Oktoberfest gives Stuttgart the run of autumn. Beer festivals and Bavarian nights take the loud end with live music, giant steins and dancing, and lederhosen stay optional. On the quieter ones you come with people and end up eating anyway, bratwurst and pretzels going round the communal tables. Or a good beer with friends, and out. See what's on for Oktoberfest 2026 in Stuttgart, find one that suits, and book your tickets while there's still room.
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Sun, Oct 4Göckelesmaier Festbetriebs GmbH
WIR MACHEN ES EIN ZWEITES MAL! NACH DEM WUNDERVOLLEN EVENT AUF DEM FRÜHLINGSFEST FEIERN WIR JETZT AUF DEM CANNSTATTER VOLKSFEST! HOLA WASEN WASEN MEETS LATIN | HAVANNA X GÖCKELESMAIER</stro
€32.61
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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 Stuttgart, soonest first.
On nowFri, Oct 2Am Zollernblick 1, 72250 Freudenstadt, Germany, Haiterbach
Fri, Oct 9Fußballplatz Freisbach, Schifferstadt
Sat, Oct 10Sportplatz, Eschau, Biberach
Oct 17–18Coopers Lounge, Sasbach2 days
Oct 17–18Wüstenrot Neuhütten, Heilbronn2 days
Fri, Oct 23Marktplatz, 76870 Kandel, Morzheim
Oct 24–25Festhalle Althengstett, Friolzheim2 days
Oct 24–25Museumsgässle, 88447 Warthausen, Deutschland, Memmingen2 days
Where to go
The Cannstatter Volksfest is the second-largest beer festival in the world, and Swabian cooking is what holds it up. These three do it all year.
Carls BrauhausSchlossplatzSwabian plates on the SchlossplatzKäsespätzle cheesy egg noodlesIn the Königin-Olga-Bau right on the Schlossplatz, open every day, and the easiest table in the city centre.BrauhausTheir site 
Sophie's BrauhausBad CannstattA house brew near the WasenFestbier the pale munich festival lagerIn Bad Cannstatt, which is where the Volksfest actually happens — walking distance when the tents are up.BrauhausTheir site Stuttgarter RatskellerMarktplatzMaultaschen, all dayKäsespätzle cheesy egg noodlesA Swabian institution under the market square, open all day every day.RestaurantTheir site Every link goes to the venue's own site. Hours change — check before you travel.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Stuttgart run from Oct 4 to Oct 4, 2026: 1 event.
Yes: one event is on for Oct 2 – Oct 4, including WASEN MEETS LATIN | HAVANNA X GÖCKELESMAIER at Göckelesmaier Festbetriebs GmbH. Another 1 event is on nearby.
Tickets run from €32.61, 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 Stuttgart, in Haiterbach, Baiersbronn, Schifferstadt and Biberach and more. The soonest is Oktoberfest auf der Berghütte Lauterbad in Haiterbach, 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
