Three showstopping weekends full of entertainment and fun!
September 29-30, October 6-7, & 13-14
Available around town and at the Oktoberfest venues, our official commemorative program is your guide to all things Oktoberfest in Leavenworth! Grab this handy brochure to find weekend entertainment schedules, beer lineups and menus, street fair vendors, festival merchandise, food options, Kinderplatz information and so much more!
Accommodations
Book your stay early so you can get the weekend you want; lodging will fill up! Our booking engine will help you search for availability and rates serving Leavenworth, Lake Wenatchee, Plain, Cashmere, and Wenatchee.
Your Oktoberfest ticket gets you into all venues. Once inside you will purchase tickets for beer, non-alcoholic beverages, food and merchandise!
Kinderplatz only tickets are available in person the day of your visit and cover all the games and bouncy houses. Rides on the Ferris wheel ($5.00), food and merchandise are extra.
More questions about tickets? Go here.
The Oktoberfest merchandise below is available to purchase with your online tickets. Get it while you can!
Oktoberfest Entry Prices
Fridays-$12.00/person
Saturdays-$27.00/person
Weekend Pass-$35.00/person
*kids 12 and under are free
Saturdays-$27.00/person
Weekend Pass-$35.00/person
*kids 12 and under are free
(Not available online, only in person)
Fridays- $5.00/person
Saturdays-$10.00/person
*kids 12 and under are free
CERAMIC STEIN
DIMPLED STEIN
TRUCKER HAT
BASEBALL SHIRT
LADIES SHIRTS
MENS SHIRTS
Map and Hours
FESTHALLE BEER GARDEN & MAIN STAGE
*Kids welcome until 9:00pm
Fridays 6:00pm – Midnight
Saturdays Noon – Midnight
BIERZELT BEER TENT & STAGE (behind Festhalle)
*Kids welcome until 9:00pm
Fridays 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturdays Noon – 10:00pm
KINDERPLATZ FOR KIDS
Fridays 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturdays Noon – 9:00pm
FRONT ST. BEER GARDEN & GAZEBO STAGE
*21+ Only
Fridays 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturdays Noon – 10:00pm
Entertainers
This year we have lined up a stellar roster of amazing entertainers, here is just a glimpse of some of our bands (click the bio link for an inclusive list!)
- Traditional polka fan favorites the Smilin’ Scandinavians, Bavarian Beer Garden Band and the Ted Lunka Polka Band
- Folk styles from Michael Stoessl and Leavenworth’s AlpenFolk
- Rock and dance music from The Hosen Ones and the Aqua Nets
- Big name Oktoberfest groups from around the world including Manuela Horn, Pech und Schwefel, Happy Hour Oktoberfestband, and the Europa Band
- Dance groups Enzian Schuhplattler and Edelweiss Dance Academie
Oktoberfest Entertainment Schedules
September 29 & 30 Lineup
- Manuela Horn
- Hosen Ones
- Happy Hour OktoberfestBand
- Europa Band
- Ted Lunka Polka Band
- AlpenFolk
- Michael Fischer
- Enzian Schuhplattler
- Edelweiss Dance
- Leavenworth Alphorns
October 6 & 7 Lineup
- Pech Und Schwefel
- European Takeout
- Aqua Nets
- Jim Tobler
- Ted Lunka Polka Band
- AlpenFolk
- Michael Stoessl
- Edelweiss Dance
- Lyle Schaefer Band
- Leavenworth Alphorns
October 13 & 14 Lineup
- Manuela Horn
- Bavarian Beer Garden Band
- Aqua Nets
- Smilin Scandinavians
- Hosen Ones
- AlpenFolk
- Enzian Schuhplattler
- Edelweiss Dance
- Bonnie Birch Trio
- Leavenworth Alphorns
Let’s Talk Beer!
It’s no secret that our Leavenworth breweries are creating some delicious and much sought-after craft beer. This year we have a stellar line-up of local brews at the event, plus our friends at Icicle Brewing, Blewett Brewing, and Doghaus Brewery are once again collaborating on the one-of-a-kind Festbier just for Oktoberfest!
In addition to our local beers, we have a robust lineup of German imports, from Paulaner to Weihenstephaner. Check out the 2023 lineup below.
Local
- Leavenworth Festbier- Collab beer with Blewett Brewing Company, Doghaus Brewery, and Icicle Brewing Company
- Dirtyface Amber – Icicle Brewing Company
- Alpenhaze IPA – Icicle Brewing Company
- Kölsch – Blewett Brewing Company
- Doberman Schwarzbier (Dark Beer) – Doghaus Brewery
German Imported
- Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen
- Paulaner Münchner Lager
- Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen
- Weihenstephaner Dunkel (Dark Beer)
- Clausthaler Original (NON-ALCOHOLIC)
The Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the 2023 Oktoberfest continues moving towards being a ZERO WASTE event! Compostable beer cups, biodegradable paper and no single use plastic utensils or water bottles are just some of the ways we are diverting waste from our area landfills!
Food Options
Brats, German sandwiches, kraut, pretzels, handmade corndogs and donuts and more! Many yummy tastes and smells of Oktoberfest can be found this year at the event.
All around town, you find plenty of German options and so much more like Pub style, Italian, Farm to Table, Mexican to name a few, your taste buds will thank you!
Kinderplatz
Fun for the kiddos (and adults who still feel like a kid!)
Our 10,000 sq ft Kinderplatz has a 62-foot Ferris wheel, bouncy obstacle course, root beer garden, face painting, games, and more. Come by and play!
For families entering the Oktoberfest beer gardens, your entry to the Kinderplatz is free. For those who just want to take your kids inside the Kinderplatz area and do not wish to attend the beer gardens, a separate admission will be available this year:
- Entry fees: $5.00/Fridays, $10.00 Saturdays (kids 12 and under are free)
- Once inside, bouncy obstacle course and games are free and you can purchase tickets for rides on the ferris wheel ($5.00), merchandise, root beer floats and food.
Kinderplatz is open 6:00-9:00pm on Fridays and Noon-9:00pm on Saturdays.
Old and New Traditions
Munich Oktoberfest’s longstanding tradition of the official tapping of the keg to signal the start of their festivities, is one we heartily celebrate with our keg tapping ceremony each Saturday at 1:30pm, join us! We have also brought in some new traditions like our stein holding contest and a pretzel toss just to kick the fun notch up another meter!
Oktoberfest Selfie Contest
Post your selfie on Facebook or Instagram and tag it with #oktoberfestinleavenworth to enter!
Pics are eligible to win a Leavenworth goodie bag when:
1) The selfie picture(s) are posted Friday and/or Saturday during one of our weekends.
2) The selfie includes as a backdrop, the village of Leavenworth, Front Street Park, the Kinderplatz, or the Festhalle.
3) Bonus if you are wearing Trachten or 2023 Oktoberfest branded merchandise.
Shuttle Service
We will be providing a free shuttle on all Fridays and Saturdays of Oktoberfest. They will run one hour prior to event opening with the last shuttle being at 12:15 AM, fifteen minutes after closing.
The routes will go as far west as Icicle Road, south to Sleeping Lady, east to Safeway (Park and Ride), and north to Ski Hill Drive, with other stops around town delivering you to the Oktoberfest gate. Please wave down the bus for stops. The shuttles are ADA wheelchair accessible.
Schedule
- Fridays- Starts at 5:00pm last shuttle at 12:15am
- Saturdays- Starts at 11:00am last shuttle at 12:15am
- Shuttle runs approximately every 30 minutes
Oktoberfest Events Around Town
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Entertainment Sponsor
Supporting programming of over 20 entertainers over 3 weekends of the event
Kinderplatz Sponsors
Supporting the creation of a family friendly venue for the event
Give a Schnitzel Sponsors
Supporting our zero waste efforts and partnersips with Waste Loop LLC and Winton MFG Compost Works
Prost! Sponsors
General support of the Oktoberfest event weekends
