Beginning with one Oompah band on a flat-bed trailer sixteen years ago the festival has become an annual tradition in Tomball and one of the best music/street festivals in Texas. Every year, on the very last weekend in March, festival-goers break out their Lederhosen and Dirndls "Go German" for the area's largest festival celebrating the heritage of the original German families that settled this area beginning in about 1840. In other words in the case of German heritage there is much to celebrate in this part of Texas!

The 16th Annual Tomball German Heritage Festival will be April 1, 2, & 3 located on the Old Downtown Streets of Tomball Texas near 201 S. Elm Street, Main Street (FM 2920), and Market Street. It is a Music/Street festival celebrating German and ethnic heritage with 4 stages of live music entertainment "happy music for happy people", ethnic and festival food, beer, wine, 200 street vendors, all kinds of German souvenirs and clothing, arts crafts, antiques, Heritage Center, carnival, pony ride, petting zoo, strolling music makers, street performers, and much more. Like Oktoberfest in March! Fun for the whole family! You do not have to be German to enjoy this festival. It is fun for everyone, and there is no admission, parking fees, FREE SHUTTLES - Tomball Regional Hospital-605 Holderrieth Blvd 77375.

The Carnival opens Thursday evening March 31st with a special price for the "all you can ride" armband, and is located at the corner of Main and Walnut.

On Friday April 1st at 6pm till 10pm the music begins featuring Bluegrass Friday Night, “The Tallest German in the World”, Chris Rybak, Alex Meixner, Tuba Meisters, Round Top Brass Band, Das Ist Lustig, Kenny James, German Folk Dancers Rathkamp, Scandinavian Folk Dancers, Ultimate Cloggers, Valina and many more.

Saturday April 2nd at 10am till 10pm begins with the "tapping of the keg" and

Willkommen ceremony for German exchange students and Tomball host families, and official opening by the Mayor of Tomball Gretchen Fagan. The music and dancing goes all day and into the night. Tour Tomball's newly restored Train Depot on the festival grounds.

Sunday April 3th opens at 10am till 6pm.

2016 Tomball German Heritage Festival

April 1, 2, & 3, 2016

Old Town Tomball, Texas

Historical Train Depot Plaza

www.tomballgermanfest.org