Oktoberfest turns San Antonio loose for a while. Beer festivals and Bavarian nights open it up with live music and giant steins, the dancing arrives, and the lederhosen stay a personal decision. The food holds all the way to the end, bratwurst and pretzels on nearly every menu and long tables along the river where the seats fill in behind you. One good beer with friends is a night. Check what's happening for Oktoberfest 2026 in San Antonio and book your tickets before they're taken.
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Best with kidsSat, Oct 3Back Unturned Brewing Co.
Get ready to celebrate Backtoberfest 2026 with great people, great beer, great music, and even better company - it's gonna be epic! Welcome to Backtoberfest 2026! Joi
$25.09 – $65.53Live musicFamily-friendly
Most popularSat, Oct 178103 North Hollow
Join us for our annual Oktoberfest at Villa de San Antonio. This free event is open for residents, families, team members, prospective future residents, and all friends of the Villa! Enjoy free food and drinks, shopping vendors, games, music, give aways
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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 San Antonio, soonest first.
Sat, Oct 3Fredericksburg ISD Central office
Worth the trip
Sun, Oct 4368 County Road 325 Unit B, Adkins
Live music
Sat, Oct 10Columbus Club, New Braunfels
$52 – $10,000Family-friendly
Sat, Oct 17Main Plaza Park, Boerne
Dog-friendly
Wed, Oct 21Krause's Cafe, New Braunfels
Fri, Nov 6Wurstfest, New Braunfels
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in San Antonio run from Oct 3 to Oct 17, 2026: 2 events.
Yes: one event is on for Oct 2 – Oct 4, including Backtoberfest 2026- Family Friendly at Back Unturned Brewing Co.. Another 4 events are on nearby.
Tickets run from $25.09 to $65.53, set by each organiser, so check what yours includes before you book. None of the 2 events listed right now is free to get into.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of San Antonio, in Fredericksburg, San Marcos, Devine and Adkins and more. The soonest is Oktoberfest Kraut Run in Fredericksburg, on Sat, Oct 3.
1 listing says it is family-friendly: Backtoberfest 2026- Family Friendly. 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 13.
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
