Oktoberfest reaches Sterling as the nights draw in. Beer festivals and Bavarian nights bring live music, giant steins and dancing, and nobody checks for lederhosen. Come with people and you're eating before you meant to, bratwurst and pretzels arriving between rounds at long tables with a band nearby. If a good beer with friends is enough, that's the night. Look through Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties across Sterling, compare what's on, and book your tickets before they're claimed.
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On nowSep 18 – Nov 6Wunder Garten, Washington50 days
Celebrate Wunder Garten’s 11th Annual Oktoberfest with beer, music, markets, contests & more! Wunder Garten’s 11th Annual Oktoberfest September 18 – October 11, 2026 </stro
FreeLive music
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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 Sterling, soonest first.
Sat, Nov 7Shipgarten, Mclean
FreeLive music
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Sterling run from Sep 18 to Sep 18, 2026: 1 event.
Yes: one event is on for Nov 6 – Nov 8, including 11th Annual Oktoberfest at Wunder Garten. Another 2 events are on nearby.
Yes: 1 of the 1 listed is free to get into, including 11th Annual Oktoberfest.
Yes: 2 more events are listed within reach of Sterling, in Hanover and Mclean. The soonest is Croptoberfest - All Day Crafting Workshop in Hanover, on Sat, Nov 7.
Munich's 2026 Oktoberfest ran from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese.
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
