Springfield does Oktoberfest without much fuss. The beer halls and beer gardens handle the loud nights with live music, giant steins and dancing, and lederhosen stay optional. On the quieter ones the food is more than enough, bratwurst and pretzels everywhere and communal tables that sort themselves out. Or one good beer with friends, nothing more. Explore Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties across Springfield, compare the dates, and book your tickets before they sell out.
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Thu, Oct 1Springfield Running Center
Join us with Hoka Rep Zach and your friends for a fun evening of all things Oktoberfest and the SRC 5K Fun Run/Walk! 🥨🍻 Check out the new Arahi! 🙌Rock & Run for Mental Health is taking donations! $5 donations will get you the medal!😎
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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 Springfield, soonest first.
Fri, Oct 2W Forsyth Pkwy, Forsyth, IL 62535, United States
Live musicFamily-friendly
Sat, Oct 3Schneider Park, Brighton
Sat, Oct 3Rocco's, Decatur
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Springfield run from Oct 1 to Oct 1, 2026: 1 event.
Nothing is listed in Springfield itself for Oct 2 – Oct 4, but 3 events are on nearby, in Forsyth, Brighton and Decatur.
Yes: 3 more events are listed within reach of Springfield, in Forsyth, Brighton and Decatur. The soonest is Forsyth Fall Festival in Forsyth, 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 12.
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
