Every year we close DrumART HQ for a few weeks from mid-September to early-October to attend the greatest party in the world: Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. 2026 marks our 9th year (would be 11th were it not for the two COVID cancellations) and it is something we can't more highly recommend everyone do at least once in your lifetime.
That said, DrumART production will be CLOSED from Wednesday, September 30 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026. We WILL be accepting orders during this time and they will be processed on a first-in/first-out basis when we return starting on October 14. Turnaround time once we reopen will depend on the number of orders received while we were away but we expect to be completely caught up with all orders placed during the closure by late-October.
While we are away, we will only sporadically be:
- Monitoring e-mail
- Returning phone calls
- Really doing much of anything having to do with DrumART HQ until early-October.
That's why it's called a "vacation." ;-)
In the meantime, please see our online Help System for answers to many of the most frequently asked questions we receive.
We have placed large orders with Remo, Aquarian, Evans, Gibraltar and Big Bang Distribution which are scheduled to arrive while we are closed. These will help with inventory issues and should carry us through the busy holiday season. The website inventory will be adjusted accordingly when we return.
Friends and clients of DrumART know that travel is hugely important to us so we often share what we're up to on the website while we're away. This year's Oktoberfest trip has us visiting not only Munich but also Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, Salzburg and Innsbruck in Austria and our dear friends and the family of one of the foreign exchange students in the South of France. Rather than updating our cool new ShopShots image gallery with drumheads from the week, we'll update it with photos from the trip. So, be sure to keep an eye out there to see what we're up to!
In the meantime, we appreciate your patience and support and look forward to working with you upon our return.
Prost!
DrumART will be closed for vacation from Wednesday, September 30 through Tuesday, ...
