Ritterfest with
Schulz Bräu Brewing
FRI: 18 APR 2025 - SUN: 27 APR 2025
NO REQUIRED TICKET OR ADMISSION CHARGE
Ritterfest (a German Knight's Festival) is our newest festival at SB! Started in 2023, we've curated an amazing line-up of events & entertainment for Ritterfest #2. Expect battling knights, medieval merchants, minstrels of music, and more in a perfect medieval setting!
This Event is Rain-or-Shine
2024 Schedule of Events
ALL TIMES/ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR CANCELLATION
NO REQUIRED TICKET OR ADMISSION CHARGE
11AM: Doors Open
2PM-8PM: Medieval Merchants
2PM-8PM: Axe Throwing with Til Ragnarök
4-7PM: LIVE MUSIC: Kim Adamson Live Harp
6PM: BEER RELEASE: Historical Beer Release & Barrel Tapping of Dinkelbier!
*Order with the outside bar for a barrel-pour. (Psst! …add on a Ritterfest stein to your order and receive a sales special on your first Dinkelbier pour!)
7PM: Courtyard Costume Contest
8-11PM: LIVE MUSIC: The Fiddler and the Flutist
11AM: Doors Open
11:30AM-8PM: Medieval Merchants
11:30AM-8PM: Tarot Reading with Divine Offering Intuitive
12-3PM: LIVE MUSIC: The Fiddler and the Flutist
12-8PM: Axe Throwing with Til Ragnarök
12:30PM: Streaming on Select Screens: SheBelieves Cup: USWNT v. Japan
4-8PM: LIVE MUSIC: The Crossjacks
7PM: Courtyard Costume Contest
8:30PM: MEDIEVAL MMA: BATTLING KNIGHTS WITH NASHVILLE ARMORED COMBAT
OPEN LATE: Streaming Formula 1: Japanese Grand Prix @ 1AM
11AM: Doors Open
11:30AM-8PM: Medieval Merchants
11:30AM-8PM: Tarot Reading with Divine Offering Intuitive
12-3PM: LIVE MUSIC: The Fiddler and the Flutist
12-8PM: Axe Throwing with Til Ragnarök
3:30-6PM: FAMILY KNIGHT: DEMOS WITH DAUNTLESS ARMORED COMBAT
6PM: Courtyard Costume Contest
6:30-8PM: FAMILY KNIGHT: DEMOS WITH DAUNTLESS ARMORED COMBAT
3PM: Doors Open
3PM: Doors Open
3PM: SPECIALTY BEER RELEASE: Historical Kellerbier
8PM: FILMNACHT: A Knight’s Tale
11AM: Doors Open
6-8PM: Medieval Happy Hour: $2 OFF! Any Historical Beer (Dinkel, Kellerbier, or Grätzer)
6:30-9:30PM: LIVE MUSIC: Concord Brass Quintet
11AM: Doors Open
2PM-8PM: Medieval Merchants
2PM-8PM: Hair Braiding with Mak of All Braids
2PM-8PM: Axe Throwing with Til Ragnarök
4-7PM: LIVE MUSIC: Kim Adamson Live Harp
7:30PM: Courtyard Costume Contest
8-11PM: LIVE MUSIC: The Crossjacks
11PM: Best Dressed for Castle Ball / Costume Contes
11:30PM-2AM: Castle Ball; A Bard-Core Dance Party!
*A medieval dance party with a modern twist. We provide the speakers – you choose the setlist! Dress-up is encouraged. Eat, drink, dance & be merry!
CASTLE BALL SCHEDULE:
11:30PM: Castle Ball Begins
Midnight: “Golden Year” Dance Competition; Partner Competition
*Partners can choose to copy A Knight’s Tale dance OR recreate their own!
1AM: Best Dance Move Competition… Let’s bust a move medieval-style!
11AM: Doors Open
11:30AM-8PM: Medieval Merchants
11:30AM-8PM: Hair Braiding with Mak of All Braids & Tarot Reading with Divine Offering Intuitive
12-8PM: Axe Throwing with Til Ragnarök
12PM: BUHURT TOURNAMENT WITH DAUNTLESS ARMORED COMBAT
7PM: Courtyard Costume Contest
7-11PM: LIVE MUSIC: The Crossjacks
11AM: Doors Open
11:30AM-8PM: Medieval Merchants
11:30AM-8PM: Hair Braiding with Mak of All Braids
12-8PM: Axe Throwing with Til Ragnarök
12PM: BUHURT TOURNAMENT WITH DAUNTLESS ARMORED COMBAT
7PM: Courtyard Costume Contest
7-10PM: LIVE MUSIC: Concord Brass Quintet
How We Celebrate
Here's what to expect at Ritterfest!
Merch, you say?
Aside from our annual specialty stein, we're providing a variety of limited-edition t-shirts!
Tick Tock Tick Tock...
We'll be back with dates for 2025!
2024 POSTER
IN THE PRESS
Hey! We've made it to the big time! Check out some Ritterfest features:
“Schulz Brau’s second annual Ritterfest to bring medieval flare to Knoxville” The Daily Beacon, 2024
“2024 Ritterfest at Schulz Brau Brewing Company: A German Knight’s Festival Full of Medieval Fun!” WATE 6 On Your Side: Living East Tennessee, 2024
“Schulz Brau’s Inaugural Ritterfest brings medieval German culture to Knoxville” WATE 6 On Your Side, 2023
“Schulz Brau’s Inaugural Ritterfest” WATE 6 On Your Side, 2023