{"id":69110,"date":"2025-10-16T10:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=69110"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:03:30","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-downs-holds-free-oktoberfest-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-holds-free-oktoberfest-today\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia Downs holds free Oktoberfest today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fritz\u2019s Polka Band will play from 11am to 2pm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;On Thursday, October 16<sup>th<\/sup>, Batavia Downs welcomes back&nbsp;<strong>Fritz\u2019s Polka Band<\/strong>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<strong>2025<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Oktoberfest<\/strong>.&nbsp; This free event will run from 11am to 2pm in the Park Place Events Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fritz\u2019s Polka Band<\/strong>&nbsp;was formed in 1978, in Verona, NY, and is not your ordinary Oompa pa band. The band is known for breaking the stereotype when it comes to polka and German music as they were the first polka band to perform at the Woodstock Festival in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Band leader Fritz Scherz was inducted into the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame as he received the prestigious Trustee\u2019s Honor Roll award in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome back Fritz\u2019s Polka Band here for Oktoberfest 2025, said Ryan Hasenauer,&nbsp; Vice President of Business Development at Batavia Downs.&nbsp; \u201cBeing able to provide a show during the day, to our loyal guests is something that we\u2019ve done for years and it is always well received.&nbsp; You don\u2019t even need ticket, just show up and enjoy the music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doors open at 10:45am and the Homestretch Grill doors will be open and several polish food specials will be available including the famous Polish Platter.&nbsp; There will be a cash bar in the room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fritz\u2019s Polka Band will play from 11am to 2pm Press release BATAVIA \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;On Thursday, October 16th, Batavia Downs welcomes back&nbsp;Fritz\u2019s Polka Band&nbsp;for the&nbsp;2025&nbsp;Oktoberfest.&nbsp; This free event will run from 11am to 2pm in the Park Place Events Center. Fritz\u2019s Polka Band&nbsp;was formed in 1978, in Verona, NY, and is not \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-holds-free-oktoberfest-today\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,23,1],"tags":[376,3304],"class_list":["post-69110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","category-uncategorized","tag-batavia-downs","tag-oktoberfest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-hYG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46096,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/22\/batavia-batavia-downs-announces-dates-for-several-fall-events\/","url_meta":{"origin":69110,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Batavia Downs announces dates for several fall events","author":"aka","date":"August 22, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Family Fun Day, Comedy Shows and Drink Fests BATAVIA \u2013 Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel has announced the on-sale dates for several upcoming events taking place this fall at Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel. 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