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Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas Planning Awesome Specials For Oktoberfest 2024

Author Wendy Rush
Oktoberfest is a huge celebration in Germany. And Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas is doing the holiday justice with lots of food and drink specials and planned events for Vegas.

Everyone knows that Germany is a fun place to be on Oktoberfest. But if you can’t celebrate at the original Hofbräuhaus in Munich, Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is the place to go. And this year, they’re bringing back all the fun for Oktoberfest 2024.

Have you been to a friend’s wedding and it was so much fun that you didn’t want the party to end? That’s how Oktoberfest started. The first one was in 1810 when citizens celebrated the marriage of Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in Bavaria. Whoever their wedding planner was really nailed it because the party-goers asked for the celebration to continue every year. And thus Oktoberfest was born.

How Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas does Oktoberfest

Usually Oktoberfest goes for two weeks, but this is Vegas. We use any excuse to extend the party as long as possible. Oktoberfest 2024 is no exception, starting on September 13 and going all the way until October 31, 2024. And this year is going to be extra fun because it’s also the 20th birthday of Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas. So grab your lederhosen and get ready to party!

An older woman in a black shirt and pants with a light blue jacket stands next to a large wooden beer keg and smiles.
Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas
Mayor Carolyn Goodman taps the keg at the 2024 Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas. She will be the first keg-tapper again this year as well.

Every Friday and Saturday night during the Oktoberfest 2024 celebration, Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas will feature a different celebrity guest who will tap the famous keg and start the party. In Munich, it’s the mayor who taps the first keg to start the Oktoberfest season. Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas follows that tradition by having Mayor Carolyn Goodman be the first keg-tapper on Friday, September 13.

After that, there will be a new celebrity guest every Friday and Saturday. Here’s who you can see during Oktoberfest 2024:

  • Friday, Sept. 13: Mayor Carolyn Goodman
  • Saturday, Sept. 14: Motown, funk, and pop group These Guys Worldwide
  • Friday, Sept. 20: The ladies from FANTASY, the sexy production at Luxor Hotel & Casino
  • Saturday, Sept. 21: Westgate Resort & Casino headliner magician Jen Kramer  
  • Friday, Sept. 27: World-famous male revue show Chippendales from Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
  • Saturday, Sept. 28: “America’s Got Talent” winner and The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Tower headliner Terry Fator
  • Friday, Oct. 4: Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom
  • Saturday, Oct. 5: Multiple award-winning family band The Bronx Wanderers
  • Friday, Oct. 11: Celebrity magician Murray SawChuck
  • Saturday, Oct. 12: Professional BMX athlete and television personality Ricardo Laguna
  • Friday, Oct. 18: Excalibur Hotel & Casino headliners The Australian Bee Gees
  • Saturday, Oct. 19: Excalibur Hotel & Casino headliner magician Mac King
  • Friday, Oct. 25: Mercedes Martinez from KLAS-TV’s Las Vegas Now, whose keg tapping will serve as a special benefit for the Las Vegas Metro Police Foundation’s K9 Section
  • Saturday, Oct. 26: Ladies from sexy revues across The Strip, X Burlesque, X Country, and X Rocks

Beyond the celebrity keg-tappers, there will be tons of other special events throughout Oktoberfest 2024. Including stein-holding contests and bar games. As well as live music from The Biermeister Band, taking the stage nightly from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, and 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

There will also be nightly food specials during Oktoberfest 2024. And guests can pair any of these dishes with the famous Oktoberfestbier. The same brew found at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich and imported from the same batches made for the original Oktoberfest celebration. So it’s just like being there!

  • Monday: Biergulasch – Tender beef braised in goulash spices and HB dark beer
  • Tuesday: Münchner Spezialitätenplatte – Mini Weisswurst, grilled beer marinated pork sausage, Debreziner, and oven roasted pork, served with Bavarian cabbage, potato cucumber salad and a freshly baked pretzel
  • Wednesday: Oktoberfest Schlachteplatte – A Butcher Platter with your choice of blood sausage ring or liver sausage ring, 1 lbs. each. Served with homemade mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, and red cabbage
  • Thursday:
HB Räucherplatte – A variety of smoked Bavarian meats and sausages
  • Friday:
HB Oktoberfest Rouladen – Braised beef roll with bacon, onions, and pickles; and Schweinshaxe – Crispy pork shank
  • Saturday:
Schweinshaxe – Crispy pork shank
  • Sunday:
Oktoberfest Schmankerl Tower – A variety of Bavarian meat and/or poultry specialties on a three-tiered tower

And since it’s also the 20th anniversary of the Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas, the specials don’t end there. Guests can also enjoy the soup of the day, the savory homemade Gulaschsuppe (Goulash soup) every Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Oktoberfest 2024. Additionally, Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas will continue to offer a different featured schnitzel for $20 on the 20th of each month, as well as the specialty anniversary cocktail, “Prost to 20!,” Made with Kinky Punch, grenadine, Starry, and pineapple juice.

Like the original location, Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas has large, open family-style seating where guests are sat together and encouraged to mingle. Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations during Oktoberfest 2024 are highly encouraged, especially for large groups.

Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is as close as you’ll get to the original Oktoberfest without actually being there. It’s truly not just a meal. It’s an experience. Prost!

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Wendy Rush is the midday host on one of Vegas's top stations, 96.3 KKLZ. She has been with the station for ten years and comes with a diverse career background. In addition to being a radio host, Wendy has lived the Vegas life as an entertainer. She has been a celebrity impersonator, rock band singer, and improv comedian. As a content creator for 96.3 KKLZ, Wendy writes about music, celebrities, mental health and wellness, and life as a Las Vegas local.

Say 'Farewell' To The Mirage In Las Vegas: Last Few Photos

The Mirage in Las Vegas is closing Wednesday after operating on The Strip for nearly 34 years.

July 17 is the official closing date for the hotel, according to the hotel’s website. The last day of hotel occupancy was July 14.

Why Is The Mirage Closing?

After being a mainstay on the Las Vegas Strip, the iconic hotel is closing due to construction and massive renovations. The Mirage will turn into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas, the Mirage’s website states.

“The property will be reimagined and developed into a new integrated resort featuring a nearly 700 ft. guitar-shaped hotel prominently in the center of the famous Las Vegas Strip,” the website says.

The Guitar Hotel marks a future major rebrand in the Vegas Strip skyline. There is a guitar-shaped hotel in Florida called the Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

The closing of the hotel will mean that the sea of workers will also be affected. According to KTNV (Channel 13), over 3,000 workers will have to find new jobs and gigs during the hotel’s closure. However, the Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation has organized resources and training for displaced employees.

Along with that, the Culinary and Bartenders Unions, “have a strong union contract, ensuring that workers are protected, even as the property closes its doors entirely for 3 years from July 2024 – May 2027.”

History Of The Mirage

The blossoming of The Mirage is a testament to the start of the resort boom in Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The “Oasis in the Desert,” changed the entire hospitality industry when the property opened in 1989, and the resort’s birth represented a new way to fund major casino projects.

Steve Wynn started to chip away at The Mirage in the mid-1980s, and it became one of the first casinos to be funded with junk bonds.

“Wynn’s ability to secure more than $600 million in financing for the project when ‘Las Vegas mostly had $200 million casinos at that time,’”’ is nothing short of ‘extraordinary.'” The Review-Journal reported.

Wynn ended up purchasing the name “Mirage” from two motels, Premier Vegas reports. The hotel took a couple years to construct, and the first weekend of the hotel’s operation saw over 700,000 guests.

When The Mirage first opened, it glittered with innovation and a tropical oasis design that absorbed players from around the world. It gleamed with opulence, offering attractions like the Secret Garden and the Dolphin Habitat as new entertainment options in Las Vegas.

Although it was one of the most expensive casinos to build, it changed the Vegas playing scene forever. The property also changed entertainment, creating futuristic-like productions that wowed audiences like the plethora of magic show, concerts and beautiful Cirque du Soleil shows. .

Vegas Premier also reported that The Mirage created amenities for back-of-house staff to give customers an even better experience. Additional elevators were put for staff that helped streamline duties, room service orders and more. It became an efficent property that catered and sparkled with luxory.

Steve Wynn even gave a homage to “Lady Mirage,” to various media outlets. It’s a beautiful and bittersweet ending to an integral part of the Vegas skyline. The closing of the resort signifies a change to the ever-evolving pace of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas waits for no one and no concept. The Mirage is ending, but the Hard Rock is coming. And as they say in Vegas, the show must go on.

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