40 yearsA Blooming Affair Fashion Show has been running for 40 years! Help us celebrate our 40th anniversary this year.

2012 VideoIn 2012, Amotion Films filmed, edited and presented a video of our show. Click the above link “2012 Video” to watch online!

2011 VideoIn 2011, Conestoga College students filmed, edited and presented a video of our show. Click the above link “2011 Video” to watch online!

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About Us

Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is at the forefront of fashion again as it presents the
2013 A Blooming Affair Fashion Show on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Bingemans.

Tickets are on sale now for this extremely popular event!

About Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest:
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is a not-for-profit Bavarian festival founded in 1969 by a group of volunteers committed to contributing to the social and economic vitality of Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada twin cities with German heritage. Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival celebrates German heritage, food, music and festivities and is supported by more than 50 not-for-profit organizations. The festival is operated by eight year-round full-time staff, over 435 volunteers and 1,300 community and service club volunteers that stage the nine-day festival each October promoting a unique German cultural experience. As well as the economic boost the festival gives the local economy during the international festival, over $1.5 million is raised each year by the not-for-profit organizations associated with Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, one of the top three most recognized event brands in Canada.

A Blooming Affair is the premiere fall fashion event. It is an exciting evening of elegance and glamour featuring the latest fashions from the Region’s leading retailers!

The A Blooming Affair Fashion Show consistently attracts over 900 women and men each year. With the combination of a hard-working committee of volunteers and the expertise of Gemini Modelling Agency, we are able to present the latest fashions of our area’s finest stores and an opportunity for our guests to shop at our trendy Boulevard of Boutiques.

We are inviting everyone and anyone who is interested in fashion and wants to see the latest styles and newest trends in the Region. We also encourage you to come out and enjoy an exciting evening of elegance and glamour featuring the latest fashions ranging from casual wear to lingerie to the most elegant formal attire. Exciting fall fashions from many of the Region’s independent leading retailers will be featured at this popular event, including an outstanding selection in ladies, men’s, and children’s wear.

Guests can browse and buy at our Boulevard of Boutiques – sponsored by Most Magazine – both before the show and at intermission. The event also features an exciting raffle in support of Strong Start, with a grand prize of a Trip for Two anywhere that West Jet flies.  Raffle tickets, which are available from A Blooming Affair volunteers and on the night of the event, are $10 or four for $25.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

  • Over 900 guests browsing and buying on the Boulevard of Boutiques, lined with booths from local retail stores showcasing the latest fashions.
  • A stunning fashion show featuring exciting fall fashions from many of the Region’s leading retailers.
  • Models of all shapes and sizes, including guest models from our partner charity, Strong Start.

Order Tickets

Tickets can be purchased through the Oktoberfest office.

T: 519-570-4267 x 233
E: tickets@oktoberfest.ca

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Get Involved

Sponsorship

We invite you to be part of our community’s premiere fall fashion event as a sponsor, a participant, a Boulevard of Boutique vendor, and/or a proze donor.  Your involvement will provide you with many attractive advertising opportunities.

Please click here to download our sponsorship package and select your level of support.

Boulevard of Boutiques

You are invited to participate in A Blooming Affair’s popular Boulevard of Boutiques. We have reserved a limited number of booth areas for local stores and businesses to display and promote their products and/or services.  The Boutiques will be on display for 1 and a half hours before the show and during the intermission.  The cost is $200 plus applicable taxes.

Please click here to download the Boulevard of Boutiques Registration Package 2013

Door Prize Donations

We invite you to be part of this community’s premiere fall fashion event as a door prize sponsor.  Becoming a door prize sponsor is a wonderful way to promote your business & support a local charitable organization.  Door prize items can be theme baskets, collector’s items, event tickets, promotional items and services, etc.

Thank you for your continued support!

If you have any questions, please contact Marianna at 519 888 3262

or Please click here to download the Door Prize Donation Form

 

Contact Us

GET IN TOUCH

To send us a message or just to say hello, please email ‘tegan at oktoberfest dot ca’. We’ll get back to you asap.