Eisenach spends its free evenings on Oktoberfest. Early it's beer festivals and Bavarian nights, giant steins and live music, and later it's dancing, with the lederhosen left well alone. The food fills in everywhere else, bratwurst and pretzels on nearly every menu and long tables in the centre with the hills and the forest just beyond. Or is a good beer with friends the honest version? See what's on for Oktoberfest 2026 in Eisenach and book your tickets before they're gone.
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Something differentOct 3–4Am Grenzblick, 99988 Katharinenberg, Germany2 days
Auch 2026 heißt es wieder: O’zapft is! 🍻 Wir holen das Oktoberfestflair zurück auf die Heimatalm in Katharinenberg! Erlebt unvergessliche Momente mit Freunden, Familie oder dem gesamten Team – bei zünftiger Stimmung, uriger Almhütten-Atmosphäre und jeder
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Most popularSat, Oct 24Burg Lengsfeld
Am 24. Oktober rocken die Sheller Evergreens das Oktoberfest in Stadtlengsfeld! Beheiztes Festzelt am Burgplatz, Eintritt Frei! weitere Infos folgen..
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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 Eisenach, soonest first.
Fri, Oct 2Güntsch GmbH Bedachungs- & Baustoff-Großhandel, Rudolstadt
Oct 3–4Freiwillige Feuerwehr Osterode am Harz, Herzberg Am Harz2 days
Sat, Oct 3Walpurgisstraße 37, 06502 Thale, Germany, Quedlinburg
Worth the tripTue, Oct 6Festzelt Warburger Oktoberfest
Thu, Oct 8Lindenstraße 38, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany, Rudolstadt
Oct 10–11Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße 10, 99734 Nordhausen, Germany2 days
Oct 10–11Sportpark Friesenstadion Sangerhausen, Nordhausen2 days
Oct 16–17Festplatz Augenquelle / Schützenplatz Bad Lauterberg, Lutterstrasse, Bad Lauterberg im Harz, Bad Sachsa2 days
Nov 7–8Dorste, Niedersachsen, Germany, Northeim2 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 Eisenach: Saturday is the big day, with 3 of 3 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
Before it was about beer, Oktoberfest was about a royal couple. Munich threw open a meadow to celebrate the 1810 wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese, ending with a horse race watched by tens of thousands. The meadow took her name, the party became annual, and it later moved into September, when Bavaria's weather is at its most dependable.
Munich's 2026 Wiesn is on now: day 13 of 16, until October 4.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Eisenach run from Oct 3 to Oct 24, 2026: 3 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 2 – Oct 4, with 2 events.
Yes: 2 events are on for Oct 2 – Oct 4, including Oktoberfest at Schloßgasse 3, Bischofroda and 03., 24. & 31.10.26 | Oktoberfest | Auf der Heimatalm | 99988 Katharinenberg/Thüringen at Am Grenzblick, 99988 Katharinenberg, Germany. Another 3 events are on nearby.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Eisenach, in Rudolstadt, Herzberg Am Harz, Quedlinburg and Warburg and more. The soonest is Oktoberfest @Güntsch GmbH in Rudolstadt, on Fri, Oct 2.
At 3 venues, including Schloßgasse 3, Bischofroda, Am Grenzblick, 99988 Katharinenberg, Germany and Burg Lengsfeld.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are 03., 24. & 31.10.26 | Oktoberfest | Auf der Heimatalm | 99988 Katharinenberg/Thüringen at Am Grenzblick, 99988 Katharinenberg, Germany (Oct 3–4), Rocktoberfest Stadtlengsfeld at Burg Lengsfeld (Sat, Oct 24) and Oktoberfest at Schloßgasse 3, Bischofroda (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 13.
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
