{"id":9990,"date":"2025-10-18T16:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/9990\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:55:17","slug":"56th-annual-slaton-oktoberfest-sausage-festival-happening-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/9990\/","title":{"rendered":"56th Annual Slaton Oktoberfest Sausage Festival happening this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Trina Brumley has lived in Slaton her whole life. She says the annual Sausage Fest reminds her of good times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s definitely one of those memories I\u2019ve had growing up ever since I was a little kid. It was Sausage Fest,\u201d Brumley said. \u201cI hate to say it, but it was never the South Plains Fair that I looked forward to, it was Sausage Fest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The event began in Slaton at a time when improvements were necessary for the local community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cBack in the early 1970s, the school needed some money,\u201d Brumley said, \u201cso they started the Sausage Fest. We had baked bread and smoked sausage, and it has just grown from there. We\u2019re making thousands of pounds every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">It\u2019s now time for everyone to see that growth this weekend for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/slatonsausage\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/slatonsausage\/\">56th Annual Slaton Oktoberfest Sausage Festival<\/a>. Sausage sales begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, while live music featuring Gone Country starts at 11 a.m. and runs until 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">There will also be beverages and activities for the kids with games, pony rides and even a petting zoo. And there\u2019s something for everyone when it comes time to fill your plate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re going have smoked German sausage on the plates,\u201d Brumley said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have smoked chicken also, which the Knights of Columbus make and it\u2019s amazing. Then we have green beans, sauerkraut, German potato salad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Along with braided bread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The event will culminate Sunday with food served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and it all helps the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stjosephchurchslaton\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stjosephchurchslaton\/\">St. Joseph Catholic Church<\/a>. Or you can donate directly to the church at the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">With a population of roughly 6,000 people, Slaton is all about community. The Sausage Fest makes the community stronger, and they hope everyone can make it out for a good time and a good cause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s something ingrained in the community and it\u2019s good to keep it going. It\u2019s good to have home-grown fun like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Trina Brumley has lived in Slaton her whole life. 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