Merrill 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 Merrill, check the dates and venues, and book your tickets before they're taken.
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Best for a dateSat, Oct 10W4754 County Road Q, 54452
Calling All Polka Fans! The Music Connection is bringing their lively, toe-tapping polka music to Rusty Moon Acres for an unforgettable Oktoberfest Polka Dance! 📅 Saturday, October 10 🕑 2:00–6:00 PM 💲 $12 at the door 🚫 No carry-ins 🌮 Food Truck On-Sit
Live music
Best with kidsOct 16–17N365 Cain Creek Rd, Merrill, WI2 days
Join us for our 6th Annual Fall Luminary Fest on Friday, October 16th and Saturday, October 17th from 5pm-9pm. Hundreds of carved pumpkins will light up our ¾ mile trail through the woods!! We will have a NEW extension trail added on this year! We will li
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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 Merrill, soonest first.
Worth the trip
Sat, Oct 3Downtown Shawano
Sat, Oct 3203 S. Main Street, Shawano
Family-friendly
Mon, Oct 19Eddie's Bar & Grill, Athens
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Merrill run from Oct 10 to Oct 16, 2026: 2 events.
Nothing is listed in Merrill itself for Oct 2 – Oct 4, but 5 events are on nearby, in Mosinee and Shawano.
Yes: 6 more events are listed within reach of Merrill, in Mosinee, Shawano and Athens. The soonest is Oktoberfest 5K Run/Walk & Celebration in Mosinee, on Sat, Oct 3.
At 2 venues, including W4754 County Road Q, 54452 and N365 Cain Creek Rd, Merrill, WI.
1 listing says it is family-friendly: 6th Annual Fall Luminary Fest. 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 14.
Worth the trip
Where the season is the whole city's business, from Munich's meadow to a Bavarian village in the Cascades.
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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
