Mondovi puts its free weekends into Oktoberfest. The beer halls carry the loud nights with live music, giant steins and dancing, and knowing the polka has never mattered. Quieter nights are the food's, bratwurst and pretzels going round the communal tables until the farmland outside stops being the point. Or a good beer with friends, and out. Take a look at Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties around Mondovi, check the venues, and book your tickets before they sell out.
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Something differentSat, Oct 10Mirror Lake Park
Join in supporting the Mondovi Cross Country and Track & Field programs at their 2nd annual 5K run/walk during the 2026 Oktoberfest celebration in Mondovi, Wisconsin! Perfect for runners and walkers of all levels! For the more serious runners, we will
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Best with kidsSat, Oct 10City of Mondovi Wisconsin
Join us for Mondovi’s 8th Annual Oktoberfest, a celebration packed with something for everyone! 🎶 Live Music All Day 🚗 Classic Car Show 🛍️ Craft Vendor Show 🎟️ Raffles & Prizes 🎈 Kids’ Activities 🍔 Delicious Food Vendors 🍺 Ice-Cold Beer Garden Wheth
Live musicFamily-friendly
Most popularSat, Oct 10221 W Main St
🏁 Rev Up for the Mondovi Oktoberfest Car Show! 🏁 Join us for a day of incredible vehicles, great people, and Oktoberfest fun. Who'll be taking home Best of Show? We can't wait to find out! 🚗 Registration: Just $10 at the show. No pre-registration requi
Get the look
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
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Oct 9–10158 Leonard Street S, West Salem2 days
Oct 10–1126064 County Highway M, Holcombe2 days
Live music
Oct 10–11Wabasha-Kellogg Chamber of Commerce & Convention Visitors Bureau2 days
Live musicFamily-friendly
Worth the tripSat, Oct 10LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, West Salem
Sat, Oct 17RUSH Wisconsin WEST, La Crosse
Sat, Oct 31Red's Grill and Bar, Chetek
Live musicFamily-friendly
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 Mondovi: 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.
In Mondovi: 1 family-friendly event.
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
Munich locals rarely say Oktoberfest. They say die Wiesn, short for the Theresienwiese, the meadow named after Princess Therese, whose 1810 wedding to Crown Prince Ludwig started it all with a horse race. The festival later moved forward into September to make the most of the warmer weather, which is why a festival called Oktoberfest is mostly over by October.
Munich's 2026 Wiesn ran from September 19 to October 4.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Mondovi run from Oct 10 to Oct 10, 2026: 3 events.
Yes: 3 events are on for Oct 9 – Oct 11, including 2026 Oktoberfest 5K Run/Walk at Mirror Lake Park, Mondovi Oktoberfest - Oct. 10th at City of Mondovi Wisconsin and Mondovi Oktoberfest Car Show. Another 7 events are on nearby.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Mondovi, in Cameron, West Salem, Holcombe and Wabasha and more. The soonest is 6Four Accord Oktoberfest Anniversary Celebration in Cameron, on Oct 9–10.
At 3 venues, including Mirror Lake Park and City of Mondovi Wisconsin.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Mondovi Oktoberfest - Oct. 10th at City of Mondovi Wisconsin (Sat, Oct 10), 2026 Oktoberfest 5K Run/Walk at Mirror Lake Park (Sat, Oct 10) and Mondovi Oktoberfest Car Show (Sat, Oct 10).
1 listing says it is family-friendly: Mondovi Oktoberfest - Oct. 10th. For the rest, check the listing before you go: many events held in bars are 21+.
Munich's 2026 Oktoberfest ran from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese.
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
