Oktoberfest in Aachen fills up quickly. The beer halls run on Bavarian bands, giant steins and dancing, and knowing the polka has never been necessary. On the quieter nights the food is the reason to be there, bratwurst and pretzels everywhere and long tables that grow by themselves. Or a good beer with friends, nothing more. Explore Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties around Aachen, see what fits your week, and book your tickets before they run out.
Fresh listingsupdated
Every listing
Sat, Oct 10Saalbau (Kommer)
Am 10.10.2026 findet das 2. gemeinsame Forster Oktoberfest unter Beteiligung der KG Eulenspiegel Aachen statt. Nach dem erfolgreichenn Start im letzten Jahr war die Fortsetzung eine reine Formsache. In diesem Jahr sind die Krefelder Band "Wiesnkracher", d
Get the look
Outfits, steins and party kit for the season. Check delivery dates before you order.
Links go to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, AllEvents earns from qualifying purchases.
Dirndl dressBodice, blouse, skirt and apronShop on Amazon 
Men's lederhosenLeather shorts, braces and allShop on Amazon 
Alpine hatGreen felt, with the featherShop on Amazon 
Trachten suspendersThe look for less, over any checked shirtShop on Amazon 
Lidded beer steinCeramic, with a pewter lidShop on Amazon 
Das Boot glassThe boot-shaped party glassShop on Amazon 
Hammerschlagen gameA stump, nails, a hammer: first nail flush winsShop on Amazon 
Bavarian flagBlue-and-white diamonds for the yardShop on Amazon 
Pretzel saltCoarse salt for homemade BreznShop on Amazon 
Baby lederhosenFor the smallest guestShop on Amazon 
Hot-dog dog costumeFor the dachshund racesShop on Amazon Nearby
Worth the trip from Aachen, soonest first.
On nowOct 2–3Tackenstr.14, 46519 Alpen, Germany, Xanten2 days
Sat, Oct 3Dom im Stapelhaus, Cologne
Sat, Oct 3Tackenstr.14, 46519 Alpen, Germany, Xanten
Fri, Oct 16Festzelt Holzweiler, Erkelenz
Sat, Oct 17Kromsteg, Straelen
Where to go
You do not need a themed tent here. Aachen has brewhouses on the Markt, a cathedral to drink beside, and two Printen bakeries older than most countries' Oktoberfests.
Brauhaus Goldener SchwanMarktA fresh one from the house tanksFestbier the pale munich festival lagerA wine tavern and coaching inn in the fifteenth century, a brewhouse ever since — sausages, schnitzel, own beer.BrauhausTheir site 
Aachener BrauhausAm TheaterÖcher Stadtbräu, on tap onlyMärzen the amber oktoberfest styleThe last of the Degraa breweries, pouring a naturally cloudy Pilsner you cannot get in a bottle.BrauhausTheir site 
DomkellerHof, by the cathedralA beer in the shadow of the DomBrezn the giant salted pretzelAachen's student-and-everyone-else institution, a minute from the cathedral in the old town's core.BierlokalTheir site 
PostwagenMarkt, at the RathausSauerbraten in the crooked roomSchweinshaxe crackling roast pork knuckleThe leaning timber house bolted onto the town hall — the most photographed dining room in the Rhineland.GaststätteTheir site 
Café van den DaeleBüchelReisfladen and a coffeeApfelstrudel apple strudelRooms of dark wood and old tile, and the Printen counter that makes the queue worth it.KaffeehausTheir site 
Nobis PrintenMünsterplatzA bag of Aachener PrintenLebkuchenherz gingerbread heart, worn not eatenBaking the city's spiced gingerbread since 1858, right where the tourists and the locals overlap.BakerySince 1858Their site Every link goes to the venue's own site. Hours change — check before you travel.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Aachen run from Oct 10 to Oct 10, 2026: 1 event.
Nothing is listed in Aachen itself for Oct 2 – Oct 4, but 5 events are on nearby, in Xanten, Cologne and Köln.
Yes: 8 more events are listed within reach of Aachen, in Xanten, Cologne, Köln and Jülich and more. The soonest is OKTOBERFEST MEETS SCHIPPERS 2026 in Xanten, on Oct 2–3.
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 14.
Worth the trip
Where the season is the whole city's business, from Munich's meadow to a Bavarian village in the Cascades.
MunichThe original, since 1810
CincinnatiOktoberfest Zinzinnati
KitchenerCanada's biggest
La Crosse, WIOktoberfest USA
Frankenmuth, MIMichigan's Little Bavaria
Leavenworth, WAA Bavarian mountain village
Fredericksburg, TXHill Country's German town
New Ulm, MNSettled by Germans in 1854
DenverDenver Oktoberfest, since 1969
MilwaukeeBrew City's German roots
ChicagoStreet fests all season
New YorkStone Street and the beer halls
