11 AM to 4 PM both days Our annual Open Haus returns with a new name, Christmas in Germany! Everyone is welcome to experience some of the traditions of German Christmas—Lebkuchen cookies baked by the GAI Damenklub, Haus brewed Glühwein (mulled wine), and German carols sung by the Minnesänger Chorus and 4Winds early music quartet. […]
Ticket sales are closed. Join us for the return of one of the GAI's most cherished events, our annual Christmas dinner. Tickets are $80 and include a holiday program, a multi-course dinner catered by Lake Elmo Inn, and two beverages. 5–6 p.m.—There will be a 1-hour program in the ballroom including traditional German Christmas music, […]
Reserve your spot for the Christmas edition of Stammtisch lunch. Savor a traditional menu of Sauerbraten, potato dumplings, red cabbage, and German-style green beans. Dessert is Jägertorte, a hazelnut-cranberry tart. For this special Christmas lunch, we offer two options:
Pick up curbside at 11:30 a.m.
Dine at the GAI at 12:15 p.m.
There will be a short Christmas program with readings and songs for those eating at the GAI.
Reservations are required—please call the office at 651-222-7027 or email office@gaimn.org by 3 p.m. on the Friday before Stammtisch to reserve your meal. $15 includes meal and dessert.
Feed your Pork & Kraut cravings with our annual dinner, again available for curbside pick up. Prepared in-Haus, your meal will include a smoked pork chop, Helga’s secret recipe sauerkraut, sweet and sour green beans, boiled potatoes, Apfelstreuselkuchen, and a can of Warsteiner beer!
Deutsche Tage (German Days) is back! One of the Germanic-American Institute’s (GAI) longest standing traditions and the oldest ethnic festival in St. Paul.