Oktoberfest in Scottsdale waits for the evening. Early on the beer gardens run on Bavarian bands and giant steins, later it's dancing, though the polka has never been required. Outdoors now the desert has cooled, the communal tables fill with bratwurst, pretzels and German beer, and you eat with people you've just met. Or is a quiet beer with friends the plan? See what's on for Oktoberfest 2026 in Scottsdale, find one that suits, and book your tickets before they're gone.
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Best for a dateThu, Oct 1LEICHT Scottsdale x Innovative Consulting
Join us for Oktoberfest! Enjoy brats, music, German wine tasting, stein engraving, great company & more. Prost! Prost! Join Us for Oktoberfest 🍻 We’re excited to welcome you to our <
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Most popularOct 2–315656 Hayden Rd2 days
🏍️ H.O.G. Chapter Weekend at Harley-Davidson Of Scottsdale Friday & Saturday | October 2nd & 3rd 📅 Friday, October 2nd | Times TBD - HOG Chapter Rides - Led by 3 different HOG chapters 🌙 Friday Evening | 6:30pm – 8:30pm Private Party (details t
Live music
Best on a budgetWed, Oct 14Pinnacle Brewing Company
Go beyond the pint and discover how to evaluate beer through sight, aroma, flavor, and mouthfeel with Advanced Cicerone Rachel Benkowski. Beer is more than just a drink—it’s a story of history, culture, ing
$33.85
Something differentSat, Oct 176398 E Oak St
German Food & Beer Stein Holding, Pretzel Eating Dirndls & Lederhosen Costume Contests Traditional Bavarian Band Die Liedermäuse
Stein hoistingCostume contest
Best for groupsOct 30 – Nov 1Pour Decisions Patio and Kitchen3 days
The top Halloween party this holiday. Join Zombie Crawl pub crawl. Visit multiple Halloween celebrations with free entry and drink discounts
Bar crawl
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
Worth the trip from Scottsdale, soonest first.
Oct 2–4SanTan Gardens, Chandler3 days
$7.06 – $24.18Live music
Worth the trip
Oct 9–1180 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe3 days
Live music
Sat, Oct 1080 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
Sat, Oct 1078 w rio salado tempe
Sun, Oct 11Tempe Beach Park
Before you go
Tickets, timing, what to wear, and whether the kids can come.
Every listing with a price, cheapest first.
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Every organiser sets its own prices, and entry, food and drink are often sold separately. Check what a ticket covers before you buy.
In Scottsdale: 1 of 5 free to get in; paid tickets from $33.85.
Weekend afternoons fill up first. Go early if you want a table.
In Scottsdale: Friday is the big day, with 2 of 5 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.
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 GemĂĽtlichkeit
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
der GemĂĽtlichkeit.
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
der GemĂĽtlichkeit.
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.
On in Scottsdale, Sat, Oct 17
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.
On in Scottsdale, Sat, Oct 17
America's own: sausage dogs sprinting for their owners.
Best dirndl, best lederhosen, judged by applause.
On in Scottsdale, Sat, Oct 17Since 1810
The short version: a wedding, a horse race and a decision about the weather. Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese married in October 1810, and Munich celebrated on the meadow now called the Theresienwiese. The festival returned every year after, and was moved forward into September because late-September weather in Bavaria is far more reliable than October's.
Munich's 2026 Wiesn is on now: day 11 of 16, until October 4.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Scottsdale run from Oct 1 to Oct 30, 2026: 5 events. The busiest weekend is Oct 2 – Oct 4, with 2 events.
Yes: one event is on for Oct 2 – Oct 4, including H.O.G.toberfest | FRI & SAT | OCTOBER 2ND & 3RD. Another 2 events are on nearby.
Yes: 1 of the 5 listed is free to get into, including Oktoberfest 2026 | LEICHT Scottsdale + Innovative Consulting. Paid tickets for the rest run from $33.85. Food and drink are usually paid for on the day.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Scottsdale, in Chandler, Fountain Hills, Tempe and Wickenburg and more. The soonest is Uptown Chandler's Rocktoberfest 2026 in Chandler, on Oct 2–4.
At 5 venues, including LEICHT Scottsdale x Innovative Consulting, Pinnacle Brewing Company and Pour Decisions Patio and Kitchen.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are SCOTTSDALE ZOMBIE CRAWL - Halloween Bar Crawl - Party Pass to 10+ Bars at Pour Decisions Patio and Kitchen (Oct 30 – Nov 1), H.O.G.toberfest | FRI & SAT | OCTOBER 2ND & 3RD (Oct 2–3) and Oktoberfest 2026 | LEICHT Scottsdale + Innovative Consulting at LEICHT Scottsdale x Innovative Consulting (Thu, Oct 1).
Munich's Oktoberfest runs from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese. It is on now: today is day 11.
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
