Liebe Freunde,

We invite you to join us at the 30. Gaufest to be held Thursday July 3 through Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Newark, Delaware. The members of the Enzian Volkstanzgruppe and the United German Hungarians along with the Delaware Saengerbund, look forward to welcoming you to the beautiful grounds of the Delaware Saengerbund.

Our goal is to maintain the culture of the traditional North American Gaufest with a focus on providing an affordable weekend for families.

Gaufest Ticket Registration, Hotel Blocks and Fest Book Ad Forms are Now OPEN!

All other orders, events and activity registrations
will open in early 2025

This website will contain all the information you need, and we will continuously provide updates as information becomes available.

You may also follow our Facebook page 30. Gaufest 2025 – Newark, De and Instagram where announcements will also be posted.

To Order Gaufest Tickets

New software will be used for 30. Gaufest registration. Your reservation is confirmed once payment has been received. All tickets sales are final with no refunds.

To Book a Gaufest Hotel

Please book hotel rooms from the list of Gaufest Hotels to ensure that you will be on the Gaufest transportation bus route. Some Gaufest hotels have small banquet rooms, suites, or adjoining rooms available for those Clubs that are interested in additional space.  With the benefit of an affordable Gaufest we may need to get creative in making the available spaces work for our needs.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]

The United German Hungarians of Philadelphia and Vicinity is an organization that exists to serve the welfare of its members, and the general community, in the realms of Culture, Social Recreation, and Sport. The club was founded in 1910 as the Banater Männerchor by ethnic Germans that hailed from the former Kingdom of Hungary. The Cultural Group was founded in 1965 and the Schuhplattler group in 1976.

The Enzian Volkstanzgruppe is a Bavarian Volkstanz and Schuhplattler group founded in 1968. The EVTG also has an active Kindergruppe and a band of musicians that play as a larger Blaskapelle, and sometimes as a smaller Tanzlmusik group. The mission 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.

The Delaware Saengerbund, a German-American singing society founded in March 1853, became an important social club for newly arriving German immigrants. Although choral music is still important to the DSB, our activities now encourage the study and use of the German language, culture, traditions and customs. We share the traditional sociability among the German community at large and seek to foster a better understanding of the contributions made by German immigrants to the American way of life.