Highland runs Oktoberfest for weeks. Early on the beer halls run on live music and giant steins, later it's dancing, and knowing the polka has never mattered. The food works the full shift, bratwurst and pretzels on nearly every menu and long tables that fill up on their own. Or is one good beer with friends the whole of it? Browse Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties across Highland, check the dates and venues, and book your tickets before they're taken.
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Sat, Oct 10
Grab your lederhosen and dirndls and join us for our 6th annual Oktoberfest event with German beer, live music, games, and more! Call 219-678-0421 for more information. All net proceeds to benefit local NWI charities. Prost! 🍻
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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 Highland, soonest first.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Highland run from Oct 10 to Oct 10, 2026: 1 event.
Nothing is listed in Highland itself for Sep 25 – Sep 27, but 7 events are on nearby, in Chicago, Libertyville and La Grange.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Highland, in Chicago, Libertyville, La Grange and Woodridge and more. The soonest is Oktoberfest Chicago in Chicago, on Fri, Sep 25.
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 5.
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
