2026 St. Joseph Biergarten - Rain or Shine!

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RAIN OR SHINE: Join fellow parishioners and friends at the St. Joseph Biergarten, Saturday, September 19, 2026, starting at 5 p.m. at the east parking lot. or, if rainy, in the gym and cafeteria.

We'll have beer, wine, soda, water, brats and hamburgers, music by Brew City DJs, games – including sheepshead, a bouncey house and a meat raffle featuring meat from Bunzel's. 

Tickets for the meat raffle will cost $10 or three for $25. There will be eleven chances to win. Meat raffle and food/beverage tickets can be purchased at the parish office, the school office and after weekend Masses in September.  Or: Order online via this link. Winning meat raffle tickets will be drawn at 8 o'clock the evening of the biergarten.

See the meat raffle details below on this page.


The Biergarten Schedule:

  • 4:00 pm  Vigil Mass
  • 5:00 pm Biergarten Opens; DJ starts; Meat Raffle tickets available until 8 p.m.; Kids' area open until 9 p.m.
  • 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sheephead table open
  • 8:00 p.m. Meat Raffle Drawing
  • 8:15 p.m. Hammerschlagen and Stein Competitions start
  • 9:00 p.m. Gute Nacht

Tickets for beverages, food and games cost $1 each, and can be purchased in advance or at the ticket booth that evening. For ticket purchases made in advance, there will be a "will call" booth at the event, where you can get the tickets.


Volunteers Needed!

We need many volunteers to help us make this event a success!  Please help by signing up to volunteer:  SJS: 2026 SJS Biergarten Volunteer Sign Up.  Thank you!


Click on the Biergarten or Meat Raffle images to download a version in PDF format.