On October 17-18th this year, the Toronto Estonian Society and the Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre are co- sponsoring a two day Oktoberfest community party at 4 Credit Union Drive, Toronto, Ontario.
We have also secured a 10% discount for any out of town guests at Toronto Don Valley Hotel and Suites facility. When making your booking simply use the staff discount promo code “SOCIAL”.
The festivities begin on Friday October 17th with an art exhibition at the centre gallery room showcasing both Estonian and Latvian artwork. The admission is free to the public and the gallery is open on both days from 12noon till 8:00pm. If you are interested in exhibiting your artwork at the exhibition please contact Jaak Jarve at jaakjarve@aol.com for more information.
On Friday October 17th the Oktoberfest celebration begins at 5pm at the main hall. An Oktoberfest meal (including potato salad, sauerkraut, sausage and rye bread) is included with each event ticket. Tickets for each night can be purchased in advance through www.lettsshop.org. Early bird ticket price before JULY31st is $25.00. Presale ticket price before October 10th is $30.00. Door ticket price is $35.00. All children’s tickets (16 and under) is $20.00. Children under 5 years of age are free.
Entertainment for both nights will be provided by the Estonian Folk dancers Kungla and the Latvian Folk dancers Daugavina. Dance music will be provided on both nights by an import band from Estonia Estlager, a local band Now in Service and DJ Robert Vessmann. The Latvian band Penzionari will make a special appearance on the Saturday evening. There maybe some surprise guest performers also appearing. The Oktoberfest party runs to 1:00 am each night.
Angie Crossman will be our caterer for the event, providing delicious Oktoberfest meals using secret recipes. Kringel and strudel will be available with coffee and tea. We will also have opportunities to take home containers of potato salad and sauerkraut. The bar will be open to purchase alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Beginning on Saturday October 18th, we will have a market fair open to the public in the main hall running from 10:00 am till 2:00pm to enjoy Latvian and Estonian merchandise from both community vendors and organisations. Admission to the market is free. The kitchen will also be open to the public. Please contact Maimu Mölder at maimu@molder.ca to reserve your 6 foot table ASAP. Cost per vendor table is $40.00.
Also on Saturday October 18th, starting at 12 noon an Oktoberfest Open 5 round Swiss Active Chess Tournament will be held on the second floor in the Kursa Hall, sponsored by the Estonian Foundation of Canada in celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Toronto Estonian Chess Club. Entry fee is $50.00 with cash prizes and trophies for the three top finishers. Top Junior (under 16 years of age) will also win $100. To register for this tournament please contact Jaak Jarve at jaakjarve@aol.com to receive your registration form before October 10th, 2025.
Then at 5pm the Oktoberfest party begins again in the main hall with the same performers as on Friday evening with the added performance of the Latvian band Penzionari.
If you would like to make a donation to help support this event, please make etransfer to email OktoberfestTES@gmail.com or deposit to account number #559460094102 at Northern Birch Credit Union. (Any donation of $100 or more will receive one free pass for either Friday or Saturday night).
Both the Toronto Estonian Society and the Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre enthusiastically invite you and your friends to participate in this end of summer festivity and celebration of a good harvest season. Proceeds will benefit the schools in both Estonian and Latvian communities.