Bavarian Bulletin - October 13th,  2026 Edition

Come together with the local climbing community to give back and help care for the canyon we all love.

Forestlands Party: 
Saturday, October 17 · 5–10 PM · Beargrass
Leavenworth, WA

Cleanup: Sunday, October 18 · 9 AM–2 PM
Meet: Icicle River Trails parking lot, across from Lupine Market & Café

Kick off the weekend with us Saturday night at Beargrass Gym. $10 climbing passes for non-members, free party for all ages! Proceeds will go towards supporting repairs to the Forestlands road!

Then join us Sunday for the cleanup — come for an hour or stay for the day. Everyone is welcome!

More information can be found at: leavenworthma.org

Our Visit Leavenworth Facebook page had a standout month! From September 10 to October 7, our content was viewed more than 1.7 million times, a 65% increase over the previous 28 days. Even better, 85% of those views came from people who don’t yet follow us. That means Facebook is actively sharing our posts with new audiences, putting Leavenworth in front of potential visitors who are dreaming about and planning their next getaway.

Our photo carousels led the way, drawing nearly half of all views, with Reels close behind. This is exactly the kind of reach that brings new visitors to town and to your doors. Thank you to everyone who shares photos, events, and news with us. Your content helps tell Leavenworth’s story to a growing audience, so keep it coming!

The holiday season is almost here, and visitors are already planning their trips. They’re calling , emailing and stopping by to ask our staff about holiday hours, and asking in our social media comments too. We want every guest to know when they can find you, so please send us your holiday hours for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day, plus any special seasonal hours or closures.

We’ll post them on our website and in the Leavenworth Today app, where visitors check first when planning their day. If you’ve already sent your hours, thank you! If not, please reply as soon as possible so your business is included and visitors don’t miss you this season.

Respond here with your hours or call the Welcome Center at (509) 548-5807.

Subject: Visitors are finding your listing — help more of them find it

On October 6 we added a “Here now? Open the in-town guide” button to the Oktoberfest page on leavenworth.org. About one in five people who open that page on a phone now go on to the guide.

What they do next is the part worth your attention. They don’t just check festival times. Since late September, visitors have asked for directions to 43 different local businesses and saved 55 of them to come back to — restaurants, gift shops, bakeries, the bookstore, horseback rides. Two out of every three directions requests went to a business, not an event. That’s the whole point of the guide: someone comes to town for Oktoberfest, opens it for the beer garden schedule, and leaves having found your shop.

What would help: the more visitors who find the guide while they’re in town, the more of them find you. If you haven’t put up the Chamber’s guide signs or QR codes yet, this is the week to do it — at your counter, your front desk, your window. We have more if you need them, just ask.

One more Oktoberfest weekend to go: October 16–17.

Purple Robe Lavender - We distill our own lavender essential oils and hydrosols to make beautiful lavender products for your bath, body and home. We also offer unique farm made treats including lavender lemonades, lavender cookies, honey, tea, and 6 flavors of lavender ice cream made exclusively for our farm store.

* Remember, these are footfalls counted by five camera locations on Front Street. The numbers are NOT individual people counts, those numbers would be lower.

By November 15: The Membership Committee completes its review of all candidates and presents its choices for the slate to the Board President, to be approved by chamber members.

The slate of selected candidates and their bios will be sent to members by email and included in this newsletter. Currently, we have seven incumbents who have all indicated they would like to serve another term, and one application has been provided to an interested candidate. If you would like to be considered by the Membership Committee, contact Troy Campbell for an application and more details.

November 19, 5:00–7:00 p.m. (location TBA)
Save the date for the Annual Chamber Membership Meeting! The meeting will not only be a chance to meet current board members and candidates but also the place where we unveil major improvements to our membership benefits, along with new marketing enhancements and opportunities.

If you would like some PNGs to share on social media about the upcoming Oktoberfest dates, follow the link to our Oktoberfest 2026 media kit.  It contains 54 images that you can use to promote the event and the bands.

Oktoberfest 2026 tickets are on sale here: Oktoberfest event page.  

You can still become a sponsor of Oktoberfest, more information can be found here.

Orion River Rafting • Glory Days Vintage • Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration • The Hat Shop • Red Bell Christmas Motel • Blue Elk Inn • Leavenworth Lions Club • Obertal Inn• WaFd Bank • Faith Lutheran Church • Leavenworth Great Escapes • All Seasons River Inn • Mountain Country Corner • Icicle Village Resort • Chateau Faire Le Pont - Leavenworth Tasting Room • The Suites on Main  • A Book For All Seasons • Dan’s Food Market 

Stella's Boutique & Wine Bar • WineGirl Wines • Woody's Classic Man • 1227 Haus • Bären Haus

Websites
Leavenworthchamber.org
Leavenworth.org

Our mailing address is:
Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 327
940 Highway 2 Suite B
Leavenworth, WA 98826-0327

If you have questions, please call us at (509)548-5807

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