Enjoy watching or competing in the traditional Beer Hoisting Contests! Match up with your friends and find out who has the most stamina holding their stein out far and wide. Check out the sweetest of breeds – both the German Shepherd Dog Club of Wisconsin and Badger Dachshund Club will be there with their darling. Make your way around to the local vendors who will be selling unique Oktoberfest offerings. Or have a dance with the United Donauschwaben of Milwaukee.
Lots for the kids to do. Professional Facepainting and Balloon Arts. Also large bounce house, and other games & activies for kids to do!
The Jeff Winard Polka Band has been entertaining Oktoberfest audiences for years. Bring all your Oktoberfest dances moves to the dance floor as you celebrate the night.
Come out and try some of the finest local food vendors delights! We’ll have sausages grilled up by Usinger Sausage Co., favorites from Cafe Hollander, great choices from BelAir, and hot pretzels courtesy of Milwaukee Pretzel Co. We also plan to have food trucks on site. Freedom Foods will offer fried potatoes and cheese curds. Others TBA. Finally, we’ll have a number of German snacks and desserts all available for purchase, including caramel from Cream City Caramels and more.
VIPs get first access to special Oktoberfest pours and VIP restricted areas.
6:00 pm
Prost to your first Oktoberfest beers!
9:30pm
Last call for tastings, but food will continue serving til 9:50.
VIP TICKETS
HOT!
A VIP Admission Ticket gets you:
Early admission to the event (5pm)
Access to the VIP Lounge
Sausage and cheese sampling and other snacks inside the VIP tent (5pm-6pm)
Sampling of rare and limited edition brews inside the VIP tent (5pm-6pm)
Half liter pours inside the Oktoberfest tent – Market Square Only 5pm-6pm)
Commemorative Bavarian-style half liter collectors mug
Commemorative T-shirt Online Ticket Purchases Only (picked up at the event, please order by size with ticket order)
Unlimited sampling of over 50 breweries serving German and fall-style craft beers.
All tickets include live music, exhibits, shopping from local businesses, and food for purchase from local restaurants and vendors. See each ticket option below for additional offerings.
General Admission
Commemorative Bavarian-style pint glass
Unlimited sampling of over 50 breweries serving German and fall-style craft beers
All tickets include live music, exhibits, shopping from local businesses, and food for purchase from local restaurants and vendors. See each ticket option below for additional offerings.
Kids FREE with paid Adult!
Taster Tickets
5 samples (8oz) of over 50 breweries serving German and fall-style craft beers
Wristband and can sample any beers with exception of VIP beers
Tasting glass
All tickets include live music, exhibits, shopping from local businesses, and food for purchase from local restaurants and vendors. See each ticket option below for additional offerings.
Designated Drivers
Brat or hot dog meal + 3 water/soda tickets
All tickets include live music, exhibits, shopping from local businesses, and food for purchase from local restaurants and vendors. See each ticket option below for additional offerings.
*Note, designated drivers may enter the grounds at 5pm with VIP ticket holders but only WILL NOT be allowed into the VIP tent
