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Get out the Lederhosen and Dirndl, Oktoberfest season has arrived in New York State! Whether you’re here for the vibrant foliage, crisp fall brews, jumbo pretzels and brats, lively Oompah bands, or all of the above, you’re in the right place. Soar through the mountains on a scenic skyride, raise a stein to the season, and revel in Bavarian-style fun at festivals in all corners of the state, from Long Island to Niagara Falls. Better yet, check out the Official New York Craft Beer App to pair your Oktoberfest celebrations with the state’s best seasonal brews. Read on for your guide to celebrating Oktoberfest in New York. Prost! Photo credit: @littlethingsolga on Instagram
Oktoberfest at the Great Escape (Adirondacks)
📍Where: Queensbury, NY
🗓️When: Saturdays and Sundays, August 22 to September 20, 2026
💲Cost: Ticket prices vary.
Oktoberfest at Great Escape is a one-of-a-kind festival experience! Where else can you celebrate the spirit of Bavaria alongside rip-roaring coasters? Take a spin on signature attractions like Greezed Lightnin', the Sasquatch, or Comet, then sip back and relax with a refreshing German-style ale or crisp lager, best paired with festive treats like bratwurst, pierogis, potato salad, and giant pretzels. Stick around for traditional polka music, family-friendly Oktoberfest games, and more.
Binghamton Oktoberfest (Central New York)
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📍Where: Binghamton, NY
🗓️When: September 19, 2026
💲Cost: Ticket prices to be announced.
Put on your Lederhosen and Dirndl and join the Binghamton German Club for a day of Oktoberfest fun! Enjoy an assortment of wursts, classic German side dishes, and delicious desserts, plus a variety of German beers, wine, and soft drinks. Don’t miss the traditional Bier Stein hoisting contest and live music by Deutschland Express.
Mountaintop Oktoberfest (Hudson Valley)
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📍Where: New Paltz, NY
🗓️When: September 25-27, 2026
💲Cost: Admission and activities are included in overnight rate or $113.25 + tax/person for Oktoberfest day pass.
Raise a stein at Mohonk Mountain House for a weekend celebrating German culture in the mountains! All kinds of events are being held throughout the weekend including a Tapping Ceremony and Cannon Commencement, Polka dancing class, stein games, live performances by comedic juggler Stephen Caruso, alpenhornist John Kraybill, and Polkadelphia oompah band, tastings from local Hudson Valley breweries, wineries, cideries, and distilleries, plus Mohonk’s regular lineup of fun activities. Dinner specials like veal and pork dumplings and Beef Rouladen with Potato Pancakes are included in your overnight rate as well as a tasty Sunday buffet.
Oktoberfest Cruises (Various regions)
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📍Where: Various Locations
🗓️When: Various dates
💲Cost: Varies by cruise
Witness the shades of autumn and get into the festive fall spirit with an Oktoberfest cruise! Circle Line (September 26-November 8) in New York City offers an Oktoberfest cruise that ventures up into the Hudson Valley, featuring beautiful foliage views along the Hudson River, German bites and brews, live music, and more. The historic Lake George Steamboat Company will set sail for lunch and dinner on October 3 featuring an Oktoberfest buffet with all your favorite Bavarian treats and music by Fritz's Polka Band. The Colonial Belle in Fairport offers a three-hour Oktoberfest Cruise (October 10) on the historic Erie Canal, where you’ll get to indulge in classic Bavarian fun and pass through a canal lock.
Oktoberfest at Wolff’s Biergarten (Capital-Saratoga)
📍Where: Albany, NY
🗓️When: September 26, 2026
💲Cost: General Admission: $20 presale $30 at the door; VIP: $150 (includes commemorative stein, two drink tokens, private VIP bathrooms, and more)
Wolff’s Biergarten is the place to be if you’re looking for the ultimate Bavarian celebration in the Capital-Saratoga region. Enjoy traditional German folk music, tasty bites like schnitzel, bratwurst, and soft pretzels, a selection of German beer and wine, games like stein holding and keg bowling, and a best dressed contest. Don’t miss out on the cutest event of the day: the Oktoberfest Wiener Races, where dachshunds take center stage in a sprint to the finish line!
All aboard the Oktoberfest Rails & Ales Train Ride (Finger Lakes)
📍Where: Rush, NY
🗓️When: September 26, 2026
💲Cost: $40 tasting ticket, $15 designated drives. Advance ticket purchase required. 21+ only. Valid ID required for entry.
Join the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum for a unique Oktoberfest celebration, just 20 minutes south of Rochester. Hop on a vintage diesel train to visit tasting stations where you'll discover a variety of craft beer styles for your sampling pleasure. Your ticket includes museum admission, unlocking access to exhibits and the largest collection of historic trains in New York State, and a complimentary souvenir tasting glass. Food and additional refreshments will be available for purchase, and free soft drinks are provided for designated drivers.
Rough Cut Brewing Oktoberfest (Hudson Valley)
📍Where: Kerhonkson, NY
🗓️When: September 26, 2026
💲Cost: Free
Not much beats spending Oktoberfest surrounded by small-town charm, big flavor, and the fall colors of the Shawangunk Ridge at Rough Cut Brewing in Kerhonkson! Expect German food, live music, stein holding contests, pretzel tossing, raffles, and fall brews for a day filled with Bavarian fun. Say “prost” with a Rough Cut Brewing stein or boot.
Cape Vincent Oktoberfest (Thousand Islands-Seaway)
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📍Where: Cape Vincent, NY
🗓️When: September 26, 2026
💲Cost: Ticket prices to be announced.
Information from 2025; details for this year are pending: Make your way to Cape Vincent to celebrate German heritage, music, and community spirit at the Village Green! Kick off the day with a scenic two-mile Volksmarch, a German term that means “people’s march,” where you’ll take part in a family-friendly, non-competitive, self-paced walk through the village. After, get ready to celebrate with German cuisine, live music, a beer and wine garden, a kids activity zone, and Lederhosen and Dirndl and German Dance contests. Plus, you’ll get a commemorative mug to use in the beer and wine garden offering a selection of local brews, German beers, and regional wines.
Oktoberfest on Old Falls Street (Greater Niagara)
📍Where: Niagara Falls, NY
🗓️When: September 26, 2026
💲Cost: Free
Celebrate Oktoberfest just steps from Niagara Falls at Old Falls Street USA. Get into the festive spirit with a stroll through the iconic three-block cobblestone street, filled with German cuisine, beer and wine, live music, dancing, and kids activities. Extend your trip and make a stop at Niagara Falls State Park surrounded by fall foliage!
Glens Falls Oktoberfest (Adirondacks)
📍Where: Glens Falls, NY
🗓️When: September 26, 2026
💲Cost: Free
Bring family and friends to the third Annual Glens Falls Oktoberfest! The best of Bavarian tradition and vibrant local community come together at this festival that is quickly becoming a hidden gem in the Lake George Area. Spend a picture perfect fall day on Glen Street enjoying live music, seasonal food and drink, and plenty of activities for all to enjoy. The event runs 12pm-3pm.
Oktoberfest at Whiteface Mountain (Adirondacks)
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📍Where: Wilmington, NY
🗓️When: September 26-27, 2026
💲Cost: General admission: $20 online ($40 with gondola ride), $25 at gate ($45 with gondola ride); Senior (65+) $18 online ($35 with gondola ride), $20 at gate ($40 with gondola ride); children 12 and under enjoy free admission, but gondola ride tickets for children 7-12 are $20 online or $25 at the gate. Gondola rides free for children 6 and under.
Enjoy a family-friendly weekend of Bavarian-style fun surrounded by Adirondack foliage at Whiteface Mountain! Rated one the five must-visit Oktoberfests in North America by SKI Magazine, this festival features live music by headliners die Schlauberger, The Adlers, Schachtelgebirger Musikanten (Scha-Musi), and the 3 Alphorns, performances by the Alpenland Taenzer dancers, German beer, and delicious food. Soak up the scenic fall beauty of the Adirondack Mountains on a Cloudsplitter Gondola Ride, offered throughout the weekend. Plus, there’s tons of activities for the kids like pumpkin painting, magic and juggling shows, and more!
OktoberFest NYC (New York City)
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📍Where: Manhattan, NY
🗓️When: 2026 dates to be announced
💲Cost: Free general admission, but advanced ticket registration is recommended
Each year, Watermark Bar holds a month and a half long Oktoberfest celebration at New York City’s Pier 15! With the Brooklyn skyline as your backdrop, you can expect live music and dancing, fun games and activities, draft German beer and souvenir steins, and tasty bites like Schnitzel, Kölsch beer mac and cheese, and iconic jumbo soft pretzels.
Oktoberfest at Plattduetsche Park Restaurant (Long Island)
📍Where: Franklin Square, NY
🗓️When: October 2-3, 2026 and October 10-11, 2026
💲Cost: $8 cover
A home for German culture, cuisine, and events on Long Island since 1901, welcome fall at the Plattduetche with a variety of Oktoberfest events! The season kicks off with Oompahfest on September 20, featuring traditional Oompah music, German food, beer, dancing, vendors, games, and more ($12 admission, 12 and under free). October brings even more excitement with two weekends of Oktoberfest celebrations featuring live music and dancing, a special Bavarian menu, and selection of German brews.
Locktoberfest (Greater Niagara)
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📍Where: Lockport, NY
🗓️When: October 3, 2026
💲Cost: Free
Celebrate the Erie Canal and Oktoberfest at Locktoberfest in Lockport. Head to Canal Street and take a stroll through the farmers market featuring 55+ local vendors selling local products, handmade treasures, and other goodies, and check out the Family Fun Zone with free games, prizes, and activities for all ages. Make a stop at the Locktoberfest Beer Garden for local brews, food, and live music and don’t miss out on the last demonstration of the historic Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks of the season!
Hunter Mountain's Authentic Oktoberfest (Catskills)
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📍Where: Hunter, NY
🗓️When: October 10-11, 2026
💲Cost: Free
Grab your lederhosen and get ready for Oktoberfest fun in the Catskills! Now part of Hunter Mountain's Colors in the Catskills festival series, celebrate Oktoberfest with the vibrant fall colors as your backdrop while enjoying live performances from Jimmy Sturr, Guilty Pleasures, and DJ Frankie, stein holding and keg rolling competitions, a beer tent, food trucks, kids games, and a Doxie Derby! Don’t miss out on a chance to experience sweeping autumn views from above in a scenic skyride or take a stroll through local craft vendors.
Lake George Village Oktoberfest (Adirondacks)
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📍Where: Lake George, NY
🗓️When: October 9-11, 2026
💲Cost: Free
Head to Lake George this fall for vibrant foliage and an Oktoberfest that’s fun for all! The village’s Canada Street will be transformed into a Bavarian-style street fair with nonstop German and Polka music, traditional dancing, local artisan vendors, carnival rides, stein hoisting, keg tossing, and a beer garden with tasty cuisine and German-inspired ales and lagers from Adirondack Pub & Brewery brewed with New York State hops. Can’t make it to Lake George Village Oktoberfest? Glens Falls is hosting an Oktoberfest on September 27 and Adirondack Brewery is holding Oktoberfest on October 18 with even more Bavarian fun!
Adirondack Brewery Oktoberfest (Adirondacks)
📍Where: Lake George, NY
🗓️When: October 17, 2026
💲Cost: $15-$64.29
Bratwurst, weisswurst, and knackwurst—oh my! Enjoy all things fall with a taste of Germany at the Adirondack Brewery's 20th Charity Oktoberfest benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks. One of the area's favorite fall traditions comes at the peak of foliage season and features endless beer, wine, and cider samples, nonstop polka music, stein hoisting and keg tossing competitions, a costume content, and more. A complimentary sampler stein and food voucher are included with your ticket purchase.
Oktoberfest at the Athenaeum Hotel (Chautauqua-Allegheny)
📍Where: Chautauqua, NY
🗓️When: October 24, 2026
💲Cost: $56/person for dinner only; overnight Oktoberfest Package starts at $262
Whether it’s their famous summer assembly or Oktoberfest, there’s always something happening at the Chautauqua Institution! Join the Athenaeum Hotel for a night filled with German splendor. Choose from a menu featuring delicious German dishes like Kartoffelsuppe (Creamy potato soup with sliced sausage and vegetables), Jagerschnitzel (breaded pork cutlet with mushroom gravy), and Apfelstrudel for dessert. While you dine, you’ll be serenaded by the infectious rhythms and joyful melodies of the Bergholz German Band. Make it a weekend getaway with the Oktoberfest Overnight Hotel Package, which includes lodging for two people, Saturday dinner, and Sunday breakfast.
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