Augustoberfest

08/27/2026

Let's get fired up! Get ready to vote for your favorite festival for the Hagerstown Magazine 🔥 Hot List next week starting on September 1st!!!

📣 Mark Your Calendars! 📣

Voting for the 2027 Hagerstown HotList begins September 1st! 🎉

Get ready to show some love for your favorite local businesses and help recognize the best of Hagerstown! 🏆❤️

Want to see who took home the honors last year? Check out the 2026 Hagerstown HotList winners here: www.hagerstownmag.com/hot-list-2026

🗓️ Voting starts September 1st — don’t miss it!

08/25/2026

We love crowning our Mr. and Ms. Augustoberfest for the last several years! They are selected by the crowd as they embody the true meaning of the festival! This year, the couple selected is a couple that have been attending in their traditional wears for well over a decade - heading towards their 2nd one!

Who will be the 2027 winners?

08/23/2026

Last night The Chairwoman and Board of Directors had a great evening celebrating our Volunteers with a "Thank You" evening!

Our Volunteer teams work very hard over the weekend of the festival and we couldn't pull off the event without them!

Sing ups will be opening early this year, so sign up fast to get your shift!

We also Thank one of our newest Sponsors for helping with this evening - Hub City Brewery !!!

08/21/2026

We were so excited to unveil our newest Festival Haus, "The Washington County Fest Haus"!

This is so special to our festival as it honors all of the municipalities that make up Washington County, and we dedicated this Fest Haus to all of our towns, as well as becoming the "Official Festival" of Washington County, MD for years to come!!

08/20/2026

Let's give our bands and dancers another round of applause!
They travel hours to come play and dance for the weekend, and a special thanks to The Adlers Band for stepping in at the last minute with zero knowledge of our festival!

And of course we need to thank our event photographer for capturing these great photos - Youngblood Studio Photographic Artists !

08/17/2026

Wow!! What a record breaking weekend, even with the rain!

THANK YOU each and everyone who visited us!

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to all of our sponsors, our awesome Volunteers this year. You all rock!!

Stay tuned for the 30th Anniversary next year!

Don't forget to vote today for us!!

https://heraldmailmedia.gannettcontests.com/2026-Tri-States-Best-Communitys-Choice-Awards/

08/16/2026

What rain? We are having a big ole party!! Come join us today until 5 at Washington County Agricultural Education Center

08/16/2026

Rain or shine we got ya covered, because we think of everything! Huge golf umbrellas to borrow, every area is under cover, and golf carts to take you around the festival grounds!

Gates OPEN at 11am and close at 5pm!