JUNE 16, 2025 EDITION

Tickets for the 2025 Oktoberfest weekends go live on July 1st and our ticket page and website will soon be flooded with visitors!  

All packages include a listing on our Oktoberfest web page, which ranks fourth overall on the site for visitation. In 2024, visits increased dramatically, with 130,000 people visiting the page 202,000 times, staying an average of 1 minute and 2 seconds, while performing 596,000 clicks on the page’s content and links!

To get more details on all pricing levels and a list of inclusions, go to the Oktoberfest Sponsorship page.  To purchase a package, simply contact Membership Manager Dana Kemmerling via e-mail. 

Interested in bidding on one of the carvings in this years fundraiser for Chelan County Mountain Rescue and the Leavenworth Mountain Association? Follow the map to their locations around downtown Leavenworth.  You can also see them and track the highest bidder here.  Bidding closes on July 31st. 

Recreation Ambassador Program – Weekend Report 6/14 & 6/15

Weekend Summary:
The second weekend of the Recreation Ambassador program was less busy with the cooler temperatures this week. 6 total volunteers from the Marlin Handbell Ringers and 2 Chamber employees staffed four local river put-ins and take-outs to gather data and assist recreators. Volunteers reported seeing more families this weekend, and a higher proportion of tubers as the river level drops.

Volunteer Impact:

• Recreator Interactions: 437
• Surveys Conducted: 16
• Trash Removed: Five 30-gallon bags

Survey Highlights (16 respondents):

Visitor Origin:

• 6 from the Wenatchee Valley
• 9 from the Seattle Metro area
• 1 from Cle Elum

Recreation Type:

• Medium water levels
• 50/50 tubers and paddleboarders/kayakers
• Fewer rafts this week

Conditions Reported:

• All 10 out of town residents said the beaches were clean and there were no issues with facilities
• 2 Local respondents complained of loud music from tubers and some trash
• 1 Local respondent complained of trash from fishermen (lures and fishing line)

Post-Float Plans:

• Most locals planned to head home, though two were going to stop at Icicle Brewing Company before heading home
• Most out-of-town visitors planned to visit a restaurant after their float, and 2 planned to go shopping in town

Transportation & Parking

• The Leavenworth Public Boat Launch on E. Leavenworth Road was the busiest location with around 40 vehicles parked at 1pm on Saturday
• Half of the local respondents have heard about the City’s free river shuttle, one local recommended that the shuttle should run on weekdays
• None of the out-of-town visitors were aware of the shuttle, and 2 recommended that it start earlier in the year
• Most brought two vehicles, one rented a bike in town

We are still looking for non-profits to volunteer for the Weekends of June 21/22, August 2/3. And August 23/24. Please Email Matt @ Recreation@leavenworth.org or apply at Leavenworthchamber.org.

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REMINDER: The numbers shown below are footfalls; the counting of the number of times a person walks by the camera, not the number of individual people that do so. The reports are based on the retail calendar for 2025. 

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Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce

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

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