Prost! our Minnesota families, it’s Oktoberfest in the Twin Cities! Looking for a spirited way to celebrate that both kids and their adults, German or otherwise, can enjoy? Get ready to raise your steins, pull on your lederhosen and polka until you drop. Our family fun guide to kid-friendly events shares local festivals featuring traditional German food, seasonal activities and family-friendly games.
Family-friendly Oktoberfest events announced for 2026
Feed My Starving Children South Metro MobilePack (FREE)
Date(s): 02/14/2026 2:00 pm - 6:00 pmLocation: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13801 Fairview Drive, Burnsville, MN, 55337
Families are encouraged to sign up for packing shift together! This is a great opportunity to volunteer together as a family and is easy for the young and old to do together. Packing shifts available between February 9th and 14th. FREE, but registration required – see link.
2025 Twin Cities Oktoberfest events
St. Paul Oktoberfest
Date(s): 09/12/2025 - 09/13/2025 4:00 pm - 10:00 pmLocation: Germanic-American Institute, 301 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN , 55102
Twin Cities Germanic-American Institute presents two days of music, food and German culture includes polka bands, cultural activities for kids and all our favorite German festival foods. FREE admission, food available for purchase.
Delano Oktoberfest
Date(s): 09/20/2025 11:00 am - 10:00 pmLocation: ,
Oktoberfest is a fun, family-friendly Germanic event in Delano with live music and entertainment, weiner dog races on Friday night and FREE kids activities on Saturday. German food available to purchase. $5/adult admission.
LTD Brewing Oktoberfest
Date(s): 09/20/2025 12:00 pm - 8:00 pmLocation: LTD Brewing, 725 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN, 55343
Oktoberfest at LTD brewing offers fun for the whole family, including a kids area with space to play and activities like tic-tac-toe boards. There is also a larger parking lot games area with giant Jenga, ladder golf and more. FREE to attend.
Schram Haus Oktobierfest
Date(s): 09/20/2025 12:00 pm - 6:00 pmLocation: Schram Haus Brewery, 3700 Chaska Boulevard, Chaska, MN, 55318
St. Louis Park ROCtoberfest
Date(s): 09/20/2025 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmLocation: St Louis Park Rec Center & ROC, 3700 Monterey Dr, St Louis Park, MN , 55416
ROCtoberfest in St Louis Park is hopping with rock and polka music, food, beverages, beer and games/challenges for all ages and prizes. Admission is $5/pp ages 6+.
Utepils Brewing Oktoberfest
Date(s): 09/27/2025 11:00 am - 9:30 pmLocation: Utepils Brewing, 225 Thomas Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, 55405
Utepils Brewing celebrates Oktoberfest in a big way and for all ages: polka and more musical entertainment, kids (and adult) contests, activities, traditional German food and beverages. See our list of events! General admission is free on Friday, $10 per person ages 13+ at the door or discounted online (see link).
Fulton Oktoberfest
Date(s): 09/27/2025 12:00 pm - 10:00 pmLocation: Fulton Beer Taproom, 414 N 6th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55401
Fulton’s Oktoberfest is a Northeast Minneapolis tradition and it’s family-friendly, so pile up the kids and celebrate, no matter your roots. Plenty of German food and beverages, polka bands and Bavarian dancing. To keep kids entertained, a Kinderhaus is stocked with crafts and other activities to enjoy. Bring the lederhosen.
Maple Grove Oktoberfest
Date(s): 09/27/2025 12:00 pm - 6:00 pmLocation: Maple Grove Central Park, 12000 Central Park Way, Maple Grove, MN, 55369
A fun, family-friendly fall festival in Maple Grove with games and activities for all ages such as a petting zoo, axe throwing and face painting. Plus live music and an art fair to browse. Food and drinks for purchase on site. Admission is free.
Waldmann's Oktoberfest Family Sunday
Date(s): 09/28/2025 12:00 pm - 7:00 pmLocation: Waldmann Brewery, Waldmann Brewery, 445 Smith Ave North, MN, 55102
Oktoberfest at Waldmann’s features live music, Z Puppets, German dancers, games, magic, contests, festival food and great Oktoberfest beverages. Tickets: $10/adults & teens, Kids 6-12 $5; 5 and under FREE.
- Family Days: Sundays, September 21 & 28, 2025.
Oktoberfest Parking Lot Party
Date(s): 10/04/2025 11:00 am - 9:00 pmLocation: Lookout Bar & Grill, 8672 Pineview Ln N, Maple Grove, MN, 55369
Wayzata Oktoberfest
Date(s): 10/04/2025 11:00 am - 3:00 pmLocation: Wayzata Redeemer Christian Academy, 115 Wayzata Blvd W, Wayzata, MN, 55391
- Polka music by the Elk River German Band
- Kramarczuk’s brats, hot dogs, warm pretzels, and authentic German beer
- Kids crafts, face painting and a bounce house
- Lawn games
- Bavarian strength and skill contests
- Vendor fair
Blaine Oktoberfest
Date(s): 10/04/2025 12:00 pm - 8:30 pmLocation: Tom Ryan Park, 10802 Town Square Drive Northeast, Blaine, MN, 55449
Blaine celebrates Oktoberfest in a big, family-friendly way in Tom Ryan Park. In store for you: a craft fair inside Blaine City Hall, a variety of food trucks and a beer tent with seasonal beverages, live music, and free petting farm for kids. See our full schedule of entertainment at the link. Admission is free, and all ages are welcome.
PryesFest Oktoberfest
Date(s): 10/05/2025 12:00 pm - 6:00 pmLocation: Pryes Brewing Company, 1401 West River Road N, Minneapolis, MN, 55411
The family-friendly Oktoberfest celebrations in the Twin Cities keep on rolling in. Here’s one from Pryes Brewing in Minneapolis: their Oktoberfest runs three weekends this fall and bring the family fun with pumpkin decorating, face painting and a baby goat petting pen. Adults can enjoy their favorite fall beverages and everyone can get behind the traditional Oktoberfest tunes. Weekends, September 19-21, September 26-28 and October 3-5. General admission is free.
Rosemount Oktoberfest
Date(s): 10/11/2025 12:00 pm - 7:00 pmLocation: Rosemount Central Park, 2893 145th St W, Rosemount, MN , 55068
Rosemount’s 2nd annual Oktoberfest invites you to rustle up the dirndl and lederhosen enjoy beverages from local spots OMNI Brewery & Winery and North 20 Brewing Co, a polka band, and games of strength including free axe throwing. This is a family-friendly Oktoberfest celebration and all ages are welcome.
Octoberfest at The Marsh
Date(s): 10/16/2025 4:30 pm - 7:30 pmLocation: The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Boulevard, Minnetonka, MN, 55345
An all-ages festival with music, hot dogs, brats and beverages for purchase. Tickets: $8 ($5/members).
Take a fall weekend road trip! New Ulm, Minnesota
Enjoy the peak of fall colors en route to this south central Minnesota town a couple hours’ drive from the Twin Cities. OKTOBERFEST IN NEW ULM, running October 3-4 & 10-11, 2025, is rocking with a festival, parade and activities reflecting the city’s proud Germanic heritage. Other nearby attractions worth a stop for families are the city’s Glockenspiel, Schell Brewery and Flandrau State Park. We have all kinds of ideas for a weekend road trip in our list of 10 THINGS TO DO IN NEW ULM, MINNESOTA, WITH KIDS.
Whether you’re pushing strollers or herding teenagers (or both) we hope you find the perfect Oktoberfest family day. You don’t have to travel to Munich to get a taste of Germany. Leave us a comment with any reviews, recommendations or tricks for an Oktobefest visit with small children. We love sharing parents’ ideas with the community.
Anne wrote this article on 9/24/2025.