Who knows how to throw a German party better than the most German city in Minnesota?! Come and raise a stein with us in New Ulm! Beer, Bands, Brats – we’ve got it all… and a lot more, too!

in 2022, New Ulm’s Oktoberfest takes place over two weekends (Oct 7-8 and 14-15) at three main locations: Downtown (Oct 8), Schell’s Brewery (Oct 15), and the Best Western Plus (Oct 7-8 & 14-15). But there are events and activities taking place all over town, besides these three main locations. We’ve compiled a chronological list of everything taking place during the two weekends of Oktoberfest, October 7-8 and 14-15.

Click here for the Oktoberfest website: www.newulm.com/oktoberfest

Click here for the New Ulm Community Calendar, which has more info about many of these events.

 

Friday, October 14

Performances

4-9pm – Pre-Oktoberfest Party w/Strudel Boy/Schell’s Brewery

5-6pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus

6-6:30pm – Keg Opening/Best Western Plus

6:30-9pm – Winedown for the Weekend Classical & Jazz/Morgan Creek Vineyards

7-8pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus

7-9:30pm – 7000apart/Grand Kabaret

7-10pm – The Bockfest Boys/Kaiserhoff

8-10pm – Danielle Deopere/Green Mill Patio

8:30-11:30pm – Misguided/Ballroom

8pm-1am – CPR The Pulse DJ/B&L Bar

Attractions and Events

5am-9pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross

9am-5pm – Domeier’s German Store

10am-5pm – Guten Tag Haus

10-10:45am – Special Storytime/craft for toddlers & preschoolers/Public Library

10am-4pm – Brown County Historical Society Museum

10am-2pm – Minnesota Music Hall of Fame

11am-9pm – Oktoberfest Lite!/Morgan Creek Vineyards

11am-4pm – Art Gallery & Gift Shop/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture

11am-5pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery

11am-8pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery

11am-9pm – Historic Turner Hall

11am-9pm – Kaiserhoff German Restaurant

12-4pm (every hour) – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery

12, 1, 3, 5 & 6pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park

12pm-12am – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley

1-4pm – Governor John Lind House

3-8:30pm – Goofy Doofy’s Gyros Food Truck/Schell’s Brewery

4-8pm – Swimming Pool/New Ulm Recreation Center

4-10pm – Black Frost Distilling

5-10pm – The Retz 227 Speakeasy

5-11:30pm – Oktoberfest/Best Western Plus & Green Mill

7-10pm – New Ulm Steel Hockey Game (vs St. Louis Jr. Blues)/Civic Center

 

Saturday, October 15

Performances

9:00am – 12pm – Adam Munsterman/B & L Bar

11am – Keg Tapping/Schell’s Brewery Oktoberfest

11am-1:30pm – Schell’s Hobo Band/Schell’s Brewery Oktoberfest

1:30pm-5pm – Alpensterne/Schell’s Brewery Oktoberfest

2-3pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus

3-7pm – Leon Olsen and Dain’s Dutchmen/Best Western Plus

3:30-5pm – Deutsches Duo/Guten Tag Haus

4-8pm – Heidi & the Good Ole Boys/B&L Bar

7-8pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus

7-10pm – The Bockfest Boys/Kaiserhoff

6:30-9pm – Uber Jazz Trio/Morgan Creek Vineyards

8-10pm – Off the Strings/Green Mill Patio

8-10pm – Comedian Davey Wester/American Legion

8:30pm-12am – Sandra Lee/Best Western Plus

Attractions and Events

7am-5pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross

9am-12pm – Farmers Market/Downtown on German Street

9am-5pm – Guten Tag Haus

9am-5pm – Domeier’s German Store

10-10:30am – Family Pumkpin Yoga, German Park

10am-4pm – Wanda Gag House

10am-12pm – Children’s Learn to Paint Class/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture

10am-4pm – Craftoberfest-Shop the Lot Craft & Vendor Show/1^st North Downtown

10am-4pm – Letterpress 1 Class/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture

10am-5pm – Popcorn Wagon/Brown County Historical Society

10am-3pm – Brown County Historical Society Museum

10am-7pm – Hermann Monument

10:30am-5pm – Schell’s Oktoberfest/Schell’s Brewery (no brewery tours today)

11am-9pm – Oktoberfest Lite!/Morgan Creek Vineyards

11am-2pm – Morning Toast! Brunch/Morgan Creek Vineyards

11am-9pm – Historic Turner Hall

11am-9pm – Kaiserhoff German Restaurant

11am-10pm – Black Frost Distilling

11am-4pm – Art Gallery & Gift Shop/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture

11am-4pm – Swimming Pool/New Ulm Recreation Center

12-8pm – Evan’s Eatery Food Truck/Black Frost Distilling

12, 1, 3, 5 & 6pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park

12pm-12am – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley

1-4pm – Governor John Lind House

1:30-4:30pm – Riverside Environmental Learning Center

2pm-12am – Oktoberfest/Best Western Plus & Green Mill

6-10pm – The Pinball Place

 

Sunday, October 16

Attractions and Events

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross

9am-5pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)

9am-12pm – Domeier’s German Store

10am-4pm – Black Frost Distilling

10am-7pm – Hermann Monument

11am-2pm – Wanda Gag House

11am-7pm – Historic Turner Hall

11am-8pm – Kaiserhoff German Restaurant

11am-4pm – Swimming Pool/New Ulm Recreation Center

11am-5pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery

12-5pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery

12-4pm – Guten Tag Haus

12, 1, 3, 5 & 6pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park

12pm-9pm – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley

12:30pm – Cribbage Tournament, Smiley’s Tavern

1 & 3pm – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery

1-4pm – Governor John Lind House

1-4pm – The Pinball Place

1:30-4:30pm – Riverside Environmental Learning Center

 

Helpful Links:

Click here for the Oktoberfest website: www.newulm.com/oktoberfest

Click here for the New Ulm Community Calendar, which has more info about many of these events.

New Ulm Dining: www.newulm.com/visitors-community/things-to-do/dining

New Ulm Shopping: www.newulm.com/visitors-community/things-to-do/shopping

Other things to do and see while in New Ulm: www.newulm.com/visitors-community

 

 

Here’s what happened last weekend:

Friday, October 7

Performances

5-6pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus

6-6:30pm – Keg Opening/Best Western Plus

6-8pm – I Polka Band/Best Western Plus

6-9pm – Oktoberfest Music at Kaiserhoff

6:30-9pm – Winedown for the Weekend Classical & Jazz/Morgan Creek Vineyards

7-9:30pm – Machinery Hill/Grand Kabaret

8-10pm – Laura Karels/Green Mill Patio

8pm-1am – CPR The Pulse DJ/B&L Bar

8:30-11:30pm – Wendinger Band/Best Western Plus

Attractions and Events

Community-Wide Garage Sales

5am-9pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross

9am-5pm – Domeier’s German Store

10am-5pm – Guten Tag Haus

10am-2pm – Minnesota Music Hall of Fame

10am-4pm – Brown County Historical Society Museum

11am-4pm – Art Gallery & Gift Shop/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture

11am-9pm – Historic Turner Hall

11am-9pm – Kaiserhoff German Restaurant

11am-9pm – Oktoberfest Lite!/Morgan Creek Vineyards

11am-5pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery

11am-8pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery

12-4pm (every hour) – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery

12, 1, 3, 5 & 6pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park

12-5pm – Craftoberfest-Shop the Lot Craft & Vendor Show/1^st North Street Downtown

12pm-12am – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley

1-4pm – Governor John Lind House

3-9pm – Tommy’s Tacos Food Truck/B&L Bar

4-8pm – Swimming Pool/New Ulm Recreation Center

4-8pm – Big Red’s Food Truck/Black Frost Distilling

4-9pm – Starkeller Brewery & Tap Room

4-9pm – Flight Room (Golf Simulator)/Starkeller Brewery

4-10pm – Black Frost Distilling

5-9:30pm – Lola’s Food Truck/Lola’s

5-10pm – The Retz 227 Speakeasy

5-11:30pm – Oktoberfest/Best Western Plus & Green Mill

7-10pm – New Ulm Steel Hockey Game (vs St. Louis Jr. Blues)/Civic Center

 

Saturday, October 8

Performances

9:00am – 12pm – Adam Munsterman/B & L Bar

10am – Keg Tapping/Downtown Oktoberfest

10am-1pm – The Leon Olsen Show/Downtown Oktoberfest

2-5pm – Shirts & Skins/Downtown Oktoberfest

2-3pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus

3:30-6pm – I Polka Band/Best Western Plus

4-8pm – Nate Frederickson/B&L Bar

6:30-7:30pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus

6:30-9pm – Uber Jazz Trio/Morgan Creek Vineyards

8-10pm – Valleysounds by Glenn/Green Mill Patio

8pm-12am – Sandra Lee/Best Western Plus

8pm-12am – Misguided Band/American Legion

8pm-1am – CPR The Pulse DJ/B&L Bar

Attractions and Events

Community-Wide Garage Sales

7am-5pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross

9am-12pm – Farmers Market/Downtown on German Street

9am-1pm – Tour of Manufacturing/SpecSys

9am-5pm – Guten Tag Haus

9am-5pm – Domeier’s German Store

9:15-9:45am – Dedication of Betty Kohn Fieldhouse/Martin Luther College

10am-5pm – Downtown Oktoberfest/Center Street

10am-12pm – Annual Bicycle Tour of New Ulm/start at German Park

10am-1pm – Made Right Sandwiches/American Legion

10am-3pm – Brown County Historical Society Museum

10am-3pm – Adult Wood Block Carving & Printing Class/Grand Center for Arts & Culture

10am-4pm – Craftoberfest-Shop the Lot Craft & Vendor Show/1^st North Downtown

10am-5pm – Popcorn Wagon/Brown County Historical Society

10am-7pm – Hermann Monument

10am-2pm – New Ulm Mural Celebration at Nuvera

10am-4pm – Wanda Gag House

11am – Germanic-American Day Parade/Downtown Minnesota Street

11am-2pm – Illegal Amigos Food Truck/Black Frost Distilling

11am-3pm – Lola’s Food Truck/Lola’s

11am-3pm – Pumpkinfest/New Ulm Area Catholic Schools

11am-4pm – Art Gallery & Gift Shop/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture

11am-4pm – Swimming Pool/New Ulm Recreation Center

11am-6pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery

11am-8pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery

11am-9pm – Historic Turner Hall

11am-9pm – Kaiserhoff German Restaurant

11am-10pm – Black Frost Distilling

11am-9pm – Tommy’s Tacos Food Truck/B&L Bar

11am-9pm – Oktoberfest Lite!/Morgan Creek Vineyards

11am-2pm – Morning Toast! Brunch/Morgan Creek Vineyards

12-3pm – Horse-drawn Trolley Rides /Downtown Oktoberfest

12-3pm – Pumpkin Patch Palooza/St. John’s Evangelical Church

12-4pm (every hour) – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery

12-4pm – Historic Kiesling House

12pm-12am – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley

12, 1, 3, 5 & 6pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park

1-2pm – Stein-holding & sauerkraut eating contests/Downtown Oktoberfest

1-4pm – Governor John Lind House

1:30-4:30pm – Riverside Environmental Learning Center

2pm-12am – Oktoberfest/Best Western Plus & Green Mill

2-9pm – Starkeller Brewery & Tap Room

2-9pm – Flight Room (Golf Simulator)/Starkeller Brewery

6-10pm – The Pinball Place

7-10pm – New Ulm Steel Hockey Game (vs St. Louis Jr. Blues)/Civic Center

 

Sunday, October 9

Attractions and Events

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross

9am-5pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)

9am-12pm – Domeier’s German Store

9:30-11am – Homecoming Worship Service/Chapel of Christ at Martin Luther College

10am-7pm – Hermann Monument

10am-4pm – Black Frost Distilling

11am-4pm – Swimming Pool/New Ulm Recreation Center

11am-2pm – Wanda Gag House

11am-7pm – Historic Turner Hall

11am-8pm – Kaiserhoff German Restaurant

11am-5pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery

12-5pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery

12, 1, 3, 5 & 6pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park

12-4pm – Guten Tag Haus

12pm-9pm – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley

1 & 3pm – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery

1-4pm – The Pinball Place

1-4pm – Governor John Lind House

1:30-4:30pm – Riverside Environmental Learning Center

3-4pm – Live Music: Bobb Fantauzzo/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture