Your Guide for Oktoberfests and German Festivals Across Various States.
For over 200 years, there have been annual celebrations that have begun with the wedding of Kronprinz Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in Munich in 1810.
What started with horse races and other festivities has become various types of festivals that usually involve German food, music, plenty of beer and vendors that sell things like lederhosen, German hats, boot-shaped glasses and more.
These Oktoberfests typically run from August through October and are not only found in Germany, but in all sorts of German and beer-loving communities across the world.
This guide is for those looking for those festivals in the states covered by Festival Guide and Reviews. If you are looking for Oktoberfests in Ohio, you can visit https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-oktoberfests/
Please keep in mind that this is work-in-process guide and not all listings are confirmed.
There are also many other Oktoberfests out there. Therefore, if you know of other German festivals not listed in the August-October period, please let me know and I will add them.
Danke.
2023 Oktoberfest and German Festival Guide
ALABAMA
9/14-9/17 – Redstone Arsenal Oktoberfest – Huntsville
9/16 – Yellowhammer Brewing Oktoberfest – Huntsville
9/23 – Oktoberfest at the Birmingham Zoo – Birmingham
9/23 – Alexander City Oktoberfest – Alexander City
9/23 – Auburn Oktoberfest – Auburn
9/28-9/30 – Cullman Oktoberfest – Cullman
10/6-10/7 – St. Florian Oktoberfest – St. Florian
10/7 – OWA Oktoberfest – Foley
10/7 – Moody Oktoberfest – Moody
10/20-10/22 – Fort Benning Oktoberfest – Fort Mitchell
10/28 – The German Sausage Festival – Elberta
DELAWARE
9/15-9/17 – Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest – Newark
9/29 – Oktoberfest at Revelation Craft Brewing Company – Rehoboth Beach
9/30 – Millville Oktoberfest – Millville
9/30 – Oktoberfest at Blue Earl Brewing – Smyrna
FLORIDA
9/15-9/17 – Wicked Barley’s Oktoberfest – Jacksonville
9/23 – Deviant Wolfe Oktoberfest – Sanford
9/23 – German American Society Oktoberfest I – Hollywood
9/28-9/30 – City of Oviedo Oktoberfest – Oviedo
9/29-9/30 – Traditional German American Friendship Society of Pinellas Oktoberfest I – Pinellas Park
9/29-9/30 – Oktoberfest at Bluewater Bay – Niceville
9/29-10/1 – Millennial Brewing Co. Oktoberfest – Fort Myers
9/29-10/1 – Wynwood’s Octoberfest – Miami
9/30 – World Equestrian Center Oktoberfest I – Ocala
9/30 – Lead Foot City’s Oktoberfest – Brooksville
9/30 – St. Rose of Lima Oktoberfest – Milton
10/6-10/7 – Traditional German American Friendship Society of Pinellas Oktoberfest II – Pinellas Park
10/6-10/7 – Beaches Oktoberfest – Jacksonville Beach
10/6-10/8* – St. Peter Catholic Church Oktoberfest and Fall Festival – DeLand – UNCONFIRMED
10/7 – German American Society Oktoberfest II – Hollywood
10/7 – World Equestrian Center Oktoberfest II – Ocala
10/7 – Orlando’s Original Oktoberfest I – Casselberry
10/7 – DeFuniak Springs Oktoberfest – Defuniak Springs
10/8 – Flora-Bama Oktoberfest – Perdido Key
10/12-10/15 – Oktoberfest at Fort Myers Brewing Company – Fort Myers
10/13-10/14 – Avalon Park Oktoberfest – Orlando
10/13-10/14 – Celtoberfest at Motorworks Brewing – Bradenton
10/13-10/15 – Oktoberfest I – Lake Worth
10/13-10/15 – Oktoberfest Miami I – Miami
10/13-10/15 – Oktoberfest Tampa – Tampa
10/13-10/15 – Panama City Beach Oktoberfest – Panama City Beach
10/14 – Oktoberfest Indian Rocks Beach – Indian Rocks Beach
10/14 – 3 Daughters Brewing Oktoberfest at Albert Whitted Park – St. Petersburg
10/20-10/21 – Celebration Oktoberfest – Celebration
10/20-10/22 – Oktoberfest II – Lake Worth
10/20-10/22 – Upper Tampa Bay Oktoberfest – Tampa
10/20-10/22 – Oktoberfest Miami II – Miami
10/20-10/22 – Cape Coral Oktoberfest I – Cape Coral
10/21 – German American Society Oktoberfest III – Hollywood
GEORGIA
9/7-9/10 – Helen Oktoberfest I – Helen
9/9 – Atlanta Biertoberfest – Atlanta
9/14-9/17 – Helen Oktoberfest II – Helen
9/21-9/24 – Helen Oktoberfest III – Helen
9/23 – Oktoberfest at Ironshield Brewing – Lawrenceville
9/28-10/1 – Helen Oktoberfest IV – Helen
9/28-10/1 – Oktoberfest at Georgia Beer Company – Valdosta
9/30 – Oktoberfest at the Smithgall Art Center – Gainesville
10/2-10/8 – Helen Oktoberfest V – Helen
10/9-10/15 – Helen Oktoberfest VI – Helen
10/14-10/15 – Chalktoberfest – Marietta
10/16-10/22 – Helen Oktoberfest VII – Helen
10/20-10/22 – Fort Moore Oktoberfest – Columbus
10/23-10/29 – Helen Oktoberfest VIII – Helen
ILLINOIS
9/8-9/9 – Itasca Oktoberfest – Itasca
9/8-9/10 – Chicago German-American Oktoberfest – Chicago
9/8-9/10 – Sturdy Shelter Brewing Oktoberfest – Batavia
9/8-9/10 – Destihl Brewery Oktoberfest Weekend – Normal
9/8-9/10 – Havana Oktoberfest – Havana
9/14-9/17 – Glendale Heights Oktoberfest I – Glendale Heights
9/15-9/16 – Elk Grove Oktoberfest – Elk Grove Village
9/15-9/16 – Belleville Oktoberfest – Belleville
9/15-9/16 – Downers Grove Oktoberfest – Downers Grove
9/15-9/16 – Berwyn’s Oktoberfest – Berwyn
9/15-9/17 – Tinley Park Oktoberfest – Tinley Park
9/15-9/17 – Palatine Oktoberfest – Palatine
9/15-9/17 – Goebbert’s Farm Oktoberfest – Pingree Grove
9/15-9/17 – German American Central Society Peoria Oktoberfest – Peoria
9/16 – Le Roy Octoberfest – Le Roy
9/16 – Oktoberfest at the Zoo – Chicago
9/16 – Buzz Bomb Oktoberfest – Springfield
9/16 – Oktoberfest at Penrose Brewing Company – Geneva
9/16 – Jacksonville Rotary Oktoberfest – Jacksonville
9/17 – Oksoberfest at the Lincoln Park Zoo – Chicago
9/18-9/24 – Glendale Heights Oktoberfest II – Glendale Heights
9/21-9/24 – Manteno Oktoberfest – Manteno
9/22-9/23 – East Dundee Oktoberfest – East Dundee
9/22-9/23 – Mount Prospect Oktoberfest – Mount Prospect
9/22-9/24 – Oktoberfest Chicago at St. Alphonsus – Chicago
9/23 – American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest I – Lake Villa
9/23 – Medici Oktoberfest – Normal
9/29-9/30 – Bartlett Oktoberfest – Bartlett
9/29-10/1 – St. Benedict’s Oktoberfest – Chicago
9/29-10/1 – Buffalo Creek Brewing Oktoberfest – Long Grove
9/30 – Teutopolis Civic Club Oktoberfest – Teutopolis
9/30 – Galena Oktoberfest – Galena
9/30 – Quincy Oktoberfest – Quincy
9/30 – German Society of Rockford Oktoberfest – Loves Park
9/30 – American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest II – Lake Villa
9/30 – C-U Oktoberfest – Champaign
9/30 – St. Clare Oktoberfest – O’Fallon
10/4-10/8 – Greenup Oktoberfest – Greenup
10/6-10/7 – Naper Settlement Oktoberfest – Naperville
10/6-10/8 – St. Joseph Oktoberfest – Lockport
10/6-10/8 – St. Mary’s Oktoberfest – Alton
10/7 – Oktoberfest – Lynwood
10/7 – The Abbey on Broad Oktoberfest – Hillsboro
10/7 – American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest III – Lake Villa
10/7 – Octoberfest in Meineke Park – Schaumburg
10/7-10/8* – Oktoberfestiversary – Chicago – UNCONFIRMED
10/8 – Maeystown Oktoberfest – Maeystown
10/14 – Oktoberfest Quad Cities – Rock Island
INDIANA
9/1-9/4 – Michigan City Oktoberfest – Michigan City
9/9 – St. Boniface GermanFest – Lafayette
9/16 – New Palestine Oktoberfest – New Palestine
9/22-9/24 – St. John Oktoberfest – St. John
9/23 – “Lagers in Lawrence” Oktoberfest – Indianapolis
9/23 – HMP Oktoberfest – Indianapolis
9/29-9/30 – Bremen Oktoberfest – Bremen
9/29-9/30 – The Holy Name Oktoberfest – Beech Grove
9/30 – OktoberFest at Fair Oaks Farms – Fair Oaks
10/5-10/7 – Seymour Oktoberfest – Seymour
10/6-10/7 – Crown Point Oktoberfest – Crown Point
10/6-10/8 – Griffith Oktoberfest – Griffith
10/7 – Munich to Muncie Oktoberfest – Muncie
10/7 – GermanFest – Indianapolis
10/7 – Crawfordsville Oktoberfest – Crawfordsville
10/7 – Immaculate Heart of Mary Oktoberfest – Indianapolis
10/13-10/15* – Rosenvolk German Medieval Festival – Ferdinand – UNCONFIRMED
KENTUCKY
9/8-9/9 – German American Club Oktoberfest – Louisville
9/8-9/10 – Covington Oktoberfest – Covington
9/15-9/17 – St. Timothy Oktoberfest – Union
9/22-9/23 – Christ the King Oktoberfest – Lexington
9/22-9/24 – Newport Oktoberfest – Newport
9/22-9/24 – St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival – Fort Wright – My Review
9/29-10/1 – Oktoberfest Harrodsburg – Harrodsburg
10/7 – Butchertown Oktoberfest – Louisville
10/7 – North Fork Oktoberfest – Hazard
10/7 – Spencer County Octoberfest – Taylorsville
10/14 – Octoberfest – Corbin
MARYLAND/DC
9/15-9/17 – Oktoberfest at the Wharf – Washington, DC
9/23 – Mount Airy Oktoberfest – Mount Airy
9/23* – The Great Oktoberfest – Washington, DC – UNCONFIRMED
9/24 – West Annapolis Oktoberfest – Annapolis
9/29-9/30 – Frederick’s Oktoberfest – Frederick
10/1 – Silver Spring Oktoberfest – Silver Spring
10/7 – Das Best Oktoberfest – Baltimore
10/7-10/8 – Rotary Oktoberfest of Carroll County – Westminster
10/8 – Gaithersburg Oktoberfest – Gaithersburg
10/13* – A Taste of Oktoberfest – Washington, DC – UNCONFIRMED
10/14 – Berlin Oktoberfest – Berlin
10/14 – Havre de Grace Oktoberfest – Havre de Grace
10/21-10/22 – Oktoberfest at Schifferstadt – Frederick
10/28 – Shore Craft Beer OCtoberfest – Ocean City
MICHIGAN
9/9 – Lake Orion Oktoberfest – Lake Orion
9/9-9/10 – Parktoberfest – Detroit
9/14-9/17 – Frankenmuth Oktoberfest – Frankenmuth
9/15-9/16 – Saline Oktoberfest – Saline
9/16 – Oktoberfest at Big Lake Brewing – Holland
9/22-9/23 – Traverse City Germanfest – Traverse City
9/22-9/24 – Bloomingdale Oktoberfest – Bloomingdale
9/23-9/24 – St. Joseph Oktoberfest – Detroit
9/29* – Route 23 Oktoberfest – Milan – UNCONFIRMED
9/29-9/30 – Oktoberfest Grand Rapids – Grand Rapids
9/29-9/30* – Old Town Oktoberfest – Lansing – UNCONFIRMED
9/29-9/30* – Carpathia Club’s Oktoberfest – Sterling Heights – UNCONFIRMED
9/30 – Ludington Octoberfest – Ludington
9/30 – Oktoberfest – Curtis
9/30 – Shorestoberfest – St. Clair Shores
9/30 – Iron Mountain Oktoberfest – Iron Mountain
10/7* – Indian River Oktoberfest – Indian River – UNCONFIRMED
10/14 – Community Pride Oktoberfest – Douglas
10/14 – Pentwater Oktoberfest Classic Car and Hot Rod Show – Pentwater
10/14 – DeutsheMarques Oktoberfest – Hickory Corners
MISSISSIPPI
10/13-10/14 – Cleveland Octoberfest – Cleveland
10/21 – Fertile Ground Beer Co. Oktoberfest – Jackson
NEW YORK
8/26 – Germanfest in Attica – Attica
9/2 – Buffalo German Fest – Cheektowaga
9/15-9/16 – Oktoberfest at Webster Fireman’s Field – Webster
9/16 – Lincoln Hill Farms Oktoberfest – Canandaigua
9/22-9/23 – No BS Brew Company Oktoberfest!! – Livonia
9/23 – Hamburg Oktoberfest – Hamburg
9/23 – Cape Vincent Oktoberfest – Cape Vincent
9/28-9/30 – Fairport Oktoberfest – Fairport
9/30 – Oktoberfest on Old Falls Street – Niagara Falls
10/7 – Oktoberfest at Treleaven Winery – King Ferry
NORTH CAROLINA
9/23 – Waterman’s Brewing Company Oktoberfest – Wilmington
9/30 – Oktoberfest at Lafayette Village – Raleigh
9/28* – Oktoberfest Under the Bridge at Waterline Brewing Co – Wilmington – UNCONFIRMED
10/7 – Asheville Oktoberfest – Asheville
10/7-10/8 – Oktoberfest at Sugar Mountain – Sugar Mountain
10/13-10/15 – Hickory Oktoberfest – Hickory
10/14 – Deep River Brewing Company Oktoberfest – Clayton
10/14-10/15 – Volksfest/October Fest at Freedom Farms – Jacksonville
10/21 – Das Best Oktoberfest – Charlotte
PENNSYLVANIA
9/2-9/3 – German Heritage Fest – Erie
9/3 – Germania Old Home Day – Galeton
9/9 – Bucks-Mont Oktoberfest – Warminster
9/15-9/16 – Boyertown Oktoberfest – Boyertown
9/15-9/16 – Wilkes-Barre Oktoberfest – Wilkes-Barre
9/15-9/17 – Lancaster Liederkranz Oktoberfest – Lancaster
9/15-9/17 – Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest – Canonsburg
9/16 – VOktoberfest – Pittsburgh
9/16 – Pottsville Oktoberfest – Pottsville
9/16 – South Street Oktoberfest – Philadelphia
9/16 – Saltsburg Oktoberfest – Saltsburg
9/16-9/17 – New Germany Festival of Arts and Crafts – Summerhill
9/22* – Tussey Mountain Oktoberfest – Boalsburg – UNCONFIRMED
9/22 – Tussey Mountain Oktoberfest – Boalsburg
9/22-9/24 – Cassville Oktoberfest – Cassville
9/22-9/24 – Marienville Oktoberfest – Marienville
9/23 – West Chester Oktoberfest – West Chester
9/27-10/1 – Reading Liederkranz Oktoberfest – Reading
9/30 – Downtown Indiana Oktoberfest – Indiana
9/30 – Dreamland Oktoberfest and Vintage German Auto Show – Quakertown
9/30 – Oktoberfest – New Castle
10/6-10/7 – Mifflinburg Oktoberfest – Mifflinburg
10/6-10/8 – Oktoberfest in Lehigh Valley I – Bethlehem
10/7* – Harrison Valley Oktoberfest – Harrison Valley – UNCONFIRMED
10/7 – Upper Main Line Rotary Oktoberfest – Paoli
10/7 – Ambler Oktoberfest – Ambler
10/7 – Ludlow Octoberfest – Ludlow
10/7* – Revolutionary Germantown Festival – Philadelphia – UNCONFIRMED
10/7 – Concordia Oktoberfest – Cabot
10/13-10/14 – 23rd Street Armory Oktoberfest – Philadelphia
10/13-10/15 – Oktoberfest in Lehigh Valley II – Bethlehem
10/22 – Octoberfest at Pearl S. Buck Estate – Perkasie
SOUTH CAROLINA
9/16 – Main Street Oktoberfest Jam – Fort Mill
10/6-10/7 – NOMA Square Oktoberfest – Greenville
10/7 – Newberry Oktoberfest – Newberry
10/7 – Oktoberfest! at Barefoot Landing – North Myrtle Beach
10/14 – Sumter Oktoberfest – Sumter
10/14 – Oktoberfest Charleston – Charleston
10/14* – Old Town Oktoberfest – Rock Hill – UNCONFIRMED
10/20-10/22 – The Walhalla Oktoberfest – Walhalla
TENNESSEE
8/26 – First Lutheran’s GermanFest – Knoxville
9/9-9/10 – Germantown Festival – Germantown
9/30 – Oktoberfest at Oaklands Mansion – Murfreesboro
10/5-10/8 – Nashville Oktoberfest – Nashville
10/6-10/7* – Oktober Heritage Festival – Hohenwald – UNCONFIRMED
10/7 – Oktoberfest at Mountain Arts Community Center – Signal Mountain
10/14 – Oktoberfest at Collegedale Commons – Collegedale
10/14-10/15 – Chattanooga Oktoberfest – Chattanooga
10/20-10/21 – Crossville Oktoberfest – Crossville
10/21-10/22 – Lebanon Oktoberfest – Lebanon
VIRGINIA
9/15-9/17 – St. Benedict Oktoberfest – Richmond
9/16 – Adventure Brewing Company Oktoberfest – Fredericksburg
9/16 – Middleburg Oktoberfest – Middleburg
9/22-9/23 – Lovettsville Oktoberfest – Lovettsville
9/23* – Woodbridge Oktoberfest – Woodbridge – UNCONFIRMED
9/23 – Hardywood Oktoberfest I – Richmond
9/24* – Sedona Taphouse Oktoberfest – Midlothian – UNCONFIRMED
9/28* – Cova Brewing Company Oktoberfest – Norfolk – UNCONFIRMED
9/28-10/1 – Fort Belvoir Oktoberfest – Fort Belvoir
9/29 – Old Town Winchester Oktoberfest – Winchester
9/30 – Hardywood Oktoberfest II – Richmond
9/30 – OktoberForest Fest – Chincoteague
10/7 – Martinsville Uptown Oktoberfest – Martinsville
10/7 – Vienna Oktoberfest – Vienna
10/20-10/21 – Richmond Oktoberfest – Richmond
10/21 – Bloktoberfest – Roanoke
WEST VIRGINIA
9/17 – Bavarian Inn Oktoberfest! – Shepherdstown
9/30 – OktoberWest – Charleston
9/30 – Oktoberfest in the Park – Bluefield
10/7* – Oktoberfest at Montwell Commons – Lewisburg – UNCONFIRMED
WISCONSIN
8/24-8/27 – West Bend GERMANfest – West Bend
9/2-9/3 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest I – Glendale
9/7-9/10 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest II – Glendale
9/8-9/9 – Kohler Falls Oktoberfest – Sheboygan Falls
9/9 – Old Settlers Oktoberfest – Paddock Lake
9/14-9/17 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest III – Glendale
9/15-9/16 – Oktoberfest at Elm Grove Village Park – Elm Grove
9/15-9/16 – Chippewa Falls Oktoberfest – Chippewa Falls
9/15-9/17 – Waupun Volksfest German Ethnic Festival – Waupun
9/15-9/17 – Oktoberfest at The Biergarten Kenosha – Kenosha
9/16 – Oktoberfest Three Lakes – Three Lakes
9/16 – Essen Haus Oktoberfest – Madison
9/16 – Ein Kleines Oktoberfest – Grafton
9/21-9/24 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest IV – Glendale
9/21-9/24 – New Glarus Oktoberfest – New Glarus
9/22 – Waupaca Rocktoberfest – Waupaca
9/22-9/23 – Waukesha Oktoberfest – Waukesha
9/22-9/23 – Greendale Hay Days and Oktoberfest – Greendale
9/22-9/23 – Oktoberfest at The Schwabenhof – Menomonee Falls
9/23 – Downtown Beloit Oktoberfest – Beloit
9/23 – Baraboo Oktoberfest – Baraboo
9/23 – Land O’ Lakes Oktoberfest – Land O’ Lakes
9/23-9/24 – Germantown Hunsrucker Oktoberfest – Germantown
9/28-9/30 – La Crosse Oktoberfest USA – La Crosse
9/28-10/1 – Oktoberfest of Greater Racine – Franksville
9/28-10/1 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest V – Glendale
9/30 – Brooktoberfest – Brookfield
9/30 – Hugel Haus Oktoberfest – Ellison Bay
9/30 – Appleton Oktoberfest – Appleton
9/30 – Chateau St. Croix Winery Oktoberfest I – St. Croix Falls
10/5-10/7 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest VI – Glendale
10/6-10/8 – Milwaukee Oktoberfest – Milwaukee
10/6-10/8 – Lake Geneva Oktoberfest – Lake Geneva
10/7 – Octoberfest – Shawano
10/7 – Dallas Oktoberfest – Dallas
10/7* – Black River Area Oktoberfest – Black River Falls – UNCONFIRMED
10/7-10/8 – Cedarburg Oktoberfest – Cedarburg
10/13-10/15 – Our Lady of Lourdes Milwaukee Oktoberfest – Milwaukee
10/14 – Crooked Lake Oktoberfest – Crooked Lake
10/14 – Old Falls Village Oktoberfest – Menomonee Falls
10/14* – Hillsboro Oktoberfest – Hillsboro – UNCONFIRMED
10/14 – Omro Oktoberfest – Omro
10/14* – Oktoberfest at Heidel House – Green Lake – UNCONFIRMED
10/14 – Chateau St. Croix Winery Oktoberfest II – St. Croix Falls
10/18-10/21 – Prairie du Chien Oktoberfest – Prairie du Chien
10/21 – Elkhorn Oktoberfest – Elkhorn
10/21 – Delavan Oktoberfest – Delavan