Previous Shows and Past Performances


Das Ist Lustig had their Debut as a duo at the 2007 Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas, where they yodelled, rang bells, taught the Seven Step Polka, the Blacksmith dance and had groups of people playing in the Austrian cowbell choir.  Since that first show, they have entertained all over Texas, and in many other places including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Austria, Germany, and The Netherlands.


They've entertained for the following over the past 15 years:    


Festivals:
Addison's Oktoberfest in Addison, TX 2008 - 2010, 2012 - 2019, 2021 - 2023
Angel Of Joy Lutheran Church Oktoberfest in Lufkin, 2013
Arts In The Park, The Woodlands, 2013
Bellville Christkindlmarkt in Bellville, TX 2012
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Houston, TX Oktoberfest 2012
Bier Garten Riverwalk Oktoberfest, San Antonio, TX 2016, 2017
Brenham's Maifest in Brenham, TX 2008 - 2011, 2018, 2023
Choctaw Oktoberfest in Choctaw, OK 2011 -2018 (now closed)
Christ Lutheran German Sausage Dinner in Pattison, TX 2008 - 2014
City Club at River Ranch in Lafayette, LA 2021, 2023
Clyde Oktoberfest in Clyde, TX 2022, 2023
Deutsches Haus Maifest / Volksfest, New Orleans, LA 2012 - 2013, 2022
Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest, New Orleans, LA 2013 - 2016, 2018 - 2019
Dorpsproeverei (wine tasting), Wahlwiller, Limburg, Netherlands 2019
Faith Lutheran Church Oktoberfest in Huntsville, TX 2013, 2014
Fassler Hall / Midtown Oktoberfest, Oklahoma City, OK 2018
Fort Hood Oktoberfest 2012, 2017
Fort Worth Oktoberfest 2015 - 2019, 2021 - 2023
Fredericksburg Oktoberfest 2016
Galveston Oktoberfest in Galveston, TX 2011 - 2019, 2023
Germanfest at German American Society Tulsa, OK 2015 - 2019, online concert 2020
German Fest at St Benedict Catholic School, Elberta, AL 2019
Hans Bier Haus Oktoberfest, Houston, TX 2008 - 2010
HEB at Harper's Trace Oktoberfest, Conroe, TX 2023
Houston Astros Oktoberfest Pre-game party 2011 - 2012
Kansas City Bier Co Oktoberfest, Kansas City, MO 2019, 2022, 2023
Kemah Oktoberfest, Kemah, TX October 2015
Kinderfest, New Braunfels, TX  February 2024
King's Biergarten Beerfest, Pearland, TX 2013 - 2016
King's Biergarten Oktoberfest Kick Off, Pearland, TX 2013 - 2016
Krause's Cafe Oktoberfest, New Braunfels, TX 2017
Manor Haus / Houstonian Club Oktoberfest, Houston, TX, 2021, 2022
Memorial City Gateway Square Oktoberfest, Houston, Texas 2015, 2017
Muenster Germanfest in Muenster, TX 2008 - 2019, 2021 - 2023
No Label Brewery Oktoberfest in Katy, Texas 2012 - 2013
Oktoberfest Live! at Texas Live!, Arlington, TX 2018
Our Savior Lutheran Church Lutherfest in Houston, TX 2015 -2019, 2021 - 2023
Paris Oktoberfest in Paris, Texas 2017 (now closed)
Robert's Cove Germanfest in Robert's Cove, LA 2009 - 2013
Roughtail Brewing Oktoberfest in Oklahoma City, OK 2021
Round Top Oktoberfest in Round Top Texas 2012
Saint Arnold Brewery Oktoberfest in Houston, TX; 2011, 2013, 2018, 2021 - 2023
Saint Arnold Brewery St Paddy's Day Celebration in Houston, TX; 2023. 2024
Shiner Catholic Church Spring Picnic, Shiner, TX;  2022, 2023
Square One First Friday Events "Oktoberfest" theme, Bryan, TX 2016 - 2018
St Johns Lutheran Germanfest in Deanville, TX 2012 - 2018
Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas 2007, 2008, 2017
Texas Renaissance Festival in the Arborhaus Biergarten 2009 - 2012
The Sauer Kraut Grill, parties, Maifest, Oktoberfest, Richmond, TX 2020 - 2023
Tomball German Heritage Festival in Tomball, TX 2008 - 2019, 2021 - 2023
    Tomball German Heritage Festival online concert 2020
Tomball German Christmas Market in Tomball, TX 2007 - 2019, 2021 - 2023
    Tomball German Christmas Market online concert 2020
Tomball Night 2007 - 2008, 2010 - 2012
Tulsa Oktoberfest, Oklahoma, 2017 - 2019, 2021- 2023
Walburg Fest in Walburg, TX 2019 - 2023
Westfest in West, TX 2008 - 2010
Woodlands Oktoberfest by Woodlands Rotary 2009 - 2011 (now closed)
Wunderlich Farms Old Fashioned German Christmas in Klein, TX 2013
Wurstfest in New Braunfels, TX 2007-2008, 2012-2019, 2021-2023

Concerts:  
Bernhardt Winery in Plantersville, TX (Fall Concert Series) Oktoberfest 2011 - 2012
Boerne Village Band 160 + 2 anniversary Abendkonzerte, 2022
City of Telgte, sister city with Tomball party, Telgte, Germany, 2018
Eagle's Trace Oktoberfest / Heimat Abend, Houston, TX 2023
Friendswood UMC German theme dinner and concert, Friendswood, TX 2014, 2019
Friendswood UMC FORP luncheon and concert, Friendswood, TX 2015
Fort Bend Museum: Sunset Music Series, Richmond, TX 2020
Galveston Country Club Ladies Luncheon *Oktoberfest*, Galveston, TX 2021
Hallet Oak Gallery ChristkindlMarkt, Halletsville, TX 2015 - 2019
HAPI Studio, various parties, Pasadena, TX 2010 - 2013 (now closed)
Heritage Grand 55+ Augtoberfest, Katy, TX 2021
Houston Saengerbund Christmas Choir Concert (Ross solo Alphorn) 2018, 2019
Lustig Tours Holiday Culture Evening in Unterkirchbach, Vienna Woods, Austria 2019
The Heidelberg Bierhimmel Konzerthalle, Helen, GA 2019
The Table at Madeley, Conroe, TX 2023
The White Horse Saloon, Burton, TX 2021 - 2024

Corporate Public Events: 
Houston Museum of Natural Science "World Trekkers Germany", Houston, TX 2018
Houston Grand Opera "My Favorite Things" Pre-show in the club, Houston, TX 2021
Kleinfest in Klein, ISD, Houston, TX 2011 - 2014, 2016 - 2019
Lufthansa A380 Inaugural arrival in Houston, TX party August 2012
Mollie B Polka Party Taping in Ennis, TX 2012, 2013, 2016
Schulenburg Art and Wine Walk in Schulenburg, TX 2010 - 2011
Sengelmann Hall Oktoberfest Dance in Schulenburg, TX 2012
Texas Polka News 30th Anniversary Bash in Schulenburg, TX 2018
United Airlines Inaugural flight Houston to Munich 2014
VW Of The Woodlands Grand Opening Party 2013

Television / Youtube spots:
Cooking with Cleverley (at Rudi Lechner's) 2014
Great Day Houston (Houston's channel 11) 2010
Lufthansa "Show us your yodel, Houston"  youtube Commercial July 2012 
Mollie B Polka Party on RFD TV 2012, 2013, 2016
Online shows throughout 2020
Sports Off Center (as house band, Houston's channel 55) 2008 - 2009

Private Events:
Anniversaries  2007 - 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Backyard Oktoberfests  2018 - 2022
Bay Oaks Country Club Bier Tasting  2023
Birthday parties  2009 - 2023
Celebration of life 2019, 2020, 2022
Christmas parties  2008 - 2014, 2018
Engagement Party, Brazoria, TX April 2019
Family reunions  2007 - 2018, 2020
Halfway to Oktoberfest (Camp for All Auction Item) Burton, TX; 2023, 2024
Memorial / Funeral services (Ross solo) 2009, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023
Oktoberfest at Vick Pavilion, Bryan, TX 2021- 2023
OkTeyaFest, Houston, TX 2022
Private Concerts for home-bound patients  2021, 2023
Retirement parties 2010 - 2013, 2020
"Vaccinated" backyard Soiree's 2021
Wedding rehearsal dinner 2018
Wedding ceremonies (Ross solo) 2011, 2019

Movie:
The Mule (appearing as polka dancers with Mollie B and Squeezebox in the VFW grand re-opening scene) 2018

Das ist Lustig's very first promotional photo, taken in Ross' backyard in April 2007. Photo by Wim W


Corporate Events:
American Airlines Oktoberfest Lunch, AA Headquarters, Fort Worth, Texas 2018
Apache Casino VIP customer appreciation Oktoberfest party, Lawton, OK  2015, 2016
Bit Holdings 46 INC Tenant Christmas Party (Valina and Ed), The Woodlands, TX 2019
Del Webb Men's Club Oktoberfest party, Richmond, TX  2016
Faith Lutheran Church Polka Service (Oktoberfest ) 2014
Greater Houston ASNT International Conference Oktoberfest party, 2018
HISD Oktoberfest party, Houston, TX, 2022
HPE (Hewlett Packard) Oktoberfest Party, Spring, TX 2022
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cookoff; TAM Cookers Founders Brunch, Feb 2015
Holland Club Wine and Cheese Party, Houston, TX Jan / Feb 2009 - 2017, 2019
Houston Grand Opera Cast Party for Das Rheingold, Houston, TX April 2014
Houston Grand Opera Cast Party for Die Walkure, Houston, TX April 2015
Katy Center for Oral & Facial Surgery Oktoberfest party, Katy, TX 2018
Kings Biergarten Breakfast with St Nickolas, Pearland, TX 2015 - 2018
Krewe of Andalusia Mardi Gras Ball and Coronation, New Iberia, LA Jan 2015 
Marek Brothers Systems Oktoberfest, Houston, TX 2022
National Night Out Neighborhood Oktoberfest, Houston, TX 2018
Oktoberfest Party, Beaumont, TX, Oct 2017, 2019, 2022
OTC Reception / Dutch National Day celebration in Houston with Netherlands Consul, Houston, TX April 2012, 2013
Rack Space Oktoberfest Lunch, New Braunfels, TX 2017
Schlumberger Hospitality Room, Energy Convention, San Antonio, TX  Sept 2022
Sixt booth at GBTA 2023, Happy Hour entertainment, Dallas, TX Aug 2023
Siemens Warehouse opening, Houston, TX  April 2015
Solugen Company Oktoberfest Party, Houston, TX 2021
Sugar Creek Baptist Church Staff Christmas Party, Sugar Land, TX  Dec 2018
Sundance Grill II 10th anniversary and Oktoberfest Party, Kemah, TX 2015
Tomball Chamber of Commerce First Friday Luncheon, Tomball, TX 2021
Triten Properties in Westchase Oktoberfest Lunch, Houston, TX 2018
VA Hostpital Spinal Cord unit nurses, DRs, volunteers luncheon in Houston, TX Oktoberfest 2012 - 2018
Walden On Lake Houston Ladies' Club Luncheon, TX 2017
Wedding Reception, Spring, TX 2017
Wedding Rehearsal dinner, Oklahoma City, OK 2018
Westside Tennis and Fitness Oktoberfest Party, Houston, TX October 2015
Wilchester Elementary Oktoberfest Party and Fund Raiser, Houston TX 2015

Lustig Tours Holiday:
Germany tour (partnership with Alpenfest Tours) Sept 2011
Europe trips July 2016, June 2017, April 2018, June 2019
US Road Trip July 2022

 

Restaurants / Bars / Breweries / Food Truck Parks / Grocery Stores, German Stores:
Altstadt Brewery , Fredericksburg, TX 2023
Bavarian Bierhaus in Nashville, TN 2018 - 2019
Bavarian Brauhaus in Bryan, Texas 2012 - 2017, 2020 - 2021
Bavarian Grill in Plano, TX 2016
Bend General Store in Bend, TX *Oktoberfest* 2020
Faust Brewing Company, New Braunfels, TX; 2023
FRESH By Brookshire's Oktoberfest, Tyler, TX 2019, 2021
FRESH By Brookshire's Oktoberfest, Fate, TX 2022
HEB, Conroe, TX 2023
Grapevine On Main in Chappell Hill 2022, 2023
Henk's European Deli (Ross only) 2013, (Ross, Valina and Matt T) 2017
Hollerbach's Willow Tree Cafe, Sanford, FL 2019, 2022, 2023
KC Bier Company, Kansas City, MO  Sept 2020
Kolache Shoppe 50th Anniversary Celebration, Houston, TX 2020
Krause's Cafe in New Braunfels, TX; 2019 - 2022
Kuckuck's Nest in Fredericksburg, TX; 2020, 2021
Momma's at Sengelmann Hall (downstairs), Schulenburg, TX; 2011, 2018, 2021 - 2024
Nathan's BBQ, Brenham, TX; 2021, 2023
Old Stein Inn, Edgewater, MD June 2012
Ole Moulton Bank in Moulton, Texas 2009
Pecan Grove Store in Fredericksburg, Texas 2020
Royal Bavaria Restaurant and Biergarten in Moore, OK 2021, 2022
Rudi Lechner's Restaurant in Houston, Texas 2012 - 2022
Siegi's Sausage Factory and Restaurant in Tulsa, OK 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
Twin Peaks, Webster, TX *Oktoberfest*  2014
Union Kitchen, Katy, TX *Oktoberfest* 2021, 2023
Union Kitchen, Kingwood, TX *Oktoberfest* 2022, 2023

 

Closed or no longer offering live music:
Bar Munich in Houston, TX 2011 - 2013 (closed)
Charivari Specialty Restaurant in Houston, TX Oktoberfest dinner 2011 - 2012 (closed)
Fire Ant Brew Pub in Tomball, TX 2019, 2020 (still open; no live music)
Friesenhaus Restaurant in New Braunfels 2007 - 2017  (closed)
Hofbrau Beer Garden, Panama City Beach, FL May 2011 (closed)
King's Biergarten in Pearland, TX 2011 - 2018 (location closed)
The Sauer Kraut Grill in Richmond, TX 2020 - 2023 (closed)
Scotty and Friend's Restaurant in Round Top, TX 2010 - 2013  (closed)
The Dutchman Social Club in Houston, TX *Oktoberfest* 2007 - 2008  (closed)
Turek's Tavern in Choctaw, OK 2016 (closed)

Schools / Libraries:
Danville Middle School Band in New Braunfels, TX
Deutsche Samstag with Houston area high school German clubs 2010-2011
Faith Lutheran School Huntsville (Oktoberfest day) 2014
Houstonfest (high school German contest day) 2010 - 2020, 2023, 2024
Lonestar College in Tomball, TX Oktoberfest 2012 - 2014
Lonestar College in Kingwood, TX Oktoberfest 2015 - 2016, 2023
Primary Literacy Academy in The Woodlands, TX, Music Week 2023
Regis School of the Sacred Heart, International Day, Houston, TX 2022
Schulenburg Public Library Summer Reading Program, Schulenburg, TX July 2022
Schulenburg Public Library Christmas Open House, Schulenburg, TX Dec 2022
Sherwood Forest Montessori in Houston, TX (German day) 2018, (Family Europe Tour day) 2019, 2023
Sugar Land Baptist Church Pre-school German Christmas, Sugar Land, TX 2018
Sugar Land Middle School IFest, Sugar Land, TX; 2023, 2024
Texas A&M Aggie Leaders Of Tomorrow Highlight Germany and Turkey, March 2019
Tomball Sister City Oktoberfest for German Exchange students and alumni  2010 - 2011
University of Houston main campus Moody Dining Oktoberfest 2023
University of Houston Clear Lake Campus Dining Oktoberfest 2023
Wurstfest Student Day 2013 - 2015, 2017  

Retirement Communities / Nurse Care Facilities:    
Atria Cinco Ranch German wine tasting in Katy, TX 2017
Atria Cinco Ranch Oktoberfest party in Katy, TX 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
Atria Sugar Land Oktoberfest party, TX 2021
Autumn Leaves of The Woodlands (Ross only), 2013
Brazos Towers at Bayou Manor Oktoberfest Dance in Houston, TX 2016
Brookdale Clear Lake Oktoberfest party in Webster, TX 2021
Brookdale Willowbrook Oktoberfest party in Houston, TX 2014
Carriage Inn Lake Jackson, TX Community Dance  October 2016
Eagle's Trace Oktoberfest Party in Houston, 2013
Heritage Tomball retirement community Oktoberfest 2011- 2012
Holly Hall Retirement Community, Houston, 2013, 2014
Legend Oaks Homes in Houston, Cypress and Spring TX Oktoberfest 2012
Oasis Lifestyles (now Hampton Meadows Place in Stafford, Texas) retirement community Christmas brunch 2007 - 2012
Parkway Place in Houston, TX Oktoberfest party 2016 - 2019, 2021 (Online concert 2020), 2023
Private concert for Swan Songs organization July 2015, May 2022
Southern Knights retirement community in Tomball, TX Oktoberfest dinner 2010 - 2015
The Buckingham in Houston, TX Oktoberfest party 2012 - 2015. 2021
The Conservatory at Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, TX Oktoberfest party 2022
The Crossings in League City, TX  Oktoberfest lunch 2016, 2017
Treemont, Houston, TX 2016 (Ross and Lynlee), 2017, 2018
Village Of Meyerland in Houston, Oktoberfest party, 2017
Village At Sugar Land, Valentine's party, 2024
Village Of Southampton in Houston, Oktoberfest party, 2020
Village Of Tanglewood in Houston, Oktoberfest party TX 2016, 2021, 2022
Village On The Park in Friendswood, Oktoberfest party TX 2013 - 2023
Village Of Gleanloch Farms in Spring, TX Oktoberfest party 2012, 2014
Wood Glen Court, Spring, TX Christmas Party 2016
Wood Glen Court, Spring, TX WinterWunderland Party Jan 2018

February 2022, Photo by Eric Morse of the Sauer Kraut Grill