Get ready for Hong Kong’s most popular Oktoberfest! With over 200 years of history in its native Germany, Oktoberfest is now known and celebrated by beer lovers worldwide. Given the huge popularity of Happy Wednesday’s past Oktoberfest extravaganzas, we’re now putting the finishing touches to plans for the four liveliest beer-soaked party nights of 2015 at Happy Valley Racecourse – so mark your calendar for the nights of 23 September and 7, 14 and 22 October. In addition to lashings of ice-cold German beer and authentic German food, this year’s boisterous Bavarian parties will include top on-stage entertainment plus fiendishly challenging competitions for fantastic prizes. Rousing opening with authentic German oompah band Oktoberfest 2015 will get off to a rousing start on Wednesday 23 September with the official pouring of the first beer by Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff and The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges. So come along and cheer yourself hoarse as they raise a stein to everyone’s good health. Top German bands will also be on hand to entertain fans all night long. Performing Band 23 Sep (Wed) and 7 Oct (Wed) Notenhobler 14 Oct (Wed) and 22 Oct (Thu) Talbachbuam Savour ice-cold German beer and gourmet food Oktoberfest just wouldn’t be Oktoberfest without litres of refreshingly crisp, cold and foaming beer from leading German and global beer brands such as Lowenbrau, Erdinger and Beck’s. With 12 different varieties to tempt you, you won't want to miss out on any of the four nights. Equally moreish will be the wide selection of traditional fare that our German-born chef and his team invite fans to enjoy at the Beer Garden take-away counters. In addition to cheering on their favourite runners and enjoying superb on-stage entertainment and the traditional German dishes, fans can have lots of fun joining the interactive games that will be running trackside all night. Speed Drinking Contest Thirsty for more thrills? Then why not take the challenge to see if you can become our Speed Drinking Champion in either the Singles or Doubles categories. The fastest guys, girls or pairs will be invited on stage to battle it out for great prizes in the finale, which will be broadcast live before the last race. Singles: HK$3,000 top prize, HK$200 runners-up prizes to other four finalists Doubles: HK$5,000 top prize, HK$300 runners-up prizes to other four final pairs Oktoberfest Games Do you have strong arms and a persevering mind? Then you can join our “Hold the Beer” contest to test your endurance. Also a must-try will be the “'Fiendish Maze Challenge”, in which you need to be sufficiently agile and fast-reacting. The winners of both games can earn fantastic prizes. - Please refer to on-site notices for detailed game rules and terms and conditions. All racegoers must be aged 18 or above. For enquiries, please call HKJC's Customer Hotline 1817 or visit www.hkjc.com.