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Austria Vancouver Club Oktoberfest Events in Richmond

Oktoberfest at the Austria Vancouver Club

The Austria Vancouver Club is a cultural centre in Richmond. The club hosts Austrian meal nights, live music events, dances, Oktoberfest events, and more.

In 2024 the club has three Oktoberfest events. They happen this year on the Saturdays of September 28th, October 5th and October 26th. All three should be great and a lot of fun! We went to one last year, and it was awesome!

Visit austriavancouverclub.ca for the club’s official website.

For tickets to the events, e-mail reservations@austriavancouverclub.ca.

To jump to information in this article about the events in the fall, click Oktoberfest Events.

 

Austria Vancouver Club in Richmond

The Austria Vancouver Club is a non-profit club in Richmond. Founded by 18 Austrian immigrants more than 50 years ago, the club proudly continues Austrian traditions on the west coast. The club is for and run by its members. The general public, however, is also welcome to attend its events.

The cultural centre has traditional European decor. It features a big hall with a small raised stage, more than 30 tables, a dance floor, kitchen and a bar. During the Oktoberfest events especially, you can picture yourself in a real Austrian community hall! It’s a neat place!

The club hosts various events and is open to everyone. Family Nights take place most Friday evenings with special entertainment and traditional food. Austrian favourites on offer typically include pork hock dinners, frittaten soup, pork schnitzel, potato salad, mehlspeisen dessert, and more. The Austria Vancouver Club also hosts Oktoberfest events in the fall with live music, dancing, beer and more.

 

Oktoberfest Dancers at Austria Vancouver Club

 

Location & Directions

The Austria Vancouver Club is located at 5851 Westminster Highway in Richmond. It’s in the northwest region of the city close to the Fraser River. The venue is about a 10-minute drive from the Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver International Airport and Richmond Summer Night Market. Steveston Village and Lansdowne Centre are also only about 10 or so minutes away by car.

For folks driving to the cultural centre, it’s good to know a couple of things in advance. The building is not accessible from Westminster Highway. Instead, turn north on Lynas Lane and then take the first right onto Dover Crescent. The Austria Vancouver Club is on the right side, so across the street from Dover Neighbourhood Park. There is lots of parking available on-site.

 


Visit austriavancouverclub.ca for the club’s official website.


 

Dancers at Austrian Oktoberfest Event

 

Oktoberfest Events in 2023

The Austria Vancouver Club has numerous events throughout the year. Details about its 2023 Oktoberfest events are below. 2024 details should be similar but are TBD as of mid-July (besides the dates of September 28th, October 5th and October 26th). Visit austriavancouverclub.ca or the club’s Facebook page for the latest information about other upcoming events.

 

September 30th & October 14th, 2023

The first two Oktoberfest events at the club in 2023 were similar, but took place two weeks apart. The first was on Saturday, September 30th, and the second was on Saturday, October 14th.

Both were dinner and dance events. They began at 6:00 pm and featured live music by Al Pichler and the Alpiners. There were also performances by AVC Edelweiss Dancers on both nights.

Admission to each event cost $40 for members and $45 for guests. Each ticket included an entrée that was available until 7:30 pm. Beverages and additional food cost extra.

We went to the event on September 30th and it was awesome! So much fun! There was a band and lots of food, drinking and dancing. There was also some exceptional entertainment! The AVC Edelweiss Dancers are impressive!

 


For tickets to the events, e-mail reservations@austriavancouverclub.ca.


 

Oktoberfest Dancers
AVC Edelweiss Dancers

 

October 28th, 2023

Similar to the first two Oktoberfest events at the Austria Vancouver Club, the one on October 28th was also a dinner and dance event. The event started at 6:00 pm with meals served until 7:30 pm. There were performances by AVC Edelweiss Dancers and live music by The Silver Stars.

Tickets cost $40 for members and $5 more for everyone else. One entrée was included with admission.

 

Oktoberfest at the Austria Vancouver Club

 

Other Information

For more information about the cultural centre, visit the official Austria Vancouver Club website.

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