Seaside Concert Series - Oktoberfest - Enzian Musikanten and Dancers

The Enzian Volkstanzgruppe, or EVTG, is a Bavarian Volkstanz and Schuhplattler group founded in 1968. The object of the EVTG is to promote and preserve German folk dancing in the interest of assisting the Delaware Sängerbund and Library Association, Inc. in its aim to promote German customs and traditions. In 2006 the Enzian Volkstanzgruppe traveled to Bad Kohlgrub in Bavaria where they were inspired to create their own Blaskapelle in Delaware. In 2008 they started out with just six musicians and soon began playing at various Delaware Sängerbund events, including the DSB Stiftungsfest, Christmas Bazaar, and Tannenbaum Nacht. In 2009 they were asked to play for the Fahnenweihe of the DSB and needed to come up with a name for the band. Piggybacking on the name of the dance club, they named themselves the “Enzian Musikanten.” Soon they were playing across the region, including several Oktoberfests in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, and the Heimatabend at the 2011 Gaufest in Orlando, Florida as well as the 2013 Gaufest Heimataband in Sandusky, Ohio.