<div id="c3be0912bb716eee4ca644c1dfc4ecde4"></div>Time to don your lederhosen, dust off your bier steins, and practice your German because Oktoberfest season is officially here. If you can't make it all the way to Munich to celebrate the real Oktoberfest, there are plenty of events around town to make up for it. So, fill your stein and say “prost!” (that's “cheers” in German) as we've rounded up a guide to Oktoberfest events in and around the Tampa Bay area.
Enjoy the rest of the season at these Tampa Bay Fall Festivals.
Oktoberfest Events In and Around Tampa Bay
These Tampa Bay Oktoberfest events are listed in chronological order.
TBBC Oktoberfest DINNER
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 6 p.m.
13937 Monroe's Business Park, Tampa
1600 E. 8th Ave., Tampa
Head to Tampa Bay Brewing Company in Westchase or Ybor for a celebration of beer, food, and music! Enjoy exclusive tappings of traditional German-style beers, traditional German food with a Florida twist, games, and more.
Room 27 Oktoberfest Supper Club
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Fenway Hotel
Step inside Room 27 for an evening of Bavarian tradition reimagined with a chef-curated four-course menu that showcases the heart of German cuisine. Each course will be paired with wines from Mosel, Rheingau, and Baden, where crisp Rieslings and elegant Pinot Gris.
OKTOBERFEST AT CROOKED THUMB BREWERY
September 26 and 27, 2025
555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor
Enjoy tons of German-style beer releases, stein-hoisting, brats, and polka music with First Quality Sausage House's German-style food. Sing along to live music with plenty of beer songs, and polka from the Northern Sounds Polka Band and the Apple Strudel Band.
Cuban Oktoberfest
- September 26-27, 2025, all day
- 3924 W Spruce St., Tampa
Dig into a German-inspired menu with a Cuban twist, and raise a stein of their fest-ready lagers!
GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIETY'S OKTOBERFEST!
September 26 and 27, and October 3 and 4, 2025
8098 66th Street N., Pinellas Park
Enjoy a large variety of domestic and imported beers, delicious traditional German food, live music, a keg tapping ceremony, Bier stein holding contest, parade of flags, and local vendors. There will also be a kinder kid's area.
Sip the season
Friday, September 26, 2025, 11 a.m.
5311 Avion Park, Tampa
Celebration of everything there is to love about fall with Oktoberfests, pumpkin ales, and rich, roasty fall seasonals!
PAWtoberfest Weekend at PAW Brewing
September 26-28, 2025, 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
1962 1st Ave. S, St. Pete
Pawtoberfest Weekend is back for another year of festivities! Mark your calendars and get ready to enjoy the food, the music, the outfits, the atmosphere, the traditions and most importantly the REALLY BIG BEERS! The main event will be Saturday, featuring the costume and stein hoisting competitions along with the live German band!
Oktoberfest at Caledonia Brewing
September 26-28, 2025, 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
587 Main St., Dunedin
Join in on the annual Oktoberfest weekend at Caledonia Brewing with beer, food, and fun all weekend! They will tap their German style beers, including Is it Fall Yet on Friday, and serve Oktoberfest food from Feasts of Nutley. Enjoy The Jazz Phools Oktoberfest band on Saturday and a special Oktoberfest brunch from Palate Culinary on Sunday (ticketed event).
4TH ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST: DOWNTOWN PLANT CITY
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 3 p.m.-10 p.m.
100 Collins St. N, Plant City
Enjoy a traditional Oktoberfest with a few signature touches during Plant City's second annual Oktoberfest! There will be live music, a biergarten, weingarten, delicious German food, exhibitors, axe-throwing, a people's choice brat competition, a costume contest, kids zone, and more! You can even snag a limited-edition collection liter boot stein.
Wheel Haus Oktoberfest
September 29-October 5, 2025
7220 Central Ave., St. Pete
Join Wheel Haus for their annual Oktoberfest celebration! There will be a menu of German-inspired dishes, desserts, and more. They will also be tapping German fest biers available in pints, a stein flight, or das boot!
Piertoberfest 2025
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 12 p.m.-7 p.m.
St. Pete Pier
Celebrate the 4th Annual Piertoberfest on the St. Pete Pier! Enjoy authentic German beers, food, a German band, German dancers, and DJs. Test your strength in the stein hoisting competition and grab your friends to participate in other Bavarian games!
Oktoberfest at Common Dialect Beerworks
Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5, 2025, 12 p.m.-11:45 p.m.
5023 N Florida Ave., Tampa
Enjoy two days of festivities with Oktoberfest: Saturday, October 4, and Dog-friendly Barktoberfest on Sunday, October 5. There will be beer games, live music, and Bavarian eats!
OKTOBERFEST PARTY WITH 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING
Sunday, October 5, 2025 from 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
480 Bayshore Dr. SE, St. Pete
Loosen your lederhosen for an all-day party that will feature a special German-themed menu, traditional polka bands, a stein-holding competition, and tons of great German beer. This event is also family-friendly. Kids under 12 are free. Taking place at Albert Whitted Park.
14TH ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST TAMPA
Friday, October 10 – Sunday, October 12, 2025
600 N. Asheley Dr., Tampa
For three full days, Tampa's downtown Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park will be transformed into the city's largest waterfront biergarten. The event will be busting with live music, dancing, drindls and lederhosen, bratwurst, and schnitzel. A full authentic Bavarian food hall will be available, as well as a variety of Oktoberfest style beers. Authentic German style beers by Green Bench Brewing include traditional Hefeweizen, Dunkel lager, and Fastbier marzen. Festivalgoers can also participate in Bavarian games including stein hoisting, keg stacking, tug-o-war, brat toss, carry the wench, and more.
Oktoberfest Weekend Celebration
October 11-12, 2025, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
11495 Trinity Blvd., Trinity
Celebrate all weekend long with Oktoberfest at Escape Brewing Company with great food and live music!
Oktoberfest 2025
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 12 a.m.-8 p.m.
1403 E 5th Ave., Tampa
With two Oktoberfest party sessions, there is plenty of fun to be had! Enjoy music, games, beer, a collectable beer stein, prizes, food, and more!
Oktoberfest at Starkey Market
October 17 and 18, 2025
3460 Starkey Blvd., Odessa
Tis the season to Wiesn! Bring the whole family to celebrate Oktoberfest at this 2-day event! There will be live music, entertainment, and games along with competitions such as keg throwing, stein holding, and brat-eating. There will also be a kids' area and a pumpkin patch for the younger ones.
Oktoberfest in October
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
2705 Cypress Drive, Clearwater
The Suncoast Barley Mashers & VetterBrew HomeBrew Supply present Oktoberfest in October with free samples of beers by the best home brewers! There will be an award ceremony at 3 p.m.
Upper Tampa Bay Oktoberfest
October 24-26, 2025
Tampa Bay Downs
Head to Tampa Bay Downs for beers from five local breweries, food trucks, music, dancing, arts, crafts, and more! There will be log sawing, stein holding, brat eating, Mr. & Mrs. Oktoberfest, and wiener dog races, including a contest for best dressed wiener!
Annual Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 1 p.m.
465 7th Ave. N, St. Pete
Dust off your lederhosen and grab your crew—it’s time to raise a stein at The Bier Boutique's Oktoberfest bash! Experience a bit of Germany in Tampa with German beers, authentic cuisine, the beer Olympics, and more!
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2025 Oktoberfest Celebrations That Have Passed
Oktoberfest Weekend
September 12-14, 2025, 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
Mastry's Brewing Co.
Dust off your Lederhosen and Dirndl, get ready to lift those steins! Don't miss a weekend of beer specials, games, Oktoberfest music and entertainment, and German-inspired eats from the kitchen!
Oktoberfest at Coppertail Brewing
Saturday, September 20, 2025
2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa
Head to Coppertail for their annual Oktoberfest celebration! There will be German brews, games, and food. Handmade ceramic steins will be available for purchase along with specialty priced pours.
Prost to the Future! Oktoberfest at Florida AVE brewing
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 11 a.m.
4315 N. Florida Ave., Tampa
Great Scott! Get ready to fire up the flux capacitor because Florida Ave Brewing is taking Oktoberfest on a trip to the future—and back again! Guests will enjoy an untraditional Oktoberfest with 80s new wave and the kitchen will feature food specials highlighting German cuisine.
OKTOBERFEST AT ST. PETE BREWING CO.
Saturday, September 20, 2025, 12 p.m.
544 1st Ave. N, St. Pete
Head to St. Pete for their annual Oktoberfest! They'll have German-inspired food, German music, and be releasing their Oktoberfest Lager!
Oktoberfest at Green Bench
Saturday, September 20, 2025, 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
1133 Baum Ave. N, St. Pete
Celebrate the season and enjoy German-style beer, eats, live music, and a stein hoisting competition! No tickets are needed for entry.
Oktoberquest
- September 20-October 4, 2025
- 5023 N. Florida Ave., Tampa
A two-week celebration of beer, Bavarian fun, and delicious bites! Purchase a commemorative stein and quest card, and partake in the activities for chance to win prizes!
Oktoberfest at Woodwright!
Saturday, September 20-October 5, 2025, 1 p.m.-11 p.m.
985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin
Join in on two weeks of Oktoberfest fun with Woodwright Brewing Co. From food to live music and traditional Oktoberfest games, you surely won't want to miss this!
Oktoberfest Brunch
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 11 a.m.
6809 N Nebraska Ave., Tampa
Celebrate the start of Oktoberfest weekend with brunch hosted by LOKO Cuisine! Enjoy traditional German food and beer, including endless bratwursts paired with a variety of condiments, warm German potato salad, Käse-Eier (ultra-cheesy eggs), LOKO's beloved French toast topped with apple streusel, and your choice of one drink.
Oktoberfest Events To Be Announced for 2025
Oktoberfest at Bayboro Brewing
2025 TBA
2390 5th Ave. S, St. Pete
It's the most wonderful time of the year – OKTOBERFEST! They'll be tapping their award-winning Märzen and Schwarzbier as well as a variety of our other German styles. Every Friday and Saturday night throughout these three weeks, they will have traditional Oktoberfest music and games in the Bierhalle! Hammer the nail in a log, stein hoisting, etc. Come prepared to have a wunderbar time!
Prost! Oktoberfest Celebration at BRU Growler Bar
2025 TBA
8729 Gunn Hwy., Odessa
Brats, Bavarian-style beers, and Bru! Dust off your stein glasses and get ready for six specialty German beers on tap, grilled pretzels and brats, stein hoisting competitions, relay races, and more!
WOBTOBERFEST WESTCHASE
2025 TBA
9524 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa
Come out to World of Beer Westchase for German beers, brats, and pretzels! Participate in the WOB Beer Games on Saturday (email westchase@worldofbeer.com to register), enjoy live music, compete in contests and more! Winning teams win prizes – losing teams need to buy beer shots!