2025 Event Schedule
DAY 1 – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025
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.
Free admission with a Special Fester Carnival wristband (required). Please contact [email protected] for more information.
Fest fun with carnival rides and food vendors!
Oktoberfest admission wristband required
No Oktoberfest admission wristband required.
Fest fun with carnival rides and food vendors!
Carnival one day all you can ride wristbands available online.
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!
Oktoberfest Craft Beer Night Ticket Package Required
Sample from more than 20 craft breweries – check out participating breweries and more info here!
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
Kane & Gillette Streets to Clinton Street | Find more details on the route map and lineup here!
No admission wristband required
Free admission and families welcome; food and beverage available for purchase | Music and Gemütlichkeit featuring The Swing Crew following the Torchlight Parade
Money raised through sponsorships will support student programs at Logan and Central High Schools | Hosted by the Oktoberfest Parade Marshals
MUSIC
DAY 2 – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025
Oktoberfest admission wristband required
Oktoberfest admission wristband required to enter Fest Grounds
Oktoberfest admission wristband required to enter Fest Grounds
Join us for much-anticipated tapping of the Samuel Adams Golden Keg!
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
No Oktoberfest admission wristband required.
Fest fun with carnival rides and food vendors!
Carnival one day all you can ride wristbands available online.
MUSIC
DAY 3 – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025
Pre-registration required. Half marathon, 5-mile run, 5k walk and Kid’s Maple Mile.
FREE Oktoberfest Thursday Only wristband included with registration. Find more information here!
Hosted by La Crosse Area Family YMCA.
Find more details on the route map and lineup here!
Oktoberfest admission wristband required
No Oktoberfest admission wristband required.
Fest fun with carnival rides and food vendors!
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
Oktoberfest admission wristband required to enter Fest Grounds
MUSIC
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2025
Hosted by the Oktoberfest Parade Marshals | Pancakes, sausages, juice, milk and coffee
Cost: $7 per person (Children 6 and under free)
Tickets available in advance from former parade marshals or at the door.
Traditional Catholic Mass – All are welcome!
No admission wristband required
Festing fun for the whole family! Starting with an opening ceremony with root beer provided by Rudy’s at 11:20 in the News 8 Now Heritage Hofbräu Haus, face painting, a chalk contest, vendors, music, and more!
Delivery of Fest brats and Gemütlichkeit to residents in our City of La Crosse housing facilities
Help us recognize the 2025 Torchlight & Maple Leaf Parade award winners. NEW IN 2025 – We’re bringing gemütlichkeit to the streets with the brand-new People’s Choice Award at this year’s Oktoberfest Parades! For the first time ever, parade-goers get to vote for their favorite float and one lucky entry will take home the ultimate fan-voted prize!
MUSIC
SPECIAL FEST EVENTS
Help us kick off Fest season at Morrie’s Onalaska Volkswagen/Audi! Avoid the lines during Fest by purchasing tickets in advance. Plus food, music, and more!
Check our Medallion Hunt page or social media for daily clues. $500 cash prize!
The 2025 Royal Family and other members of Oktoberfest will be busy spreading gemütlichkeit to local schools, living facilities, and businesses. Be sure to say hi and join in on an Ein Prosit if you see us!
Social 11 am-12 pm | Luncheon with program noon-1:30 pm
Program by Lisa David Olson – “Untangle my Pretzel (and how do you wash lederhosen?)”
Tickets available for $40 starting July 28, in advance only until September 22
2025 ROYAL INTRODUCTIONS
Join us at the Oktoberfest Grounds for the reveal of the 2025 Special Fester! All are welcome!
Tickets on sale July 28!
Doors open 4:45 pm | Program begins 5:15 pm
Tickets are $18 July 28 through Sept. 10. Prices increase to $20 beginning Sept. 11 and at the door. Includes meal.
Tickets on sale July 28!
Featuring Brian Brueggen & The Mississippi Valley Dutchmen | Tickets on sale July 28!
Event schedule is subject to change.