12th Annual Fasching (Mardi Gras) Ball
Date and Time
Saturday Feb 7, 2015 Sunday Feb 8, 2015
Saturday, February 7
6pm-12am
Location
The Lindenhof
7601 North Harker Avenue
Peoria, IL
Fees/Admission
$8 per person
Website
Contact Information
Jeff Pulfer, 309-444-4656
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Description
Peoria German American Society to hold its 12th Annual Fasching Ball (Traditional German Costume Ball) on Saturday, February 7 at the Lindenhof, 7601 N. Harker Drive in Peoria, IL.
The event runs from 6:00 pm to midnight and is open to the public. Cost is $8.00 a person. Attendees are encouraged to bring an appetizer to share. There will be a costume contest with prizes. Cash bar.
Area favorites the West MacQueen Street Band will perform from 7pm – 11 pm.
When other countries of the world celebrate “carnival“, in Munich “Fasching“ is celebrated. “Fasching“ comes from the medieval word “vaschnc“, in present-day
German “Fastnacht“ and relates to the fasting period, which begins immediately after Fasching and is what we know as Lent.
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