Oktoberfest is how Waterloo spends an autumn week. Beer gardens and Bavarian nights start it with live music and giant steins, dancing takes over, and the polka is nobody's obligation. The food holds steady the whole way, bratwurst and pretzels everywhere and communal tables where nobody stays a stranger. One good beer with friends is plenty. Explore Oktoberfest 2026 events and parties across Waterloo, see what fits, and book your tickets before they sell out.
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Sat, Oct 10Kroghville Oasis
Octoberfest at the one and only Kroghville Oasis. Shotgun Dawz will kick things off with some bad ass old time tunes. Followed by The Rotation a 6 piece saxy rock n roll band from Madison, WI. A mix of danceable originals and covers all with a funky twist
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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 Waterloo, soonest first.
Sat, Oct 10Lakeside Park Oven Island Fond Du Lac Wi
Live music
Sat, Oct 10125 W Huron St, Omro
Oct 10–11Flatiron Park, Lake Geneva2 days
Sat, Oct 24ROB'S PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS, Johnson Creek
Asked and answered
Oktoberfest events in Waterloo run from Oct 10 to Oct 10, 2026: 1 event.
Yes: one event is on for Oct 9 – Oct 11, including The Rotation and Shotgun Dawgz Rock Kroghville Oasis. Another 8 events are on nearby.
Yes: 9 more events are listed within reach of Waterloo, in Milwaukee, Lake Geneva, Fond Du Lac and Omro and more. The soonest is Oktoberfest Artisan Fair in Milwaukee, on Oct 9–11.
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
