Inver Grove Heights keeps Oktoberfest on the calendar. The beer gardens handle the loud nights with live music, giant steins and dancing, and the lederhosen stay optional. On the calmer ones you finish with company you didn't arrive with, at long tables loaded with bratwurst, pretzels and German food. Or a good beer with friends, and home before it gets late. Check what's happening for Oktoberfest 2026 in Inver Grove Heights, see which night suits, and book your tickets before they're claimed.
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Sat, Oct 3
Mark your calendars for our 11th Annual OKTOBERFEST!! 🧡 All Ages Welcome! No Cover Charge or Entrance Fee! 🙂 Join us for delicious German Foods🥨, Variety of Beers & Beverages🍻, Games🤩, Live Polka Music🎶 , Stein Hoisting 🇩🇪& Best Dressed Contests
Stein hoistingLive music
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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 Inver Grove Heights, soonest first.
Sat, Oct 3
Live musicFamily-friendly
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Inver Grove Heights run from Oct 3 to Oct 3, 2026: 1 event.
Yes: 6 more events are listed within reach of Inver Grove Heights, in Wayzata, Maple Grove, Rockford and Burnsville and more. The soonest is Wayzata Oktoberfest 2026 in Wayzata, on Sat, Oct 3.
1 listing says it is family-friendly: 11th Annual Oktoberfest! 🍻. For the rest, check the listing before you go: many events held in bars are 21+.
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 9.
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
