When German Park opens to the public on the third Saturdays of June, July, and August, it’s always a great time. The food is awesome... German staples including Knockwurst (my favorite), Brats, German potato salad, spatzen, and of course ! Early in the afternoon/evening it’s family friendly (kids love the polka music and dancing). No credit cards accepted... bring cash! A family of 4 can have a good time and try everything for around $80-$100.

6 Stars☆☆☆☆☆☆ really awesome! I have never been a friend of mine told me and we went. Had a blast! The German dancers one of them threw a hat and it landed right on my buddies head and thats the pic! They got the beer they got the food they got the people and its all good in the German Hood!

One of our favorite summer spots. Just wish it was open more often! An Oktoberfest celebration at the end of September would be awesome! As would a Weihnachtsmarkt in late November or early December!

While there is a lot of seating, the place looks quite run down. Toilets are in a miserable state and one has to make a choice whether or not to relieve themselves after entering the toilet. It is far better to use the temporary portable toilets kiosks located in other parts of the park as they are far better in terms of cleanliness.

I try to come all three times each year. Just because each one seems to be a different but just as wonderful experience. Absolutely love this place. Great food, friendly staff and the atmosphere is one of a kind. The authenticity of the beer and food is unrivaled. Can’t wait for next year! One of these years I may have to buy me a Lederhosen. Look out! Ha ha.

Just great. A FAMILY FRIENDLY place that emphasizes the Best of German culture with a heavy dose of Bavaria. 3 Public Picnics per year - June-July-August on the last Saturday. Admission $5 with photo ID and under 12 FREE. Authentic food, music and dancing. A separate smoking area set aside from the eating and merry-making. Oh, and BEER.

Fun & the food was good.

Great beer, great food, great vibes. Highly recommend checking out

I love this place. The summer picnics are super family fun. The place is run with German efficiency which means long lines are no problem. Lots of tables as well. If you like German food, beer, or just like to dance dont skip over this place. Prices are super cheap for such fantastic fun.

It was so fun, great party of German traditional food, dance and other kinds of entertainment

Had a great time. Great food and beer and loads or people. Second time I have been there this summer.

Family friendly, tons of picnic tables and shaded seating, great food and drinks, and live music & entertainment! Highly recommend for the last Saturdays of June, July, & August.

Always a great atmosphere, complete with a live band, polka dancing, imported beer and Bavarian food. Make sure to bring cash, a table cloth and your euchre deck!

Always love visiting. They need more food lines

Very cool place! Had best friends wedding there and was a lot of fun. Owners are amazing. Tons of room and parking.

Amazing event and great area. Parking was very efficient and free. Wait time to get in to the even was minimal, as was it for food and drinks. Really good beer that you can buy by the bucket. The cider is quite good too. The music is very nice and the food is amazing. I highly recommend the events they host here.

Music, food and atmosphere is the best. Always enjoy celebrating my heritage!

Thee ONLY reason I rate German Park a 4/5 is for the fact they they are only open 3 days out of the 365 available! This place is so amazing it stuns me that its being so underused (to my knowledge at least).This venue is PERFECT for an Octoberfest (even if its in September to get ahead of the weather)! This venue is, also PERFECT for a Weihnachtsmarkt! - even if it has to be modified in what ever way bc of the weather.Ok, enough of me talking about how much MORE potential this place has, to be even greater, than what it already is! German Park is absolutely legit! It has a long running history dating back to 1938 and maybe (not that Im thinking about it) they dont want to ruin it by adding more. Just, go on in! Pay the $5 cover and enjoy the everything about that place!Live music Authentic food Regionally select beers (and then theres something for the Bud Light and the like drinkers as well) Plenty of seating Dance Floor Company Etc!

Lots of fun if you like German food and music with several thousand people!

Excellent food at the picnic, which we learned is made onsite for each event! Fun atmosphere!

Unique and great fun to have a picnic with 2,000 of your closest friends once a month! Good energy, come with a group or family, bring your picnic tablecloth, grab some table space and visit with friends while eating great German food / beer thats served here. The live music sets the mood for having a nice afternoon.

I love german park

Great atmosphere, and the food hasnt changed in forty years. The beer is cold, and the food is as starchy as it is popular!

Looks great and good food and beer.

Good time GREAT food especially the potato salad Excellent beer. Many varieties of Beer wine and good Homemade German food and sausages and the band and German shuplattler group was great !!!

Authentic German food, entertainment and drinks. What else do you need. Oh maybe a friend or 2.

Great experience! Lots of food, beer, music...

German Park is only open the last Saturday of June, July, And August. So that makes it pretty special every Year. Always a great time. Also fun for kids as they have a nice dance floor. German food and German Beer go great together.

A really good time hanging at one of the annual picnics. Absolutely worth a visit!

Well run and good people watching

Very charming community space

Great time. Arrive early as the line gets very long and you can find preferred seating. Great beer and food.

I went this past weekend. Fun time, but not a lot of different beers to choose from. Wish there was a bigger selection. Still a fun time with lots of people there.

A fantastic place, cant wait to return this Saturday the 25th for their German party

Only happens 3 days a year. Plan ahead so you dont miss it

Had great time, was my first visit there. Was hoping to get snitzel but they only have Braughworst. The sides were really good. Liked the spatzen. Ask for extra gravy.

I lived in Germany for a while, so I was excited to go with some friends and see what Michigan-German looked like. I have a service dog who accompanies me everywhere and I never had a problem with him before anywhere else once I identify him. Here, however, I was literally HARRASSED by several volunteers about him and one tenacious jerk tried to kick us out. Hes too small for most vests right now so I dont put him in one. But then I was told I have to have my papers for him and he has to be vested. LEGALLY according to the ADA and HIPAA all I have to do is identify him as my service dog and they may ask what service he provides. Thats it. So, not only did they break the law the harassment threw me into TWO panic attacks! I think it all started because some lady ran up to me with her toddler and without asking tried to get her kid to pet my dog. I said hes a service dog and he couldnt and she got mad and got a volunteer and hes the one that tried to kick me out. If this is how they treat people with disabilities (even if you cant physically see them) that have well-behaved service dogs I will NEVER go back and you shouldnt even bother! Worst experience ever!!

Nice location, fun times

So much fun!

Annual Michigan party, lots of beer, wine and food. Dancing and cornhole too. Always a great time at German Park.

The summer picnics are remarkably fun. Great food and beer. The lines are long sometimes, but somehow always worth it.

Good for really big groups. Its all outdoors so its only good for certain times of the year, but its a really nice well kept area.

Very impressive food. Good beer

Great party place for college aged singletons. at my age im not driving 40 minutes to get drunk and pay $5 for a bratwurst.

Great fun, great German food, imported beer, live music and traditional dancing. Three thousand people enjoying the German Biergarten experience, playing cards and board games and soaking up the summer. Recommended.

German picnic is one of the highlights of the summer

Lots of fun. The picnics are on the last Saturday of the months of June, July, and August, so mark your calendar ahead of time. They go from 4:00pm-11pm. They have a different band each month that plays polkas and waltzes and also a little American pop music. There is a large dance floor also. There are hundreds of picnic tables where you can sit down to eat and drink and they sell German food, German Bier, etc. There is a German Tractengruppe that performs traditional Schuplattler dances at 6pm and again at 8pm. Its a great way to experience some German culture and fun without the expense of traveling to Germany.

Always a great time meeting up with old friends to catch up and enjoy being together.

Very fresh beer, great place to go and relax , have a couple beers and chat.

So much fun! Awesome people! Bring a tablecloth and games!

If youre here on one of the three Saturdays its open to the public each summer, youll know what Im talking about:- great food- great beer- great music- great for families or non-families alike- nice updated parking lot- could use some bathroom improvements!

Had some great times here, bring cash and a designated driver, youre going to need it!

German beer, German food, what else do you need? Wish they had more variety of German beer though.

We have been coming here for years! Bring your table cloths, games, and happy attitudes. Enjoy wursts, sauerkraut, potato salad, pretzels​, and spatzle (spatzen). The band plays a mix of classics and Bavarian. Come see the dancers in their dirndls and leiderhosen! Prost!

Open on the last Saturday of June, July and August, its an outdoor beer hall and picnic featuring a polka band, german and domestic beer, and traditional german-american food (Wurst, spaetzle, sauerkraut, pretzels). Happens rain or shine. Be prepared for a long line when they open at 4pm. ?$5 to get in, and be sure to bring cash: you exchange cash for tickets which are then used to purchase food and beverages inside the park or can be exchanged for cash again upon leaving if you didnt spend them all.

I made it to their midsummer event last year. The atmosphere, the people, the music, all great!! However, I was more than a little disappointed with the food. I was expecting authentic German. The food I was served was far from it. There was no variety whatsoever. Brat, kraut, and spatzen....The bratwurst was decent being Dearborn brand, but the sauerkraut tasted like it was fermented in an old musty gym sock. It was terrible!! The spatzen was meh with a tiny dab of gravy on it. I mean the gravy was so skimpy it was like why bother?I happened to be sitting at a table that had a foreign exchange student in her late teens from Germany, and an engineer working in the area from Germany. They both thought the food was terrible and were not afraid to say so! In fact the German exchange student made visible faces when trying the food and you could tell she was not happy with it at all! She ate the brat and left the rest....I would give this event 5 stars all day long if they had better food. I dont know what kind of German cuisine the other posters had to qualify German Park food as great, but it must have been pretty bad to call the food at this event great. It most definitely is not!!!

Awesome summer afternoon. Great atmosphere.

Fun night out for the family!

By far the BIGGEST highlight of the summer in Ann Arbor!

Great place for families, great food music and more

One of my favorite things of the summer

Gorgeous park

Little piece of authentic Germany right here between Ann Arbor & South Lyon.

Great place to experience German culture, food, and beer.

German Festival during summer are dope!! German beers, hotdogs, music and dancing, musicians straight from Germany...damn good times.

Polka, sausage, buckets of Beer !!!!

ALWAYS a GREAT time!!

German festival the last Saturday of the month. Beer behind the fence.

Always a great time!!

Seem like a waste of time to me.

Beer & Polka what more could you need?

Great venue

Reminiscent of a real German biergarten.

Great Fun.

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I just wish they were open more often than three times a year.

Always fun

It is fun

It reminds me of the beer gardens in Munich.

Pretty cool ja