Oktoberfest in Connecticut 2024

There’s a number of 2024 festivals celebrating Oktoberfest in Connecticut for the 350,000 people claiming German descent in the state. Always a fun time with great food and beer.

Last Major Update:

Still plenty of Oktoberfest parties running all the way up to November to enjoy, so Prost!

All events showing current dates need to be verified to confirm that changes to the schedule were not made by the organizers after publication here. We do not run these events, and would hate for anyone to go out of their way only to find the event had been canceled after releasing a date. Please click through to the event website to confirm! Be safe and have a great fall!

2024 Events

Oktoberfest Milford - Milford, CT - Sep 20 to Sep 21, 2024
An Oktoberfest in late September with beer garden, German and American food, live music and a bratwurst eating contest.

Hartford Saengerbund Oktoberfest - Newington, CT - Sep 28, 2024
The Hartford Saengerbund in Newington CT presents Oktoberfest once again! Enjoy German food, bier and live music

Connecticut, it’s possible that you can easily make it to the surrounding states of Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island for some large Oktoberfest celebrations.

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Past Events

Meriden Turner Society Oktoberfest - Meriden, CT - Sep 29 to Oct 1, 2023

Quassy Amusement Park Oktoberfest - Middlebury, CT - Sep 23 to Sep 24, 2023
Annual celebration of Oktoberfest at this amusement park with food, music and dancing in the Fieldside Pavilion. Two bands perform with dance groups during band intermissions. Traditional German food such as bratwurst, roasted pork and sauerkraut will be available. Admission to the pavilion is free but there is a cost for rides, park attractions, food and beverages. Parking is $6 per car. Quassy is an amusement park with 22 rides and a splash water park on the south shore of Lake Quassapaug that was founded in 1908. Location: Quassy Amusement Park, Lake Quassapaug, Rt. 64 (2132 Middlebury Road), Middlebury, CT 06762

Oktoberfest Pub Crawl - Norwich, CT - Oct 29, 2022
An annual Oktoberfest pub crawl through downtown Norwich, planned by the Norwich Community Development Corporation.

Harugari Oktoberfest - West Haven, CT - Sep 18, 2022
This German American family society holds an annual Oktoberfest with dinner, live music and entertainment. German bier and food is available for purchase. Harugari Schuhplatters will be performing and Bernie’s Orchestra will be playing. Admission is $5 for adults. 18 and under is free. Location: 66 Highland St, West Haven CT 06516

Deep River Rotary Oktoberfest - Deep River, CT - Sep 28, 2019
Each year, the Deep River Rotary Club hosts Oktoberfest, where visitors may enjoy traditional Oktoberfest fare with a DJ, food and beer and wine. Try your luck at getting the winning bid on one (or more) of the many silent auction items. Enjoy contests, such as: who can hold a full beer stein the longest, eat a jar of pickles the fastest or toss a sausage from cup to cup! All proceeds benefit the non-profit Rotary Club of Deep River, which helps to fund local, regional and international efforts.

We hope you enjoy these celebrations of Oktoberfest. Let us know below which one you've headed to and which one you like the best!

We have added maps with the locations of each Oktoberfest. We may not have had the exact location for each Oktoberfest so in some instances we have placed the marker in the general vicinity of the Oktoberfest. Be sure to get specific directions from another source and do not solely rely on our map at the moment. We have also noticed that the markers may not show up on some mobile browsers. We will work to sort out this bug in the future.

Please confirm dates, locations and activities available at the Oktoberfest before going. That's one reason that we provide a website address when we find one. We attempt to ensure that the information for each Oktoberfest is accurate but there are bound to be a few errors. If you let us know when you find one, we will fix it. In some cases, we may link to last year's event when information for this year is not yet available. Do not be fooled.

The festivals listed range in size. Some events may have hundreds of thousands of attendees. Others may have only a handful. We're sorry that we don't have more information about attendance numbers at the moment. We will do our best to add this information as time goes on.

Professionalism varies as well. Some Oktoberfests are professional operations with large budgets. Others are local operations run by volunteers. Do your due diligence before making plans to attend so that you know what to expect. We will happily publish information about your experience with any Oktoberfest so that our visitors will be better informed in the future.

Some Oktoberfests are more family friendly than others. If you have small children, look for an Oktoberfest that has activities for kids. Other events start out with family friendly activities and become more adult oriented as it becomes later in the evening.

Not all Oktoberfest celebrations will be authentic German festival experiences. Some may simply be an excuse to drink rather than celebrate German heritage. Some may call themselves Oktoberfest but provide local or seasonal beer rather than authentic German Oktoberfest beer. Be sure to consider the type of celebration that you are looking to attend when you pick your Oktoberfest.

Activities offered at each Oktoberfest varies. Some activities that you may find are parades, keg tapping ceremony, beer gardens, Miss Oktoberfest or costume contests, stein holding contests, bratwurst eating contest, chicken dance, wiener races, keg toss, live German bands and local entertainment, polka dancing and fairground games. Some Oktoberfest events will just have beer and brats.

Please don't drink and drive. We want everyone to get home safe. Use a designated driver or take public transportation. Uber and Lyft often offer ride credits for new users.

We've got some other resources that would help you prepare for Oktoberfest as well. Read about the history of Oktoberfest. Learn about Oktoberfest beer. Find the words to Oktoberfest music. Plan your Oktoberfest outfit. And try cooking some of these Oktoberfest recipes.

Do you run one of the Oktoberfests listed? Feel free to send us additional information and we will add it. We apologize for any errors: send us corrections or updates if you find them! We also love to list new Oktoberfests, and have advertising solutions if you'd like to reach a wider audience.

Find other fun things to do in Connecticut in fall:

Connecticut Festivals
Connecticut Corn Mazes
Connecticut Ghost Tours
Haunted Houses in Connecticut
Pumpkin Patches in Connecticut

4 thoughts on “Oktoberfest in Connecticut 2024

  1. Greg Frost says:

    Hartford Saengerbund Oktoberfest
    Saturday Oct 20th noon-10:00 pm
    Live Music by “The Mountain Tops”
    Admission $5.00
    Plenty of German Beer, Food, Cakes, Pretzels and Fun!
    719 North Mountain Rd
    Newington CT 06111

  2. The Seehund German Pub & Restaurnat Oktoberfest says:

    Oktoberfest Under the Tent!

    Under the tent in our restaurant’s parking lot featuring a Bier Garten, BBQ, Live Acoustic Guitar group (FrankenPhil) on Friday, Live Polka band (Daddio’s) on Saturday, and DJs in between, Artisan vendors, face painting and balloon animals for the kids!

    Friday Oct 3: 4pm – 10pm
    Saturday Oct 4: Noon – 10pm
    Sunday Oct 5 Noon – 6pm

    The Seehund German Pub & Restaurant
    345 Bank St. New London, CT 06320
    facebook.com/pages/The-Seehund/555419581195392

  3. Get Downtown Danbury says:

    Oktoberfest in Danbury, CT!
    Saturday, September 30, 2017 from 3-9pm on the CityCenter Danbury Green

    There will be live music, local food vendors, lawn games, stein contests, and of course… German beer!
    Tickets are $15 in advance / $20 at the door ($10 for designated drivers), which includes admission, a commemorative stein, and one free beer. Tickets can be purchased here:
    https://danburyoktoberfest.ticketbud.com/oktoberfest-presented-by-get-downtown-danbury

    For up-to-date information, please visit our Facebook event page:
    https://www.facebook.com/events/140776146535779

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