The time has passed to don your lederhosen, dust off your bier steins, and practice your German. If you didn’t make it to any Oktoberfest celebrations this year, check out what events have passed so you know what to expect for next year!
Enjoy the rest of the season at these Tampa Bay Fall Festivals for some more fun!
<div id="c3be0912bb716eee4ca644c1dfc4ecde4"></div>2026 Oktoberfest Celebrations in Tampa
2026 OktoBEEfest
- Date: Now through October 28, 2026
- Location: Country Boy Brewing
Celebrate OktoBEERfest, an event that brings together active duty, retired, and former Navy Seabees, Civil Engineer Corps officers, friends, and families!
Oktoberfest Tampa
- Date: October 30, 31 and November 1, 2026
- Location: Curtis Hixon Park
Celebrate with German cheer, dancing, and singing along the Hillsborough River downtown at the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. Tap the inaugural keg on Friday, October 30th, as the doors open to Tampa’s largest Oktoberfest.
Past Oktoberfest Celebrations
Oktoberfest at Crooked Thumb
- Date: September 25-26, 2026
- Location: Crooked Thumb Brewery
Enjoy time in the beer garden under the festival tent for German-style beer, music, food, and stein hoisting contests!
Dentobeerfest 2026
- Date: September 25-26, 2026
- Location: Dented Keg Ale Works
Join in on Dented Keg’s Oktoberfest Celebration with beer, live music, German food, and Oktoberfest style games!
Oktoberfest at Commandoughs
- Date: September 26, 2026
- Location: Commandoughs
Dress for Oktoberfest and get ready for DJ Dale, live music with Makaylah Karlson, beer, food, games and prizes, and more!
Oktoberquest
- Date: September 26, 2026
- Location: 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!
26th Annual Oktobeerfest!
- Date: October 1-4, 2026
- Location: Dunedin
Enjoy four days of live music, food, and plenty of beer!
Oktoberfest at Woodwright!
- Date: October 1-4, 2026
- Location: 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 Weekend Celebration
- Date: October 3, 2026
- Location: 11495 Trinity Blvd., Trinity
Celebrate all weekend long with Oktoberfest at Escape Brewing Company with great food and live music!
Piertoberfest
- Date: October 3, 2026
- Location: St. Pete Pier
Enjoy a full day of Bavarian fun featuring live music by The Apple Strudel Oktoberfest Band, authentic German beers, German food, traditional German dancers, a live DJ, stein-hoisting competitions, outrageous Bavarian games, and more!
Barktoberfest at Starkey Market
- Date: October 3, 2026
- Location: 3460 Starkey Blvd., Odessa
Get ready for a tail‑wagging good time at Barktober Fest, a fall community event celebrating dogs, families, and local rescue efforts at Starkey Market!
Wheel Haus Oktoberfest
- Dates: Now through October 4, 2026
- Location: 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!
German-American Oktoberfest
- Date: October, 10-11, 2026
- Location: Pinellas Park
Prost to Oktoberfest with live music, brews, traditional food, stein contests, keg tapping, a kinder corner, and more!
Oktoberfest at Indian Rocks Beach
- Date: October 10, 2026
- Location: Kolb Park
Experience Oktoberfest on the beach with vendors, food, and more!
Oktoberfest at BarrieHaus
- Date: October 10 ,2026
- Location: Barrie Haus, Ybor
Enjoy classic German food, music, stein service, and games! Dress the part in your lederhosen and dirndls to be crowned Mr. & Mrs Okoberfest!
Upper Tampa Bay Oktoberfest
- Date: October 16-18, 2026
- Location: Tampa Bay Downs
The Upper Tampa Bay Oktoberfest is back with something for the entire family! There will be a full array of Bavarian-themed good times, open car shows, challenge games, wiener dog races, and more.
Featured image credit: Crooked Thumb Brewery
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