Oktoberfest 2023
Oktoberfest in Minneapolis is our time to bust out the Lederhosen and display our secret love for polka music. Check out the absolute best places in Minneapolis to grab a apfelstrudel and sausage and celebrate Oktoberfest!
Last Updated 9/8/23
September 12-24, 2023
Surly Brewing
Beer, food, free live music, and beer. Yes, we know we said beer twice. It’s Oktoberfest. We don’t fest like the rest.
September 22 & 23, 2023
September 29 & 30, 2023
11am – 11:59pm
Pryes Brewing Company
3 weekends featuring live music, a beer garden, seasonal beer releases, a goat petting zoo, a pumpkin patch, fresh pretzels from Aki’s BreadHaus, a special performance by The Bavarian Musikmeisters, and more!.
September 22-23, 2023
Utepils Brewing
Oktoberfest season is finally here! Join Utepils in their Taproom, Beer Garden, and parking lot for two weekends of celebrating! Click "Learn More" for a full schedule of events.
September 21, 2023
3pm-Midnight
Indeed Brewing Company
The taproom transforms into Little Munich, complete with pretzels, festbier, steinholding, music from the Twin Cities Brass Band, and a German-inspired menu from Revival. Get a discount on your first beer if you wear your lederhosen or dirndl.
September 22-23, 2023
September 29-30, 2023
Fulton HQ (Not the Taproom)
Northeast Minneapolis' oldest Oktoberfest tradition is back for two weekends! Fulton Brewery is inviting the community to dance in their lederhosen to classic and modern live polka bands, enjoy contests, Edelweiss dancers and rub elbows with the terrifying folklore icon Krampus, who will scare the schnitzel out of anyone. Fulton will be serving up traditional German platters, a secret recipe Kramarczuk's bratwurst, food trucks and more.
September 23, 2023
2:00pm - Midnight
Fire & Nice Alehouse
Five Oktoberfests, one ale house. Get ready to raise a pint and toast to the finest brews in the Twin Cities Metro! Join us for an unforgettable celebration of Autumn, malt, and all things beer at our most anticipated event of the year.
Highlights of the Event: Brewery Showdown: Witness the clash of the titans as local and regional breweries put their Oktoberfest forward in a battle for the fall title. Who will craft the most delectable, flavorful, and downright irresistible beer? You be the judge! Competing Breweries: Utepils, Pryes, Bauhaus, Lupulin, & Falling Knife.
September 29 & 30, 2023
2pm - 10pm
Wild Mind Ales
Get ready to don your lederhosen and dirndl for the annual Wild Mind Ales Oktoberfest on September 29th and 30th! We're excited to announce three fest bier releases, food trucks, a movie night on Friday, and live musicon Saturday.
On Friday, join us for a special outdoor movie night featuring a classic beer film. On Saturday, we'll have live music from two local bands, The Roe Family Singers and Jeff Ray & The Stakes, to keep you entertained while you sip on our delicious Fest Bier.
And of course, we'll have food trucks on site to keep you fueled up throughout the festivities. So mark your calendars and come celebrate Oktoberfest with us at Wild Mind Ales! We can't wait to see you there. Prost!
September 30, 2023
Lakes & Legends Brewing Company
We're back for another SPECTACULAR Oktoberfest party! Join us for another day of delicious Oktoberfest Marzen beer, dress up, live music, German food, & more!
September 30, 2023
Noon - Midnight
Fair State Brewing Cooperative
Co-optoberfest is our annual anniversary party and Oktoberfest celebration combined featuring new and returning beer releases, specialty seltzers, food, polka, stein hoisting, and more.
September 30, 2023
Noon - 10pm
Arbeiter Brewing Co.
Join us for a fun and unique Oktoberfest! We're adding a Dogtoberfest element this year! Bring your pooch for photo booth fun, Arbeiter dog swag, and *Arbeiter Dogtoberfest Bier! There's no reason your doggo shouldn't get in on the celebration! Chuck and Don's will also be donating swag for the event!
*Dogtoberfest Bier does not contain alcohol or hops. Just water and malt.
Events: Inspire and Flourish Dog Photobooth, Rhuland Strudel House, Laune Bread Pretzels, Stein Holding, Nail in a square stump game, Live music
October 6-7, 2023
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Twin Cities Oktoberfest is excited to be back for its 13th annual event in the heart of the Twin Cities at the Historic Progress Center on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Twin Cities Oktoberfest is proud to offer an entirely local event. That includes all beer, food, music and other entertainment.
September 29 - October 8, 2023
Black Forest Inn
The time has come. It’s the most anticipated occasion at the Black Forest Inn. It’ll be 10 days of toasting-keg-tapping-accordion-playing-sausage-enhancing-beer-sampling-pretzel-noshing-keg-draining German craziness to remember.
October 8, 2023
3pm-5pm
Pizza Lucé
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Pizza Lucé Uptown! Try your hand at hammerschlagen and stein hoisting and win cool prizes. Wear your lederhosen because we'll award prizes to the "best dressed" and our favorite Oktoberfest outfits. Featuring our collab Oktoberfest pizza, "Krautwürst" featuring bratwurst and smoked knackwurst from Kramarczuck's Sausage Company, our Bavarian pretzel, and pints of Summit Oktoberfest.
