Oktoberfest lands in Denver as autumn settles in. Beer festivals and Bavarian nights bring the giant steins and the lederhosen, and there's no rule saying you have to dance. Come with a group and the food does the work, bratwurst and pretzels on nearly every menu, long tables downtown where you end up talking to everyone, and live music loud enough to fill the gaps. If one quiet beer is the whole ambition, that works. Take a look at Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties across Denver and book your tickets before they're claimed.
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Most popularSat, Oct 32301 E 28th Avenue
It’s Oktoberfest at Ephemeral, which means we’re closing down the street again for another epic party. Join us for an afternoon of rare beer, food trucks, local vendors, games, music, and all the lederhosen your heart can handle. Grab your friends, rais
Sun, Oct 4Bierstadt Lagerhaus
Pour Yourself a Little Creativity! Paint a One-of-a-Kind T-Shirt While Enjoying Food, Drinks & Colorado Vibes at Bierstadt. 🍺 Paints. Pils. & Pour Decisions. 🎨 <
$49.87
Best for a dateSat, Oct 103503 Brighton Blvd
$50 registers your 2-person team! 9 holes across 8 RiNo bars, plus contests, prizes, live music, drink specials & two free bucket hats!
$50Bar crawlLive music
Best on a budgetFri, Oct 16Stoney's Sloans Lake
Pumpkin Carving & Pumpkin Beers! Join us for our 2nd annual pumpkin carving night! $12 gets you a pumpkin, carving tools & a seat! We will have pumpkin beers on tap and spooky movies and music playi
$14.64
Sun, Oct 18Odell Brewing Five Points Brewhouse
Pumpkin Carving Competition at the Odell Brewing Five Points Brewhouse! Pumpkins and supplies provided! It's time for our annual Pumpkin Carving Contest! 🎃 Tickets include a pumpkin, carving tools, an
$14.64
Oct 22–255118 National Western Drive4 days
Weekend Two of Oktoberfest - The Denver Wiesn includes: •a robust Bavarian-inspired food and beverage program •an artisan market featuring both local and international-inspired vendors •a variety of live entertainment •Bavarian-themed contests and activa
Fri, Oct 23Stoney's Uptown Joint
Pumpkin Carving & Pumpkin Beers! Join us for our 9th annual pumpkin carving night! $12 gets you a pumpkin, carving tools & a seat! We will have pumpkin beers on tap and spooky movies and music playi
$14.64
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 Denver, soonest first.
Sat, Oct 3Louisville Community Park
Sat, Oct 32000 E Prospect Rd, Fort Collins
Sat, Oct 3Community Green Space just off Annapolis Dr. between Spinnaker Bay Dr. and Sand Dollar Dr., Windsor
FreeLive music
Worth the tripSat, Oct 3Whistle Pig Brewing Company, Colorado Springs
$12.51 – $44.52Family-friendly
Sat, Oct 10Bohemian Biergarten, Boulder
$44.52 – $161.90Live music
Sat, Oct 17351 W 104th Ave Unit A, Northglenn
Stein hoisting
Where to go
Denver's Oktoberfest has run since 1969. The city backs it up with German-style lager brewed to the purity law and a bakery that has been at it for decades.
Rhein HausDowntownA litre, with a bocce courtSchweinshaxe crackling roast pork knuckleBavarian hall with indoor bocce courts, long tables and a menu built for sharing.Beer hallTheir site 
Rheinlander BakeryArvadaStrudel and a coffeeApfelstrudel apple strudelA German bakery of long standing in Olde Town Arvada — the place for the cake half of the day.BakeryTheir site 
Wynkoop BrewingLoDoA house beer in the old warehouseBratwurst grilled sausage in a rollColorado's first brewpub, in a century-old warehouse by Union Station.BrewpubTheir site 
Denver Beer CoPlatte StreetWhatever is on in the beer gardenBrezn the giant salted pretzelBeer gardens across the city, and the one on Platte Street is the easiest walk from downtown.BreweryTheir site Every link goes to the venue's own site. Hours change — check before you travel.
Before you go
Tickets, timing, what to wear, and whether the kids can come.
Every listing with a price, cheapest first.
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Every organiser sets its own prices, and entry, food and drink are often sold separately. Check what a ticket covers before you buy.
In Denver: Paid tickets from $14.64 to $50.
Weekend afternoons fill up first. Go early if you want a table.
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.
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
The name promises October, but the festival mostly happens in September, and the weather is the reason. The first one, in 1810, celebrated the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese and ended with a horse race on 17 October. Over the years Munich pulled the start forward to catch the last warm evenings of the year.
Munich's 2026 Wiesn is on now: day 10 of 16, until October 4.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Denver run from Oct 3 to Oct 23, 2026: 7 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 2 – Oct 4, with 2 events.
Yes: 2 events are on for Oct 2 – Oct 4, including Skytoberfest- Block Party & Beer Fest and Pour Decisions & Paintbrushes: A T-Shirt Painting Party on Tap at Bierstadt Lagerhaus. Another 7 events are on nearby.
Tickets run from $14.64 to $50, set by each organiser, so check what yours includes before you book. None of the 7 events listed right now is free to get into.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Denver, in Louisville, Fort Collins, Windsor and Colorado Springs and more. The soonest is The Pretzel Run in Louisville, on Sat, Oct 3.
At 7 venues, including Bierstadt Lagerhaus, Stoney's Sloans Lake, Odell Brewing Five Points Brewhouse and Stoney's Uptown Joint.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are The ParHopper Open | Oktoberfest Mini Golf Bar Crawl (Sat, Oct 10), Skytoberfest- Block Party & Beer Fest (Sat, Oct 3) and Oktoberfest The Denver Wiesn Weekend Two (Oct 22–25).
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 10.
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
MilwaukeeBrew City's German roots
ChicagoStreet fests all season
New YorkStone Street and the beer hallsKeep exploring
