• Saturday, February 18, 2012 - Fasching Ball at the Hangar Hotel
  
  * FASCHING is coming to Fredericksburg, Texas! Prost! Let's CELEBRATE!  Here's to the beginning of a new tradition that's destined to become February's hottest ticket!  Join us for a magical evening of merrymaking and mischief at the 1st Annual Fasching Costume Ball!  The Conference Center at the Hangar Hotel will be transformed into a Winter Karneval, complete with Ice Sculptures! Vodka Bar! Bourbon Bar! Cigar Suite! Karneval-style Entertainment! Music! You will enter a world of sublime enchantment where life is magical.... and... living it can be a dream! Dressed in fabulous masquerade costumes, guests will share one of the the most spectacular and imaginative parties in the Texas Hill Country!  Indulge and delight your senses, sip cocktails and savour delightful culinary creations by renowned Don Strange of Texas, while sophisticated, cabaret-style performances swirl around you! Unique and tantalizing the beauty will take your breath away! Don't miss this FANTASTIC party - an EVENT that will not be forgotten!
  
  What: Fasching 2012 – Winter Karneval, 1st Annual Fasching Costume Ball, a fund-and friend-raising event, benefitting The Hill Country Community Needs Council and Fasching Fredericksburg
  
  When: Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 7 to 11pm
  
  Where: The Hangar Hotel Conference Center, 155 Airport Road, Fredericksburg, Texas
  
  Details: Reserved "Sponsor" tables for eight are $2,800
  Individual tickets are $150
  
  Who: The 2012 Fasching Costume Ball is brought to you by the Fredericksburg Hospitality Association
  
  Dress: Masquerade Costume! If you prefer not to wear a costume, cocktail attire and mask, please.
  
  Tickets are on sale now at August E’s during normal restaurant hours (located at 203 East San Antonio Street) If you are intersted in attending, volunteering, or donating to this EXTRAORDINARY   EVENT, or to purchase "Sponsor" tables and individual tickets, contact Joe Cloud at 830-998-1981
  
  For more information, visit www.karnevalfasching.com
  
  * FASCHING (German Mardi Gras)
  
  Fastnacht is related to the Germanic word “fasten” (to fast, abstain from eating).
  
  Karneval is related to the Latin “carnem levare” (to remove meat).
  
  What's Germany's biggest bash? There is one event that involves more celebrating and merrymaking than any other - it 's Fasching, or Germany's version of Mardi Gras! During Fasching or Fastnacht, often referred to as the "foolish or silly season", music venues host carnival costume balls and dances. There are fantastic parades and street parties ALL leading up to the "BIG BASH" in the week before Ash Wednesday. Traditionally this was a time to let off steam and live it up before the fasting (die Fastenzeit) of the Lenten season began.

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About Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg, Texas, was founded May 8, 1846 by Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, new Commissioner General of the "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas", also known as the "Noblemen's Society" or Mainzer Adelsverein. The town of Fredericksburg, Texas was named in honor of Prince Frederick of Prussia. Baron von Meusebach renounced his noble title and became known in Texas as John O. Meusebach. Fredericksburg is known as the home of "Texas German", a German dialect spoken by the first generations of settlers who did not learn English. The settlers of Fredericksburg, Texas, entered into a peace treaty with the Comanche Indians of the region. This treaty has been honored for over a century and a half, making it one of the few treaties with Native Americans that was never broken. Fredericksburg, Texas was an important part of the Pro-Union Texas resistance during the Civil War and it shares many cultural characteristics with New Braunfels, another German Texan town. Fredericksburg, Texas is also notable as the birthplace of Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Forces in World War II. The hotel owned by Nimitz's grandfather was converted into a museum, The National Museum of the Pacific War. It is the only institution in the continental United States dedicated to telling the story of the Pacific Theater battles of World War II. The museum is located on a six-acre site, and includes the George Bush Gallery, Admiral Nimitz Museum, Plaza of Presidents, Veterans' Walk of Honor, Japanese Garden of Peace, Pacific Combat Zone, and the Center for Pacific War Studies. The Japanese government gifted the Japanese Garden of Peace, a Zen Garden, to the museum as a tribute to the Nimitz Family.

Experience live World War II enactments at the National Museum of the Pacific War. See our Calendar of Events for other special programs at the museum.

Fredericksburg, TX is located in the central Texas Hill Country, just a short scenic drive north of San Antonio Texas, and just west of Austin, Texas. This delightful Texas Hill Country community has a strong reputation for historic preservation and warm small town charm.