Festivals Inc. has been a leader in the event production community
since 1982. Media Inc. recognized Festivals Inc. in its November 1996 issue as one of the
leading event production companies in the Northwest. In addition, King County Event
Producers Awards (KEPA) has recognized Festivals Inc. as a finalist in the categories of
Best Special Event, Sponsor of the Year and Best Marketing Campaign. The management
of Festivals Inc. is committed to producing community events that reflect the company’s
high standards for quality and creativity. The entire Festivals Inc. staff is dedicated to
making Oktoberfest Northwest a festival that the city and community can take pride in
of. Festivals Inc. produces Oktoberfest Northwest in partnership with the Puyallup Fair and
Amusement Consultants Inc.

Web Site:
http://www.oktoberfestnw.com