Oktoberfest lands in Chemnitz as autumn arrives properly. Afternoons mean beer festivals and Bavarian nights, giant steins and live music, and evenings mean dancing, with lederhosen strictly optional. The food never leaves the picture, bratwurst and pretzels on nearly every menu and long tables in the centre with the hills sitting south of everything. One good beer with friends is fine. Browse Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties across Chemnitz and book your tickets before they're gone.
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On nowSat, Sep 26
OOOOOOO zapft is Das beliebte und mittlerweile traditionsreiche Oktobärfest in eurer Parkschänke 2026 findet am 25. und 26. September im großen Festsaal der Parkschänke statt. Freut euch auf authentische Festzeltatmosphäre und Dekoration und ganz besonder
Most popularThu, Oct 1
Das Event was uns zusammenrücken lässt, für Freude, Ausgelassenheit und Heimatliebe! Ein Event für und in unserer Stadt! In Chemnitz, der Stadt mit den 3 O´s in Korl-Morx-Stodt, heißt es: WOOOSN - Das Chemnitzer Oktoberfest. Nur minimal kleiner als die Wi
Thu, Oct 1
Grillkurs LIVE: Werden Sie zum BBQ-Experten! Erleben Sie Grillgenuss auf höchstem Niveau bei unserem Demmelhuber Grillkurs LIVE! Lernen Sie die Geheimnisse des perfekten Grillens kennen und entdecken Sie, wie einfach es sein kann, köstliche Grillgerichte
Sat, Oct 3
Das Event was uns zusammenrücken lässt, für Freude, Ausgelassenheit und Heimatliebe! Ein Event für und in unserer Stadt! In Chemnitz, der Stadt mit den 3 O´s in Korl-Morx-Stodt, heißt es: WOOOSN - Das Chemnitzer Oktoberfest. Nur minimal kleiner als die Wi
Something differentSat, Oct 3
O'zapft is! 🥨🍺 Am 03. Oktober 2026 verwandelt sich die Hilbersdorfer Höhe wieder in ein Stück Bayern! Freut euch auf einen stimmungsvollen Abend mit allem, was zu einem echten Oktoberfest dazugehört: 🇩🇪 Typisch bayrische Spezialitäten 🍺 Frisch gezapftes
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Get the look
Outfits, steins and party kit for the season. Check delivery dates before you order.
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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 Chemnitz, soonest first.
On nowSep 25–273 days
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On nowWorth the tripSat, Sep 26
On nowSat, Sep 26
Oct 2–43 days
Sat, Oct 3
Oct 15–184 days
Before you go
Tickets, timing, what to wear, and whether the kids can come.
Every organiser sets its own prices, and entry, food and drink are often sold separately. Check what a ticket covers before you buy.
Weekend afternoons fill up first. Go early if you want a table.
In Chemnitz: Saturday is the big day, with 3 of 5 dates.
Dirndl or Lederhosen are welcome, never required. In Bavaria they are everyday clothes, not a costume.
Traditionally said, from the wearer's side. A custom, not a rule.
Festivals in parks and streets are usually all ages; events in bars are often 21+. The listing says which.
Eat and drink
Same word, two beers: Munich pours a pale lager, North America an amber one.
What Munich pours
What North America calls Oktoberfest
Only these six Munich breweries may pour at the Wiesn. Their festival beers are the real thing.
1 litre
A Maß is more than two US pints of 6% lager. Eat something with it. In Munich in 2026 one costs about €15.61.
Most eatenHendl
Spit-roasted half chicken
Schweinshaxe
Crackling roast pork knuckle
Brezn
The giant salted pretzel
Bratwurst
Grilled sausage in a roll
Weisswurst
Veal sausage, eaten before noon
Obatzda
Beer-garden cheese spread
Steckerlfisch
Whole fish grilled on a stick
VegetarianKäsespätzle
Cheesy egg noodles
Kartoffelpuffer
Crisp potato pancakes
Radi
Spiral-cut salted radish
Kaiserschmarrn
Torn pancake with plum compote
Gebrannte Mandeln
Warm candied almonds
Dampfnudel
Steamed dumpling in vanilla sauce
Apfelstrudel
Apple strudel
Lebkuchenherz
Gingerbread heart, worn not eaten
At the party
So you know what to do when the band stops playing and the whole room stands up.
Every 15 minutes or so
Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
der Gemütlichkeit.
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
der Gemütlichkeit.
Oans, zwoa, drei — g'suffa!
“A toast to good company.” Stand up, raise your glass, sing it twice, count to three, clink and drink.
Most bands play these, loudly, more than once.
Masskrugstemmen
Hold a full litre at arm's length, elbow locked. Last arm up wins.
Kegs for balls, pins at the end of the lane, against the clock.
Carry full steins to the line. Fastest run with least beer spilled wins.
Ten brats, no buns, one clock.
America's own: sausage dogs sprinting for their owners.
Best dirndl, best lederhosen, judged by applause.
Since 1810
Munich locals rarely say Oktoberfest. They say die Wiesn, short for the Theresienwiese, the meadow named after Princess Therese, whose 1810 wedding to Crown Prince Ludwig started it all with a horse race. The festival later moved forward into September to make the most of the warmer weather, which is why a festival called Oktoberfest is mostly over by October.
Munich's 2026 Wiesn is on now: day 8 of 16, until October 4.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Chemnitz run from Sep 26 to Oct 3, 2026: 5 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 2 – Oct 4, with 4 events.
Yes: one event is on for Sep 26 – Sep 27, including Oktobärfest at Parkschänke Limbach-Oberfrohna, Tierparkstr. 2, 09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna. Another 4 events are on nearby.
Yes: 8 more events are listed within reach of Chemnitz, in Dresden, Riesa, Halle and Hof and more. The soonest is 22. Oktoberfest Putzkau in Dresden, on Sep 25–27.
At 4 venues, including Richard-Hartmann -Platz, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany (2 dates), Parkschänke Limbach-Oberfrohna, Tierparkstr. 2, 09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna, Straße des Friedens 5, 09661 Hainichen, Germany and Dresdner Str. 171, 09131 Chemnitz, Germany.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Wooosn 2026 - Das Chemnitzer Oktoberfest "Charity-Wooosn" at Richard-Hartmann -Platz, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany (Thu, Oct 1), Wooosn 2026 - Das große Finale "Heimat & Herzschlag" at Richard-Hartmann -Platz, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany (Sat, Oct 3) and Oktobärfest at Parkschänke Limbach-Oberfrohna, Tierparkstr. 2, 09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna (Sat, Sep 26).
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 8.
A Bavarian folk festival that began in Munich as a royal wedding party: Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese on 12 October 1810, and the celebrations ended with a horse race on 17 October. Munich later moved the start forward into September, when the weather is warmer, and the festival usually ends on the first Sunday in October.
Traditional dress, a Dirndl or Lederhosen, is welcome but never required, and ordinary clothes are completely normal. In Bavaria, Tracht is everyday clothing for family occasions rather than a costume.
In Munich it is Festbier: a pale, smooth lager of around 6% brewed for the festival by six Munich breweries. In North America, "Oktoberfest" almost always means Märzen, which is darker, amber and maltier. Same word, two different beers.
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 hallsKeep exploring
