Oktoberfest in Ware fills up quickly. The beer halls run on Bavarian bands, giant steins and dancing, and knowing the polka has never been necessary. On the quieter nights the food is the reason to be there, bratwurst and pretzels everywhere and long tables that grow by themselves. Or a good beer with friends, nothing more. Explore Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties around Ware, see what fits your week, and book your tickets before they run out.
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Fri, Oct 1618 Lovell St, Mendon
Join us for a celebration of cranberry wines and craft beer. We're combining our annual cranberry festival with an Oktoberfest celebration to showcase the delicious craft beers we serve in collaboration with Murder Hill Brewery in Whitinsville. BOG-
Best with kidsOct 17â18234 Ball St, Northborough2 days
It's Oktoberfest TOUGAS Style! FOOD! BEER! MUSIC! GAMES! MORE! FREE ADMISSION! Come enjoy the farm and all it has to offer during October! BEER AND HARD CIDER GARDEN Open with Local Brews and Hard Cider Featuring Local Brews such as: đđș Downeast Hard
Family-friendly
Sat, Oct 17South Grafton Elementary School and Millbury St School, Grafton, MA
đ Save the date for Octoberfest! Join us Saturday, October 17, from 10:00 AMâ3:30 PM at South Grafton Elementary School for arts and crafts, games, food trucks, raffles, and more. Bring the whole family for a fun-filled day celebrating fall and our commun
Most popularSat, Oct 17220 Airport Access Road, Southbridge
Join us for our first Oktoberfest Wings and Wheels event. This is going to be one you donât want to miss!!!
Best for groupsSat, Oct 17Murphy's, Manchester
Join us Saturday, October 17, from 12â6 PM for an afternoon with vendors, live music, delicious food, games, and plenty of Oktoberfest fun! We have 20 surprise vendors lined up for this event! Vendors
Free â $39.19Live music
Sat, Oct 17The Arbella at Bramble Hill, Worcester
Celebrate Oktoberfest with The Arbella! Join us for an evening filled with live music , great bites , and brewery tastings</
FreeTastingLive music
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 Ware, soonest first.
Thu, Oct 15Baramor | Bar & Restaurant, Newton
$12.51 â $1,602.45Live musicFamily-friendly
Oct 15â16Clerys, North Waltham2 days
Worth the trip
Sat, Oct 17Foxwoods High Stakes Bingo Hall, Mashantucket
Sat, Oct 17The Bingo Hall at Foxwoods Casino, Ledyard
Sat, Oct 24The New London-Waterford Speedbowl
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 Ware: 2 of 6 free to get in.
Weekend afternoons fill up first. Go early if you want a table.
In Ware: Saturday is the big day, with 5 of 6 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.
In Ware: 1 family-friendly event.
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 MaĂ is more than two US pints of 6% lager. Eat something with it. In Munich in 2026 one costs about âŹ15.61.
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
VegetarianKÀsespÀtzle
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 GemĂŒtlichkeit
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
der GemĂŒtlichkeit.
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit
der GemĂŒtlichkeit.
Oans, zwoa, drei â g'suffa!
âA toast to good company.â 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.
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.
America's own: sausage dogs sprinting for their owners.
Best dirndl, best lederhosen, judged by applause.
Since 1810
If you have ever wondered why Oktoberfest happens in September, the answer is the weather. The festival began in October 1810 as a wedding celebration for Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese, complete with a horse race on the edge of Munich. Later organisers moved the start forward into September to take advantage of warmer evenings, and kept the original name.
Munich's 2026 Wiesn ran from September 19 to October 4.
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Ware run from Oct 16 to Oct 17, 2026: 6 events.
Yes: 6 events are on for Oct 16 â Oct 18, including Bog-toberfest, Tougas Oktoberfest! and Octoberfest đ Hosted by: SGPTO! at South Grafton Elementary School and Millbury St School, Grafton, MA. Another 5 events are on nearby.
Yes: 2 of the 6 listed are free to get into, including Oktoberfest at Murphy's in Manchester and 1st Annual Oktoberfest Celebration at The Arbella!.
Yes: 7 more events are listed within reach of Ware, in Newton, North Waltham, Cambridge and Boston and more. The soonest is 6th Annual Barktoberfest in Newton, on Thu, Oct 15.
At 6 venues, including South Grafton Elementary School and Millbury St School, Grafton, MA, Murphy's and The Arbella at Bramble Hill.
The most popular on AllEvents right now are Tougas Oktoberfest! (Oct 17â18), 1st Annual Oktoberfest Celebration at The Arbella! at The Arbella at Bramble Hill (Sat, Oct 17) and Oktoberfest at Murphy's in Manchester (Sat, Oct 17).
1 listing says it is family-friendly: Tougas Oktoberfest!. For the rest, check the listing before you go: many events held in bars are 21+.
Munich's 2026 Oktoberfest ran from September 19 to October 4, 2026, 16 days on the Theresienwiese.
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.
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
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KitchenerCanada's biggest
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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
