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Parks staff propose expanding Deutschenfest across three parks; committee raises budget and security questions
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff presented a plan to spread this year’s Deutschenfest across Pflueger, Kimpel and Finnick parks to allow multiple stages and more vendors; staff warned the change could cut admissions revenue, increase performer costs and require new fencing or police resources.
Parks and Recreation staff on Monday outlined a plan to expand the footprint of Deutschenfest from a single park into a corridor linking Pflueger, Kimpel and Finnick parks, and asked the Deutsche Pestiary Committee to weigh in before the proposal goes to the special events subcommittee.
The proposed layout would create two main stages and additional programming zones, staff said, enabling more vendors, a larger kids-and-teen area and new activations along the city trail. "We had over 7,000 attendees, which is a 10 increase over last year," said Jeff O'Shea, assistant director for Parks and Recreation, citing recent Slice event metrics and saying the wider footprint could extend that success to Deutschenfest.
Why it matters: the expanded footprint would increase…
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