Please join us for these upcoming
Holiday and Event celebrations

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We have many seasonal specialties available for purchase throughout December.

Fasching (Mardi Gras)
Friday – Tuesday, February 12 – 16th, 2010

Fasching menu cover contest
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» see the 2009 winner!

Live Music! Make your own Carnival mask! Tarot Card readings!

Friday, February 12, 2010
Live music!
Skeets Langley on accordion
6:30 -9:00 p.m.
Dating on Demand is back!
Single? Film a video for Comcast's Dating on Demand.
Starting at 7:30 p.m.
Le Cirque Rouge "Kabaret" late night in the banquet space.

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Live music!
Dreamland Faces
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Make your own Carnival mask! Tarot Card readings!
Le Cirque Rouge "Kabaret" late night in the banquet space.

Valentine's Day
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Live music!
Skeets Langley on accordion
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Food specials! Photo opportunities!
Have a picture taken of you and your sweetie with a giant pretzel!
We were named Best Restaurant for Romance in the 2006 City Pages Best of the Twin Cities!

Fat Tuesday
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Live Music!
Mark Stillman on accordion
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Krapfen (deep fried jelly doughnuts) and other food specials!
It’s the day to indulge – what better way to do it than with Beer & Chocolate?
Join the Minnesota Home Brewers here at the restaurant for beer samples, chocolate and revelry.

Lent, 2010
There will be a few food specials for those who are observing the dietary restrictions of Lent (and, of course, anyone else who wants fish on Fridays!)

Easter
Sunday, April 4, 2010
We will be closed all day for Easter

Dining Out for Life
Thursday, April 29, 2010
We will be donating 15% of our breakfast, lunch and dinner sales to The Aliveness Project, a community center for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Art in Bloom
April 29 - May 2, 2010
This annual favorite show at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts always brings lots of people to the neighborhood.

Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Mothers are special today but everyone is welcome! We’ll have live music, fun games & prizes and a few special food items to help honor our mothers.

Black Forest Inn Anniversary
Saturday, May 15, 2010
We’ll be 45 years old today! Join us for music and treats to celebrate!
Enter our Anniversary menu cover contest!

Anniversary menu cover contest
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» see the 2009 winner!

Spargelfest!
May 21 – 30, 2010
A celebration of the noble asparagus! We will offer many special asparagus menu items and even a few asparagus drinks!
(Check back for our Spargelfest menu!)
Join us as we welcome one of the first delicious fresh foods of spring. Enter our Spargelfest menu cover contest!

Spargelfest menu cover contest
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» see the 2009 winner!

Memorial Day
Monday, May 31, 2010
We will be closed all day for Memorial Day

World Cup
June 11 – July 11, 2010
Check back for dates and times on team Germany’s games in the World Cup!

National Apple Strudel Day
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Father’s Day
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Fathers are special today but everyone is welcome at the Black Forest Inn! We’ll have a few special food items to help honor our fathers. We can’t promise great weather (though we’re hoping) but we can promise you’ll love the music and food.

Independence Day
Sunday, July 4, 2010
We will be closed all day, July 4, for Independence Day.

Weinfest!
Thursday, July 22 – Saturday, July 31, 2010
Wine samplers! Featured wines! Food specials! Prizes!
(Check back for Weinfest menu)
(Check back for more details on Weinfest - including a schedule of events and features)

Weinfest menu cover contest
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» see the 2009 winner!

National Bratwurst Day
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Join us on National Bratwurst Day for Brat Specials, Brat Prizes and Brat Trivia!

National Bratwurst Day menu cover contest
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» see the 2009 winner!

Labor Day
Monday, September 6, 2010
We will be closed all day for Labor Day.

Riverfront Oktoberfest
Friday – Sunday, September 10 – 12, 2010

Friday, Sept. 10 - 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11 - 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 12 - 10:00 am. – 7:00 p.m.
We’re busting out! We’ll be selling food all weekend at the Riverfront Oktoberfest on Main Street – bratwurst, chicken, pretzels and more! The event is free and entertainment is scheduled all throughout the weekend.
For further information: www.minneapolisoktoberfest.com

Oktoberfest, 2010
Friday, September 24 – Sunday, October 3, 2010

10 DAYS OF OKTOBERFEST
Alphorns! Accordions! Food specials!
(check back for menu) Photo Opportunities! Prizes! The Return of David Hasselhoff Night! Mustard! Beer! Beer! Beer! Each day will be a different Deutsch-tastic celebration.
(check back for more information and schedule of events)
Poster and Menu cover contest

Oktoberfest menu cover contest
» view contest guidelines
» see the 2008 winner!

Martinstag
Sunday, November 7, 2010
We’re going across the river!
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
At the Landmark Center in St. Paul
We will be selling food as a part of the Martinstag celebration

Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 25, 2010
We will be closed all day for Thanksgiving

Check back for more information about our 2010 Holiday events!

St. Nicholas Day
Monday, December 6, 2010

Winter Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
In honor of the darkest day of the year, we will have all our dark beers on special!

Christmas
Friday & Saturday, December 24 & 25, 2010
We will be closed all day for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
The Twelve Days of Christmas Begins

Gypsy Themed New Year's Eve Party
Friday, December 31, 2010
Live Music! Tarot Readings! Dancers! Goulash Soup after Midnight

New Year's Day
Saturday, January 1, 2011
We will be closed all day New Year's Day

Twelfth Night
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

RINGTONES!

Take home some of the music you've heard performed at The Black Forest Inn, with a custom ringtone for your cell phone! Choose from Alphorn ringtones, performed by Marvin McCoy and Steve Ecklund, or the accordion music of Hank Thunander!

To hear each ringtone, click on the play button - to download a ringtone to your cell phone (your phone will need to be web-enabled!), click on the corresponding link, and a text message will be sent to your cell phone, with the URL to the actual ringtone - it's that easy!

Alphorns no. 1 Send ringtone

Alphorns no. 2 Send ringtone

Alphorns no. 3 Send ringtone

Italian Nights Send ringtone

Monte Carlo Schottische Send ringtone

Check back often to see what new ringtones we've created!