DAY 1 – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025

7–9 am
Senior Breakfast | Heritage Hofbräu Haus – Fest Grounds

No admission wristband required

Eggs, pancakes, sausages, juice, milk and coffee.

Featuring LIVE music, a visit from the 2025 Oktoberfest Royal Family – hosted by WIZM News.

Sponsor: WIZM NEWS
11 am–2 pm
Special Fester Carnival | Copeland Park - Northside La Crosse

No Oktoberfest admission wristband required. 

Fest fun with carnival rides and food vendors!

Sponsors: Rivertown Dental
4 pm–12 am
Fest Grounds Open | 1 Oktoberfest Strasse

Oktoberfest admission wristband required

Thursday Presenting Sponsor: Gerrard-Hoeschler, Realtors
5–9 pm
Carnival | Copeland Park - Northside La Crosse

No Oktoberfest admission wristband required.

Fest fun with carnival rides and food vendors!

Carnival one day all you can ride wristbands available.

 

4 pm–12 am
Student Night | Fest Grounds

Free admission for students with a valid college student ID on Thursday 9/25. Join us for Lederhosen Games, vendors, and dance hits played by Pop Rocks!

4–8 pm
Craft Beer Night | Fest Grounds

Oktoberfest Craft Beer Night Ticket Package Required

Sample from more than 20 craft breweries – check out participating breweries here!

Sponsors: Samuel Adams, State Bank Financial, Festival Foods, Knutson Construction
5-7 pm
Lederhosen Games | Garden Stage Area - Fest Grounds

Oktoberfest wristband required to enter Fest Grounds

Stein races, stein holdings, barrel roll, grain toss, Schokolade essen and scavenger hunt | Play games, have fun and win prizes

7 pm
Torchlight Parade | Northside La Crosse

Kane & Gillette Streets to Clinton Street | Find more details on the route map and lineup here!

Presenting Sponsor: Co-Op Credit Union
7:30–11 pm
Torchlight After Glow Bash | Copeland Park – Loggers Field

No admission wristband required

Free admission and families welcome | Kick off your Oktoberfest on the Northside with The Swing Crew

Hosted by the Oktoberfest Parade Marshals

MUSIC

La Crosse Bierhaus Stage in the Heritage Hofbräu Haus
Altra Federal Credit Union Festplatz
9 pm - midnight

DAY 2 – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025

9 am–midnight
Fest Grounds Open | 1 Oktoberfest Strasse

Oktoberfest admission wristband required

 

Friday Presenting Sponsor: La Crosse Regional Airport
10 am
Stein Holding Finals | The Remainders Garden Stage - Fest Grounds

Oktoberfest admission wristband required to enter Fest Grounds

Sponsor: Samuel Adams
11 am
Tapping of the Golden Keg - Opening Ceremony | The Remainders Garden Stage

Oktoberfest admission wristband required to enter Fest Grounds

Join us for much-anticipated tapping of the Samuel Adams Golden Keg!

2–4 pm
Lederhosen Games | Garden Stage Area

Oktoberfest admission wristband required to enter Fest Grounds

Stein races, stein holdings, barrel roll, grain toss, Schokolade essen and scavenger hunt | Play games, have fun and win prizes

5–9 pm
Carnival | Copeland Park - Northside La Crosse

No Oktoberfest admission wristband required.

Fest fun with carnival rides and food vendors!

Carnival one day all you can ride wristbands available.

MUSIC

Altra Federal Credit Union Festplatz
11:30 am–2:30 pm
3–5:30 pm
9:30 pm–midnight
The Remainders Garden Stage
11:30 am–2 pm
8:30–11 pm
La Crosse Bierhaus Stage inside the Heritage Hofbräu Haus
11:30 am–2 pm
2:30–4:30 pm
5–8 pm
Solkela Polkela Band
8:30–11 pm

DAY 3 – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

7 am
YMCA Maple Leaf Walk Run | Riverside Park

Pre-registration required. Half marathon, 5-mile run, 5k walk and Kid’s Maple Mile. Find more information here!

Hosted by La Crosse Area Family YMCA.

10 am
Maple Leaf Parade | Northside to Downtown

Find more details on the route map and lineup here!

11 am–midnight
Fest Grounds Open | 1 Oktoberfest Strasse

Oktoberfest admission wristband required

12–9 pm
Carnival | Copeland Park - Northside La Crosse

No Oktoberfest admission wristband required.

Fest fun with carnival rides and food vendors!

Carnival one day all you can ride wristbands available.

2–4 pm
Lederhosen Games | Garden Stage Area

Oktoberfest admission wristband required to enter Fest Grounds

Stein races, stein holdings, barrel roll, grain toss, Schokolade essen and scavenger hunt | Play games, have fun and win prizes

9 pm
63rd Oktoberfest Fireworks Celebration | Fest Grounds

Oktoberfest admission wristband required to enter Fest Grounds

Sponsors: Cleary Management & Oktoberfest USA

MUSIC

Altra Federal Credit Union Festplatz
11:30 am –1:30 pm
5:30–8:30 pm
9 pm–midnight
The Remainders Garden Stage
4:15–7:30 pm
La Crosse Bierhaus Stage inside the Heritage Hofbräu Haus
4:30–7:30 pm
8–11 pm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

7:30–11 am
Pancake Breakfast | Terry Erickson Boys & Girls Club of La Crosse, 1331 Clinton St.

Hosted by the Oktoberfest Parade Marshals | Pancakes, sausages, juice, milk and coffee

Tickets available July 28!

9:45 am
Ecumenical Service | Holy Trinity Parish (1333 13th St, La Crosse, WI, 54601)
11 am-6 pm
Fest Grounds Open - Free Admission! | 1 Oktoberfest Strasse

No admission wristband required

Festing fun for the whole family! Balloon artist, face painting, vendors, music and more!

Sunday Presenting Sponsor: Ehler Insurance
11 am
Brats for Seniors

Delivery of Fest brats and Gemütlichkeit to residents in our City of La Crosse housing facilities

Sponsor: Mid-West Family
The Remainders Garden Stage
11 am-2 pm
To Be Announced
La Crosse Bierhaus Stage inside the Heritage Hofbräu Haus
11:30 am-12 pm

SPECIAL FEST EVENTS

Sat. Sept 6 | 4-8 pm
SPECIAL FESTER REVEAL | Oktoberfest Grounds

Join us at the Oktoberfest Grounds for the reveal of the 2025 Special Fester!

Sat. Sept 13 | 6 pm
MISS LA CROSSE/OKTOBERFEST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | UWL Student Union - The Bluffs

Tickets on sale July 28!

Wed. Sept 17 | 4:45 pm
PARADE MARSHAL REVEAL | Logger’s Field

Tickets on sale July 28!

 

Sat. Sept 20 | 5pm
MRS. OKTOBERFEST RECEPTION | UWL Student Union - The Bluffs

Tickets on sale July 28!

Wed. Sept 24 | 4:30 pm
FESTMASTER’S BALL | The La Crosse Center South Hall

Featuring Brian Brueggen & The Mississippi Valley Dutchmen | Tickets on sale July 28!

Event schedule is subject to change