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I'll be looking into the dates for next year and updating this to reflect a 2027 trip instead! I'll update the description when I find out, danke!

I'm considering organizing a group trip to the Leavenworth Maifest, a lively German/Bavarian spring festival held in the beautiful alpine-style town of Leavenworth in Washington.

Maifest is a traditional celebration of spring that takes place in many parts of Germany and German-speaking regions. The Leavenworth festival captures that festive spirit with music, dancing, traditional food, beer gardens, parades, and cultural events.
The festival runs three days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with Saturday being the most eventful day).

This Meetup is not the official trip signup yet.
Right now I'm simply trying to gauge interest and logistics to see whether organizing a group trip makes sense. I'll post updates once I get more information from prospective attendees.

Leavenworth is about a 12-hour drive, so transportation and lodging will require some planning.
What I'm Trying to Figure Out:

If you RSVP, please answer the questions so we can estimate:
• How many people you would want to bring, if any
• Whether you want to drive yourself or share transportation
• How long you might like to stay (since the festival lasts 3 days)
• Whether you want to find your own lodging or would like to pitch in and I would set it up
• If I find lodging for us, if you would be open to sharing rooms or prefer your own

Possible Transportation Plan:
One option would be renting a 15-passenger shuttle van.
However, those vans can feel pretty tight once luggage is involved, so realistically we would probably plan for around 13-14 passengers for comfort.
If we rent a van, riders would simply split the cost(for now! See info on club shop below)
Of course, anyone is welcome to drive themselves as well.

Supporting Club Events:
I'm also working on launching a club merchandise shop soon.
The goal is for all proceeds from club merchandise to go toward helping fund club activities such as:
• transportation for trips
• lodging for events
• food for gatherings
• materials for activities
Once the shop launches, we may also do fun incentives, such as offering a prize for members who sell a certain number of club shirts by May to help support club events.
More details on that soon!

I hope many of you can join me for Maifest!
May 8th-10th, 2026
Leavenworth, WA

https://leavenworth.org/event/2026-traditional-maifest-celebration/2026-05-09/

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