Oktoberfest in New York 2024
It doesn’t matter whether you are in New York City or call Upstate New York home. You can find a place to celebrate the 2024 Oktoberfest in New York with the 2.2 million other New Yorkers that share German ancestry. And if you aren’t German, who cares? Check out these celebrations of German heritage for good food and good beer.
Last Major Update:2024 was a great year for Oktoberfest! We'll be back with more next year.
Looks like plenty of great 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
You should also check the lists of nearby states that also celebrate Oktoberfest: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
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Past Events
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.
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Mountain Creek in NJ is our favorite. They have stepped it up! Dress up and get in free gets people into the spirit. Great mixed age crowd. Always luv Bear Mt. Big crowds . Cheap. Beautiful setting. Best bands(Meixner and DSB) and goes on for over a month! Dover NJ Germania small but real German! German club in Poughkipsee similar. Loved the one in Newport RI. Setting awesome. Great crowd with many college kids too. Good food. Great bands. Hunter in NY is good for a big fest but a little commercial. For a ski area fest Mountain Creek in NJ does it best and they have local boy Jimmy Sturr the polka legend there on his home turf. My German brother in-law says better than Germany! But he’s from Bremen where they don’t really do Oktoberfest. Best time of the year!!!!!!
Check our website. A real Oktoberfest provided by a third generation German/American in Pomona NY. Celebrating German heritage since 1947. Our celebration begins Sept. 26 and runs for 4 Saturdays and the Sunday of Columbus Day weekend. We offer a menu which includes a variety of wursts, sauerbraten, potato pancakes, dumplings, cucumber salad, and an assortment of American BBQ foods. Our beer selection includes the traditional Munich Oktoberfest beer, served alongside some American Oktoberfest beer, craft beers, German wine and hard cider. There are different German bands performing on each weekend, German dancers, Sam Adams stein hoisting contest and many different recreational activities.
This location has been closed since 2015. Its now a day camp.
could you please send me information for the polka party at the Manhattan bridge.
It is supposed to happen this saturday
Hello, would like to know if this coming weekend is the Little Miss Schuetzen Park contest taking place in North Bergen at Schuetzen Park?
Could you direct me to an October fest nearest to Webster, NY?
Mt Creek Octoberfest went down hill this year They moved the stage No more dancers on beer barrels with German bands Food $40 and cold It’s just a drunk fest Very disappointed I liked the previous year’s
2019 – You can’t beat Whiteface in Wilmington. The German food, traditional German music, (great dance floor), great vendors and the gondola ride are fantastic. We try to go every year. Were staying across the street at Ledgerock don’t have to drive far. Also Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole is up the street. A theme park that should not be missed and still original designed by the famous Arto Monaco.( see PBS “ A castle in every heart”. )