Cologne gives Oktoberfest its free weekends. The beer gardens fill with live music, giant steins and dancing, and nobody's ever been asked for lederhosen. Bring people and the eating starts on its own, bratwurst and pretzels going round the communal tables until the night has its own shape. If a good beer with friends is the plan, keep it. See what's on for Oktoberfest 2026 in Cologne, pick what suits, and book your tickets before they're taken.
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On nowSat, Oct 3Dom im Stapelhaus
SAVE THE DATE! am Samstag den 03.10. feiern wir gemeinsam mit den BOORE, DJ Zasa und dem Stapelhaus das Oktoberfest. Tickets sind ab sofort für 19,00 EUR im Stapelhaus, auf den Stammtischen der Erdmännchen und unter tickets@kleine-erdmaennchen.de verfügba
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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 Cologne, soonest first.
On nowSat, Oct 3Fürstenberg 9, 46509 Xanten, Germany
On nowSat, Oct 3Tackenstr.14, 46519 Alpen, Germany, Xanten
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Oct 9–11KONGRESS- und EVENTPARK STADTHALLE HAGEN GmbH3 days
€16.61 – €19.22
Sat, Oct 10Saalbau (Kommer), Aachen
Sat, Oct 17Heiner-Brandt-Platz 1, 51643 Gummersbach, Germany
Sat, Oct 17Kromsteg, Straelen
Where to go
Kölsch comes in a 0.2 glass and the Köbes keeps replacing it until you put your beer mat on top. These six brew it, pour it, and have done for a very long time.
Früh am DomAm Hof, by the cathedralA Kölsch, and keep them comingBrezn the giant salted pretzelThe one everyone finds first — vaulted rooms right beside the cathedral, and Köbes who refill without being asked.BrauhausTheir site 
PäffgenFriesenstraßeKölsch from the wooden barrelFestbier the pale munich festival lagerPouring its own Kölsch here since 1883, still brewed by hand — the last independent brewery in the city.BrauhausSince 1883Their site 
Brauerei zur MalzmühleHeumarktMühlen Kölsch and a Halve HahnObatzda beer-garden cheese spreadFamily-run on the Heumarkt since 1858, and the Halve Hahn — a rye roll and a slab of cheese — is the local snack.BrauhausSince 1858Their site 
Brauhaus SionUnter Taschenmacher, AltstadtSion Kölsch with SauerbratenSchweinshaxe crackling roast pork knuckleBrewing tradition in the middle of the old town, a minute from the Alter Markt.BrauhausTheir site 
Peters BrauhausMühlengasse, AltstadtA Kölsch under the coloured glassBratwurst grilled sausage in a rollThe prettiest room of the lot — carved wood and stained glass a step off the Alter Markt.BrauhausTheir site 
Gaffel am DomBahnhofsvorplatzGaffel Kölsch, straight off the trainWeisswurst veal sausage, eaten before noonThe big one between the station and the cathedral: first stop when you arrive, last before you leave.BrauhausTheir site Every link goes to the venue's own site. Hours change — check before you travel.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Cologne run from Oct 3 to Oct 3, 2026: 1 event.
Yes: one event is on for Oct 3 – Oct 4, including das Oktoberfest at Dom im Stapelhaus. Another 4 events are on nearby.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Cologne, in Xanten, Köln, Jülich and Hagen and more. The soonest is Oktoberfest - Samstag, 03.10.2026 in Xanten, on Sat, Oct 3.
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 15.
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
