Erkelenz treats Oktoberfest as a fixture. The beer halls fill with Bavarian bands, giant steins and dancing, and the lederhosen were never part of the deal. Come with people and you're eating before you decided to, bratwurst and pretzels arriving between rounds at long tables all night. If a good beer with friends is enough, that'll do. Look through Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties around Erkelenz, check the venues, and book your tickets before they run out.
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Fri, Oct 16
Oktoberfestwochenende 2026 im Festzelt Holzweiler 🍻🥨🍖 Freitag, 16.10.2026, Einlass ab 19:00 Uhr: VAN KEEKEN & DJ PRIZON - 80er, 90er, 2000er & das BESTE von HEUTE. 🎧🎶 VVK 16 EUR Eintritt ab 18 J. - keine Muttizettel. Samstag, 17.10.2026, Ei
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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 Erkelenz, soonest first.
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Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Erkelenz run from Oct 16 to Oct 16, 2026: 1 event.
Nothing is listed in Erkelenz itself for Sep 25 – Sep 27, but 2 events are on nearby, in Dortmund and Grevenbroich.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Erkelenz, in Dortmund, Grevenbroich, Xanten and Bot and more. The soonest is Dortmunder Oktoberfest 2026 in Dortmund, on Sep 25–26.
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 7.
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
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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
