Santa Monica gives Oktoberfest a proper stretch. Beer halls and beer gardens bring Bavarian music, giant steins and dancing, and nobody has ever checked for lederhosen. Turn up with people and you leave knowing more of them than you did, at long tables loaded with bratwurst and pretzels. If a good beer with friends is enough, leave it there. Look through Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties across Santa Monica, compare what's on, and book your tickets before they're gone.
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Sat, Oct 24Andrew's Cheese Shop
We'll be pairing our famous grilled cheese recipes with specialty limited release Oktoberfest-themed beers. For this special event, we'll be pairing our famous grilled cheese recipes with specialty limited
$11.25 – $81.88Tasting
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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 Santa Monica, soonest first.
On nowFri, Oct 2Ventura Fairgrounds
On nowFri, Oct 2The Brews Hall - Del Amo, Torrance
Free
On nowFri, Oct 21101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona
On nowFri, Oct 21101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona
On now
Sat, Oct 3LEMON PARK (RANCHO TAPO COMMUNITY PARK), Simi Valley
$25 – $2,669.52Live music
Sat, Oct 3Left Coast Brewing Co. - Tasting Room, Smokehouse & Distillery Ontario, North Haven Avenue, Ontario, CA, USA
$40 – $75
Oct 10–11Santa Anita Park, Arcadia2 days
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Santa Monica run from Oct 24 to Oct 24, 2026: 1 event.
Nothing is listed in Santa Monica itself for Oct 2 – Oct 4, but 7 events are on nearby, in Ventura, Torrance and Pomona.
Tickets run from $11.25 to $81.88, set by each organiser, so check what yours includes before you book. None of the 1 event listed right now is free to get into.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Santa Monica, in Ventura, Torrance, Pomona and Moorpark and more. The soonest is Oktoberfest - Multiday Pass at Ventura Fairgrounds in Ventura, on Fri, Oct 2.
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.
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
