Frankenmuth Oktoberfest

Frankenmuth Oktoberfest 2026: September 17-20
$10.00 Admission 15 and under are free
Sunday September 20, FREE to imp
ort the German Beer. on Saturday.
(465)

2022: September 15-18
In 1996, Lord Mayor Christian Ude of Germany officially sanctioned the Frankenmuth Octoberfest celebration, making it the only city outside of Munich to receive such an honor. In homage, Munich-based brewer Hofbrauhaus became the festival’s official sponsor, making this the first city in the U.S. Dubbed Michigan’s Little Bavaria, the city is as head-to-toe German as an Amer

ican city can get, from its cuckoo-clock store to the Harvey Kern Community Pavilion, a scaled-down version of an authentic German beer hall. (German beer halls can hold 10,000-20,000 people; the pavilion holds a mere 5,000.) The German bands performs annually and authentic German fare is served daily. The music and entertainment begins around noon and ends as late as midnight. On Saturday, Wiener-dog races are always a crowd pleaser at the Oktoberfest. Head to the Harvey Kern Community Pavilion at the stroke of 12 p.m. Fifty to 100 dachshunds are positioned on one side of the pavilion floor and let loose in the hopes that they’ll race to the other side. Sometimes they cooperate; sometimes they don’t. But the sight and sound of hundreds of thundering dachshund feet as the herd bounds across the floor of a German beer hall-short legs flying and oversized ears flapping draws a dedicated crowd of spectators every year. Parking is free at the Oktoberfest. Parking is located right on the festivals grounds, as you arrive at Heritage Park. Dancing at the Frankenmuth Oktoberfest is on a 68’ X 60’ wooden dance floor.

Ready, set, race! Sign up now for the Wiener Dog Races!
04/30/2026

Ready, set, race! Sign up now for the Wiener Dog Races!

Hi Polka Friends, Bounce all night to our extraordinary lineup! ZICKE ZACKE, ZICKE ZACKE, HOI HOI HOI!

03/21/2026
“Look how much fun we had!”
12/07/2025

“Look how much fun we had!”

Cheers to Saturday!
11/22/2025

Cheers to Saturday!

11/02/2025

When the band starts playing, the dancing never stops!

Craving that warm, salty, buttery goodness! 🥨 It’s not Oktoberfest without a pretzel in hand!
10/26/2025

Craving that warm, salty, buttery goodness! 🥨 It’s not Oktoberfest without a pretzel in hand!

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601 Weiss Street
Frankenmuth, MI
48734

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