Seasonal & Holidays

2019 Waukesha Oktoberfest: Your Guide

Organizers say the setting couldn't be more perfect and unique under the stars in Waukesha's Frame Park

Oktoberfest in Waukesha is coming up later this month.
Oktoberfest in Waukesha is coming up later this month. (Scott Anderson, Patch Staff )

WAUKESHA, WI — Oktoberfest in Waukesha is coming up later this month, and is expected to be a two-day festival of non-stop music, food, Sprecher beer and root beer, old world games and activities.

Organizers say the setting couldn’t be more perfect and unique under the stars in Waukesha’s Frame Park along the picturesque Fox River.

Pre-Event Ticket Sales are Available

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Purchase your food and beverage tickets online prior to the event to avoid waiting in line. Online ticket purchases end at noon on Friday, Sept. 27. Online sales will then re-open Saturday, Sept. 28 from midnight to noon.

Tickets are available in $20, $40 and $60 increments. Oktoberfest Online Ticket Sale

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Tickets will be available for pick up at the event "Will Call" window. The tickets will be under your name and a picture ID is required at time of pick-up.

Schedule of events:

Friday, Sept. 27

  • 5 p.m. Opening Ceremony/Tapping of the Firkin - free beer samples
  • 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Music by Erich Adam
  • 5:30 p.m. D'Oberlandler Dance Troupe
  • 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Family Area open with crafts, games & more!
  • 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Live Beer Garden Statues
  • 7 p.m.to 11 p.m. Music by Austrian Express
  • 9: p.m. Masskrugstemmen Contest

Saturday, September 28, 2019

  • 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Music by The Squeezettes
  • 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Family Area open with crafts, games, & more!
  • 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Das Bags Tourney - Register Now!
  • 2 p.m. Unveiling of the Oktoberfest Cake/Free cake to the first 400
  • 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Live Beer Garden Statues
  • 5 p.m. Performance by Muller Fasching Verein Nordamerika
  • 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Music by Blaskapelle Milwaukee

Parking

Schuetze Recreation Center, 1120 Baxter St
Frame Park parking lots
East Alternative School, 1150 Whiterock Ave
Renaissance Manufacturing Grp, 1401 Perkins Ave
Street parking is also available in the area.

Free Shuttle

Waukesha County Courthouse (515 Moreland Blvd)
Pick-up/drop-off every 15 minutes.
Final pick up from Frame Park at 11:30 p.m.

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