Oktoberfest En Kweyol

We had an unusual event to attend this past weekend. It was the first ever Oktoberfest Festival in St. Lucia. But to make the event unique to the Island, it was called Oktoberfest En Kweyol…that’s the patois way to say Creole. It was promoted as an event to kick off Creole Heritage Month.




The entry fee was $4.00 U.S. which included a sample of beer. Since Norm doesn’t like beer, I had to sacrifice and drink his share. There were several different kinds of beer from around the world including Edelweiss, Pelforth Brune, Paulaner (which is apparently the original Oktoberfest Ferman beer) and Guinness. I tasted three different kinds and they were all good.





I tried Guinness for the first time and was quite surprised at how dark it was. This gentleman was kind enough to give me a Guinness key chain as a gift.












These girls were having a great time selling Piton merchandise. Piton is the locally brewed beer that is very popular here.











Several bands played throughout the day. This is the number one drum band in St. Lucia.







There were free bandanas for participants. We managed to find some shade so that Norm didn’t have to wear his.








As with every other festival or event in St. Lucia there was great food on hand, including pig tail soup. But where, oh where, was the Oktoberfest sausage.