, German American Festival and Event Page for September
Take a look at our list!
September is Oktoberfest Season! You’ll find plenty of Oktoberfests across the country, but also a Swiss Festival, and maybe a concert or lecture.
See the whole year HERE
Do you know of any Events or German Festival that’s not on the list? Maybe a concert or lecture? Perhaps an online zoom talk, or a museum presentation. Send me an email at [email protected]…. it would be helpful if you could include a link to the event. I’ll post the information and pass it on for everyone to see.
Please check the Festival Website or Page for schedule changes before you go!
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September
Alabama
Little Rocktoberfest– Little Rock Sept 23, 2023
Cullman Oktoberfest– Sept. 23 & 28-30, 2023
Alaska
Alyeska Resort Oktoberfest– Sep 29-30, 2023
Arizona
Oktoberfest- Fountain Hills, AZ 2024! (even years only)
Sierra Vista Oktoberfest– Sierra Vista Sept. 15, 2023
Oktoberfest-Lumberjack Games– Heber Overgaard Sept 30- Oct 1, 2023
Arkansas
Little Rock Oktoberfest Sept. 23, 2023
California
Beda’s Oktoberfest Oktoberfest– San Luis Obispo, CA Sept 16, 2023
Phoenix Club Anaheim Oktoberfest– Anaheim, CA For 2023, the Phoenix Club will celebrate with the Elks Club of Garden Grove Oct. 20-22. More information HERE
Oktoberfest Midtown– Sacramento, CA Sept 30
Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest– Big Bear CA September 2023 (Saturdays & Sundays): Sept. 9–10; 16–17; 23–24; 30
October 2023 (Friday – Sunday): Oct. 1; 6-8; 13–15; 20–22; 27–29
November 2023 (Saturday): Nov. 4 (Closing Saturday – Encore)
Old World Oktoberfest-Huntington Beach JOIN US IN 2023 SEPT. 17 thru NOV. 5 Every Wednesday thru Sunday!
Lake Arrowhead Oktoberfest, Lake Arrowhead Every Saturday & Sunday September 16th – October 29th, 2023
Mammoth Oktoberfest- Mammoth Lakes Village 17-18,2023
Pure Grain Bakery Oktoberfest, Downtown Vacaville– Vacaville Sept 23, 2023
Oktoberfest-Visalia Sept 21, 2023
San Diego Oktoberfest– El Cajon Sept. 29, 30, October 1 , October 6, 7, and 8, 2023
La Mesa Oktoberfest- Sept 29- Oct 1, 2023
Speisekammer Oktoberfest– Alameda Sept 24, Oct 1 & 8 2023
German American Club Santa Monica Oktoberfest– Sept. 15, 2023
Long Beach Oktoberfest Fri, Sat, Sun September 29- Oct 22, 2023
Red Lion Tavern Oktoberfest– Los Angeles Sept. 15- Oct 31, 2023
Enegren Brewing Company Oktoberfest- Moorpark Sept. 30 – Oct 1, 2023
Encinitas Oktoberfest- Sept 23, 2023
CBCA Clayton Oktoberfest, Sept. 30- oct 1 2023
Oktoberfest Visalia– Sept 21, 2023
Colorado
Denver Oktoberfest- Sept. 22-24 & Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023
Parker Oktoberfest- Parker CO TBD 2023
Colorado Springs Oktoberfest– Colorado Springs, CO Sep 29- Oct 1, 2023
Breckenridge Oktoberfest- Breckenridge, CA Sept 15-17, 2023
Montrose Oktoberfest– Sept 30, 2023
Vail Oktoberfest– Lionheads Village Sept 8-10, 2023
Vail Oktoberfest– Vail Village Sept 15-17, 2023
Denver Kickers Oktoberfest– Sept. 15-17, 2023
Castle Rock Oktoberfest– Sept 16, 2023
Loveland Oktoberfest– Loveland, CO Sept 15-16, 2023
Royal Gorge Route Railroad Oktoberfest, Canon City- (aboard the 12:30 Lunch Train, 3:30 Afternoon Train and 6:30 p.m. Dinner Train) Sept 9- Oct 21, 2023
Downtown Greeley Oktobrewfest– Greeley CO, Sept 29-30, 2023
Left Hand Brewing Oktoberfest- Longmont, CO Sept 11, 2023
Steamboat Oktoberwest, Steamboat Springs Sept. 16, 2023
Steel City Oktoberfest at Pueblo Union Depot- Pueblo, Sept.15,2023
Connecticut
Meridan Turner Society Oktoberfest- North Haven Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023
Milford Oktoberfest – Milford Sept. 22 & 23rd, 2023
Oktoberfest in the Park- Stamford, Sept29- Oct 1, 2023
Corrington Oktoberfest Sept 30, 2023
Delaware
Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest– Newark, Sept 15-17, 2023
Florida
German American Society of Pinellas County Oktoberfest Pinellas Park FL September 29th- 30th, October 6th- 7th, 2023
German American Society Hollywood Oktoberfest, Hollywood Saturdays, September 23rd October 7th October 21st, 2023
Oktoberfest at Sandra’s Restaurant Punta Gorda– Sep.29, 2023
Georgia
Helen Oktoberfest– Helen GA Sept 7 – 10, Sept 14 – 17, Sept 21 – 24, Sept 28 – Oct 29, 2023
Atlanta Oktoberfest– Atlanta Sept. 30- Oct 2
Idaho
Oktoberfest Downtown Coeur d’Alene – Coeur d’Alene Sept 15-16, 2023
Oktoberfest Old Boise Sept. 23, 2023
Illinois
Peoria Germans Oktoberfest– Peoria IL Sept 15-17, 2023
Oktoberfest by German American Fest– Chicago, IL Sept 10,2023
Palatine Oktoberfest– Palatine, IL Sept 15-17, 2023
Platzkonzert Germanfest Hoffman Estates, IL Sept 8-10, 2023
Elk Grove Oktoberfest– Elk Grove Village Sept. 15-16, 2023
Manteno Oktoberfest– Sept 21-24, 2023
American Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest, Lake Villa Sept. 21, Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 2024
Oktoberfest at the Quarry– Crystal Lake Sept. 15-16, 2023
Jacksonville Rotary Club Oktoberfest-Jacksonville Sept. 16, 2023
Belleville Oktoberfest– Belleville Sept 15-16, 2023
Downer’s Grove Oktoberfest– Sept 15-16, 2023
Tinley Park Oktoberfest Sept 15-17, 2023
Chicago German-American Oktoberfest Sept 8-10, 2023
Steuben Parade Chicago Sept 9, 2023
St Als Oktoberfest- Chicago, Sept 22-24, 2023
Rotary Park Oktoberfest Princeton, Sept 30, 2023
Galena Oktoberfest- Sept. 30, 2023
Got Lederhosen?
Indiana
Oktoberfest at German Park Sept 5, 2024
Lagers in Lawrence Oktoberfest at Ft Benjamin Harrison- Lawrence Sept. 24, 2023
St John Oktoberfest Saint John Sept. 22-24, 2023
Osgood’s Bricktoberfest- Sept 16, 2023
Oktoberfest at German Park– Indianapolis IN Sept 7, 8, & 9 2023
Oktoberfest at the Liederkranz– Indianapolis, Sept 28, 2024
Michigan City Oktoberfest-Michigan City Sept 1-4, 2023
Iowa
Des Moines Oktoberfest – Sept 22-23, 2023
Downtown Waterloo Oktoberfest- Sept 29-30,2023
Dubuque Oktoberfest -Sept 17, 2023
Amana Colonies Oktoberfest- Amana Sept. 20- Oct 1, 2023
Marion Oktoberfest- Sept 16, 2023
German Fest – Guttenberg Sept 22-23, 2023
Northside Oktoberfest, Iowa City Sept 23, 2023
Iowa City Brewfest– Iowa City , Sept. 23, 2023
Manning Hausbarn Oktoberfest- Sept. 30, 2023
Kansas
Abilene Oktoberfest– Abaline, KS Sept 16, 2023
Oktoberfest Harrodsburg – Sept 29- Oct 1, 2023
Volga German Oktoberfest in Hays– Sept 29-30, 2023
Kentucky
Oktoberfest Friday German American Club– Louisville, KY Sept 8, 2023
Harrodsburg Oktoberfest-Harrodsburg, KY Sept 29- Oct 1, 2023
Newport Oktoberfest- Sept 22-24, 2023
Maine
Portland Maine Downtown Oktoberfest, Sept. 9 2023
Foundation Brewing Company Oktoberfest Portland, Sept 23, 2023
Maryland
Maienfels Biergarten Oktoberfest Baltimore, MD Sept 16, 2023
Frederick’s Oktoberfest, –Frederick Sept 29-30,2023
Rocktoberfest, Rockville Sept. 30, 2023
Massachusetts
BSV Oktoberfest, Walpole MA Sep. 9-10, 2023
Flying Dreams Brewing Oktoberfest Marlborough, Sept 23, 2023
Michigan
Carpathia Club Oktoberfest– Sterling Heights, MI Sept 30-Oct 1, 2023
Frankenmuth Oktoberfest– Frankenmuth MI Sept 14-17, 2023
Oktoberfest Grand Rapids- Sept. 29-30, 2023
Oktoberfest in Ludington, Ludington Sept 30, 2023
South Haven Oktoberfest, South Haven, Sept 28, 2024
Minnesota
Herman the German Fest New Ulm Sept 9, 2023
St Paul Oktoberfest- St Paul, Sept 8, 2023
Missouri
St Charles Oktoberfest- St Charles, MO Sept 22-24, 2023
German Cultural Society St Louis Oktoberfest– St Louis Sept. 8-10, 2023
Old Munichburg Oktoberfest, Jefferson City Sept. 30, 2023
Lee’s Summit Oktoberfest- Lee’s Summit Sept. 22-23, 2023
Montana
Norstktoberfest– Glendive, MT Sept 23-24, 2023
The Great Northwest Oktoberfest- Whitefish September 28–30, October 5–7, 2023
Nebraska
German American Society Oktoberfest- Omaha Sept. 15-16, 2023
Norfolk Oktoberfest– Sept.22- 23, 2023
Oktoberfest: Beer Corner USA, Omaha Sept. 22-24, 2023
Nevada
Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas Oktoberfest– Sept 8- Oct 31, 2023
New Jersey
Deutscher Tag– Clark NJ Sept 17, 2023
Schnitzel Supper- Trenton, NJ Sept 10, 2023
German American Society of Trenton Oktoberfest– Sept 23-24, 2023
Germania Park Oktoberfest, Rockaway Township Sept 16-17, 2023
Trenton Oktoberfest, Trenton- Sept 22- 24, 2023
Morey’s Piers Oktoberfest– Wildwood, Weekends Sept 15- Oct 8, 2023
Deutscher Club Oktoberfest – Clark NJ Sept. 30- Oct 1, 2023
Leonia Oktoberfest- Sept. 23, 2023
Our Lady of the Lake Oktoberfest and Kinderfest Verona Sept 29-30, 2023
Hackettstown Oktoberfest Sept 29, 2023
Cape May Oktoberfest– Sept. 30, 2023
St Mary’s Oktoberfest– Nutley Sept. 29
New Mexico
Ruidoso Oktoberfest- Sept 30, 2023
New York
Oktoberfest in Central Park- New York, NY Sept. 16, 2023
German-American Steuben Parade– New York, NY Sept. 16, 2023
Plattduetsche Park Wine Fest– Franklin Park NY Sept 10, 2023
Germania of Poughkeepsie Oktoberfest – Poughkeepsie, NY Sep 8-10, 2023
Hamburg Oktoberfest– Village of Hamburg, NY Sept 23, 2023
Cape Vincent Oktoberfest– Cape Vincent, NY Sept 23, 2023
Glenville Oktoberfest– Glenville, NY Sept 30, 2023
Oktoberfest in Hunter Mountain, Sept. 30 & Oct 1, Oct 7 & 8, Oct 14 & 15, 2023
Buffalo German Fest- Cheektowaga Town Park Sept. 1-2, 2023
Oktoberfest at Kolping on Hudson– Sept. 3, 2024
Whiteface Oktoberfest– Wilmington NY Sept.30 – Oct 1, 2023
North Carolina
Lafayette Village Oktoberfest, Raleigh Sept. 30, 2023
North Dakota
Hankinson’s Oktoberfest– Hankinson ND Sept 30, 2023
Jamestown Arts Oktoberfest- Sept. 9, 2023
New Leipzig Oktoberfest– Sept 23-25, 2023
Ohio
German Central Foundation Oktoberfest- Parma, OH Sept. 8-9, 2023
Germania Singing and Sport Society Oktoberfest– Columbus, OH Sept. 15-17, 2023
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati- Cincinnati, Sept 14-17
Oktoberfest– New Vienna Sept 15-16, 2023
Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest – Sept 15-17, 2023
Dayton Oktoberfest- Sept 22-23, 2023
Main Street Kent oktoberfest, Kent Sept 23, 2023
Oktoberfest Findlay Sept 23, 2023
Loveland Oktoberfest Sept 22-23, 2023
Germantown Pretzel Festival Sept. 23, 2023
Cincinnati Donauschwaben Oktoberfest- Sept. 29- Oct 1, 2023
Minster Oktoberfest Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023
Ohio Swiss Festival- Sugarcreek OH Sept 28-30, 2023
Oregon
Mt Angel Oktoberfest- Mt Angel OR Sept 14-17, 2023
Oregon’s Alpenfest, Joseph OR Sept 28- Oct 1, 2023
Klamath Oktoberfest- Klamath Basin Sept. 23,2023
Oktoberfest at Oaks Park– Portland Sept. 22-24, 2023
Bend Brewing Oktoberfest Bend OR Sept. 30, 2023
Pennsylvania
Reading Liederkranz Oktoberfest Kick off Party Sept 20, 2024
Bucks-Mont Oktoberfest– Warminster, PA Sept. 9, 2023
Lancaster Liederkranz Oktoberfest– Manheim PA Sept 15-17, 2023
Renfrew Museum Oktoberfest– Waynesboro Sept. 16, 2023
Cassville Oktoberfest, Sept 22-24, 2023
Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest, Canonsburg Sept, 15-17, 2023
Hofbrauhaus Oktoberfest- Pittsburgh Sept.6, Sept. 15-16, Sept 22-23, Sep. 29-30,2023
Reading Liederkranz Oktoberfest– Reading, PA Sept. 27- Oct 1, 2023
Cannstatter Volkfest– Philadelphia Sept 2-4, 2023
Marienville Oktoberfest- Sept 22- 24, 2023
Downtown West Chester Oktoberfest Sept. 23, 2023
Evergreen German Club Oktoberfest– Fleetwood Sept 23, 2023
Mechanicsburg Oktoberfest, Sept. 30, 2023
Rhode Island
GACSRI Oktoberfest– Pawtucket RI Sept 30-Oct 1, 2023
Newport Oktoberfest– Sept 16, 2023
South Carolina
South Dakota
Sioux Falls Germanfest– Sioux Falls, SD sept 10, 2023
Tennessee
Oaklands Mansion Oktoberfest – Murfreesboro Sept 30 ,2023
Texas
Oktoberfest– Addison Sept. 14-17, 2023
Downtown McKinney Oktoberfest- Sept 22-24, 2023
Oktoberfest Fort Worth – Sept 21-23, 2023
Oktoberfest Houston – TBD
Utah
Snowbird Oktoberfest– August 10- Oct 13, 2024
Vermont
Trapp Family Lodge Oktoberfest– Stowe Sept 16, 2023
Oktoberfest Vermont– Burlington September 22-23, 2023
Virginia
Village Brauhaus Oktoberfest, Alexandria Sept. 30 – oct 1 & 7,2023
St Benedict Oktoberfest – Richmond Sept 15-17, 2023
Old Town Winchester Oktoberfest Sept. 29, 2023
Middleburg Oktoberfest– Sept 16, 2023
Lovettsville Oktoberfest, Sept 22 & 23, 2023
Washington
Oktoberfest Leavenworth– Leavenworth, WA September 29-30, October 6-7, & 13-14, 2023
Oktoberfest Leavenworth– Wentachee, WA Sept. 29th-30th, Oct. 6th-7th and Oct. 13th-14th, 2023
Fremont Oktoberfest- Seattle Sept. 22-24, 2023
Kirkland Oktoberfest- Kirkland, Sept 22-24, 2023
Deutschesfest- Odessa Sept14- 17, 2023
Washington DC
Oktoberfest at the German-American Heritage Museum– Sept 20, 2023
The Great Oktoberfest DC- Sept 24, 2023
Cafe Berlin Oktoberfest– Sept 16- Oct 15, 2023
West Virginia
OktoberWest, Charleston Sept. 24, 2023
Wisconsin
The Bavarian Bierhaus Oktoberfest- Glendale, WI, Weekends Sept 1-3, 7-10, 15-17, 21-24, Sept 28-Oct 1. Oct. 6-8, 2023
Oktoberfest Chippewa Falls- Sept 15-16, 2023
Gemütlichkeit Days– Jefferson, WI Sept. 15-17, 2023
“Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience” Stratford Museum, Stratford Sept. 14 to Oct. 7, 2023
Germantown Hunsrucker Oktoberfest– Germantown, WI Sept 23-24,2023
Oktoberfest at the Schwabenhof– Menomonee Falls, WI Sept. 22, 2023
New Glarus Oktoberfest– Sept 21-24, 2023
Waukesha Oktoberfest Sept. 22, 2023
“Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience” Hearthstone Historic House Museum, Aug 31- Oct 1, 2023
Oktobrewfest German American Police Association Greater Milwaukee– Schwabenhof Milwaukee Oct 24, 2023
Das Beste Oktoberfest La Crosse– La Cross, WI Sept 28-30, 2023
Wyoming
Downtown Cheyenne Oktoberfest Sept 23, 2023
CANADA
Alberta
German Canadian Cultural Association Oktoberfest– Edmonton Sept. 23, 2023
Ontario
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Sept. 22- Oct 14, 2023
Heimat Windsor Oktoberfest – Sept 29-30, October 6-7, 2023
What about Oktoberfest Zinzinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio). Second in attendance only to the original in Munich.
added… I thought it was there already!
A later one. For this year, Elkhorn SE Wisconsin. In town. October 21st, 2023. Be careful they are not good at updating things on the web site, some of last years data may be shown. The FaceBook link has the 2023 date in a post. https://www.elkhornchamber.com/oktoberfest/
https://www.facebook.com/events/820914992805841
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For next year. Fairgrounds. First W.E. August. Fri-Sun. DAS Fest also Elkhorn, WI. Walworth County Fairgrounds.
https://dasfestusa.com/faqs-and-general-info
Info:
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