Hamilton’s Christkindlmarkt is a two-day authentic German Christmas market celebrating our German heritage. It is held the first weekend in December. This year there will be 50 original vendors, a Kinderfest children’s area, and other surprises. There is a $1.00 admission for those 12 and over.

Our Christkindlmarkt follows in the tradition of German Christmas Markets held throughout Germany each year in communities both large and small. We feature vendors with German wares, food, drinks, music, dancers, toys, and other goods.

The 10th Annual Lebanon Oktoberfest presented by Molson Coors will be held in Downtown Lebanon on October 13-14, 2023. This event features live German-style music, food vendors, a kid’s zone, and German and local craft beers.

Lace up your dirndl, throw on your lederhosen and grab a stein to celebrate the Gilbert Oktoberfest. Kicking off the autumn season with bratwurst, pretzels and refreshing Bavarian suds from some Gilbert’s finest local craft breweries and other traditional beers. Guests will enjoy many crowd favorites including; traditional polka music, brat eating contest, stein holding competition and live music.

The Oktoberfest, which draws over 80,000 people to the Village, emphasizes the community’s rich German heritage. The people of Minster feel that the Oktoberfest is not just an event; it’s a feeling, a spirit, a happy mood that conveys the warmth and friendliness of the community.

An invitation is extended to each one of you to join us and help celebrate the Oktoberfest on the weekend of the first Sunday in October. The Oktoberfest was begun in 1975 by the Jaycees (The Minster Journeyman’s Club) and Kiwanis (Minster Service Club) and since has grown each year.

This gala, fun filled festival provides delights for all. Sing and dance to German music. Taste the hearty German foods. Watch the spectacular parade featuring colorful floats, marching bands and many celebrities. See the many events in the Gazebo and the Spazz Plaz. Take part in the beer tray relay, the 10K run, and any numerous other games.

Join us at the Knoxville Beer Castle! It's Oktoberfest at the SchulzBräu Brewery!!!

The Saint Charles Oktoberfest is located in historic downtown Saint Charles in beautiful Frontier Park located off 500 S. Riverside Drive, between the Missouri River and the Historic Downtown District.

Saint Charles Oktoberfest was awarded the 2017 Reader’s Choice as the Best of St. Charles County by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Suburban Journals.

The Largest Folk Festival in the Northwest!

If you are thirsty, we have you covered. We have included our beverages in one place; over 40 beers, multiple soda flavors, about 30 wines (from the northwest and Germany), several local ciders and a couple of seltzers, Pepsi products, and of course, water.

Many types of food are available from the 40 nonprofit food booths. Plenty of sausage, brats and sauerkraut. German style favorites like Ruben or Berliner sandwiches and spätzle. Festival favorites like corn dogs and onion rings. Local favorites such as Fish Tacos, Marionberry Cobbler, Russian perogies. All delicious and made by volunteers.

From day one the Schmidt family of Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus has been a part of presenting this great festival. This makes the Columbus Oktoberfest unique in that it is the only Central Ohio Festival produced by a family business versus a city or major corporate entity. This community festival has been brewing up and serving smiles for 50+ years. There truly is something for everyone. Tasty food, lively music, bountiful brews, and games galore. The Columbus Oktoberfest has it all. Bier Halls with ample dance floors, a delightful Wine Garten, a giant Kinderplatz (Children’s area) in the beautiful Natural Resources park, an eclectic Marktplatz (arts/crafts, commercial area), a full entertainment line up on three stages, a Vier Meiler (4 miler run/walk event) and of course delicious brats, cream puffs and all the other traditional items you expect.

The Columbus Oktoberfest invites you to celebrate “Gemutlichkeit” with us, a time that celebrates “the spirit of enjoying life” like none other. We hope to see you here!

Oktoberfest in Springboro is one of the premier events held each fall the entire family can enjoy. Produced by the United Church of Christ, the festival allows for a number of local charities to benefit. Authentic German food, biers and wines are enjoyed by all — everything from Bratwust to Schnitzel. And there is also a Kids Fun Zone for the younger attendees to experience. Plenty of games, polka music, dancing and fun for everyone! When it comes to festivals, Oktoberfest reigns supreme!

The mission of Cleveland Oktoberfest is to promote and support the arts by conducting live musical and artistic cultural performances for the general public. This serves to preserve, promote and perpetuate European Heritage within the Cleveland area, while at once advancing and fostering education and general awareness. Numerous charitable groups and organizations benefit from Cleveland Oktoberfest, including:

Civic groups such as the Berea Kiwanis, Berea Rotary Foundation, and MCE Boosters Many charitable children & adult cultural dance and musical groups Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital main campus & St. John’s Westshore Hospital’s new Rainbow Babies Unit Special needs youth groups including the Rainey Musical Institute, Camp Imagine, and the Children’s Achievement Center.

The mission of Cleveland Oktoberfest is to promote and support the arts by conducting live musical and artistic cultural performances for the general public. This serves to preserve, promote and perpetuate European Heritage within the Cleveland area, while at once advancing and fostering education and general awareness. Numerous charitable groups and organizations benefit from Cleveland Oktoberfest, including:

Civic groups such as the Berea Kiwanis, Berea Rotary Foundation, and MCE Boosters Many charitable children & adult cultural dance and musical groups Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital main campus & St. John’s Westshore Hospital’s new Rainbow Babies Unit Special needs youth groups including the Rainey Musical Institute, Camp Imagine, and the Children’s Achievement Center

Germania Oktoberfest

Cincinnati’s original and most authentic Oktoberfest.

The Germania Society of Cincinnati held our first Oktoberfest in 1971, the first in the Cincinnati region.

Join us this August and stroll the beautiful Germania Park grounds surrounded by nature while enjoying traditional food, drink, and entertainment.

Our Oktoberfest features traditional German food, live German music all weekend, dancing, and fun for the whole family. Adults and kids alike will enjoy the traditional beer mug-sliding contest, as well as steinholding (Masskrugstemmen) competitions. Kids can frolic on our playground and amuse themselves with FREE interactive inflatable attractions. We also offer a wide variety of imported German merchandise and gifts, including Steins, Trachten, and more.

Come share the Gemütlichkeit!

The Decatur Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Germanfest in partnership with our main sponsor Oakwood Mutual Insurance. The festival will be held on the Madison Street Plaza in Downtown Decatur.

The Germanfest Committee will open the festivities with Mayor Dan Rickord Tapping the official wooden keg from Bavaria. Music will be provided all evening by The Franz Klaber Orchestra (The Klaberheads), an interactive 13 piece band from Hamilton, Ohio, who will be entertaining the crowd all night.

This will be a family-friendly event, with Polka dancing and traditional German food including Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, German Potato Salad, Pretzels, and large variety of desserts. A (Biergarten) beer garden serving the best beers in the entire world … German beers, will also make you feel as if you’ve been transported straight to the heart of Bavaria.

Merchandise, including Alpine Hats, Hat pins, Beer mugs & Pitchers will be sold during the event. So, men put on your Lederhosen and ladies put on your Dirndls and get ready for a good time for the whole family at the Dekatur GermanFest … Prost!

FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! Poker - Stein holding - Nagelbalken (stump) - Playground Drink specials 5 pm to 6 pm each day Brats - Metts - German Potato Salad - Sauerkraut - Limburger Sandwiches Gotta - Schnitzel - Green Beans - Pretzels - Cream Puffs - German Chocolate Cake Draught and Can Beer - Soft drinks and Bottled Water Admission $5.00 per person per evening, *cash only event Veterans and Military free with military ID - Children 12 and under free with parents

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL Founded in 1983, Dayton’s Germanfest Picnic is a 3-day celebration of the Miami Valley’s rich German heritage. “Get YOUR Gemütlichkeit on” during the SECOND FULL WEEKEND (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) of August each year. Your visit to this free, family-friendly event helps fund several scholarship awards for deserving youth each year and supports many other community organizations. Come help yourself to our great German food, beer, wine, activities and Gemütlichkeit – and help organizations like St. Vincent DePaul, Special Olympics, Boy Scouts of America and United Rehabilitation Services all at the same time! Danke!

On the second Friday and Saturday in August, visitors are invited to enjoy a taste of Germany in the heart of beautiful historic downtown Maysville, Kentucky. Maysville Oktoberfest celebrates our German heritage with:
Live Traditional Music, Traditional German Folk Dancing, German Biers, German Wines and Liquors Authentic German Cuisine

The BIGGEST little German festival in Indiana!