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 2024, New Ulm’s Oktoberfest takes place over two weekends (Oct 4-5 and 11-12) at four main locations: Downtown (Oct 5), Morgan Creek Vineyards (Oct 5), Schell’s Brewery (Oct 12), and the Best Western Plus (Oct 4-5 and 11-12). But there are events and activities taking place all over town, besides these four main locations. We’ve compiled a chronological list of everything taking place during the two weekends of Oktoberfest, October 4-5 and 11-12 (scroll down past the Oktoberfest-specific events for the full list):

Center Street Schedule
10am – Official Keg Tapping
10am-11am – Munsterman & Friends

11am – Germanic-American Day Parade
11am-1pm – Larry Olsen Band
1pm-2pm – Sauerkraut Eating, Yodeling, & Stein-Holding Competitions *Sign Up at the Chamber Merchandise Table, located next to the Biergarten*
2-5pm – The Blue Ringers

Minnesota Street Schedule
‘Growing Forward’ Mobile Green Space (artificial turf) will cover this block! Hang out and enjoy it from Friday 3pm through Saturday 11pm.

10am-5pm – kids’ activities and more

4pm-8pm – Nate Frederickson Band

8pm-11pm – DJ

12:00 – 5:00 Wine / Beer / Hard Cider Tasting – $12
12:00 – 5:00 Visiting Artist Display and ART for SALE!

                  12:00 – 5:00 STOMP MENU
Wood Fire Pizzette / Chicago Style Hot Dogs with a New Ulm Twist!
1:30 STOMP! for a CAUSE
                  *stomper registration closed
2-:00 – 4:30  Jazz 10 performs
                 6:00 – CLOSE

10:30am     Gates open

10:45am     Beer wagon arrives

11:00am     Tapping of the fest keg

11:02am     Entertainment begins

4:30pm       Last call for alcohol!

5:00pm       Close

Ballroom Band Schedule
Friday Evening, October 4
5-6 Concord Singers
6-6:30 Keg Opening
6:30-7:30 Concord Singers
8-12 Wendinger Band

Saturday Afternoon and Evening, October 5
2-3 Concord Singers
3:30-6 Schell’s Hobo Band
6:30-7:30 Concord Singers
8-12 Bockfest Boys

Green Mill Patio
Friday, October 4
8-10pm Crista Bohlmann

Saturday, October 5
8-10pm Tanner Stark

Ballroom Band Schedule
Friday Evening, October 11
5-6 Concord Singers
6-6:30 Keg Opening
6:30-7:30 Concord Singers
8-12 Ipolka

Saturday Afternoon/Evening, October 12
2-3 Concord Singers
3:30-6 Bockfest Boys
6:30-7:30 Concord Singers
8-12 Leon Olsen, Dain’s Dutchmen

Green Mill Patio
Friday, October 11
8-10pm Crista Bohlmann

Saturday, October 12
8-10pm Tanner Stark

3:00 – 7:00 pm – The Misfits Band – sponsored by B&L/Downtown Oktoberfest
5:00 – 6:00 pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus
6:00 – 6:30 pm – Keg Opening/Best Western Plus
6:00 – 9:00 pm – Bockfest Boys/The K Bar (Kaiserhoff)
6:30 – 7:30 pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus
5:30 – 8:00 pm – Live classical & Jazz piano/Morgan Creek Vineyards
7:00 – 9:00 pm – Sam Jeffrey/Sweet Haven Tonics
7:00 – 9:30 pm – Bruce Bednarchuk/Grand Kabaret
8:00 – 10:00 pm – Crista Bohlmann/Green Mill Patio
8:00 – 11:00 pm – Tanner Stark Band – sponsored by B&L/Downtown Oktoberfest
8:00 – 12:00 am – Wendinger Band/Best Western Plus

5:00 am – 9:00 pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)
Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross
6:00 am – 5:00 pm – Oktoberfest Specials/The Backerei & Coffee Shop
7:00 am – 1:00 pm – Fall Pop-Up/Becky Bakes
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Domeiers German Store
10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Minnesota Music Hall of Fame
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Brown County Historical Society Museum
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Art Gallery & Gift Shop/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture
11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery

11:00 am – 8:00 pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery

11:00 am – 9:00 pm – Historic Turner Hall
12, 1, 3, 5, 6:00 pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park

12:00 – 11:00 pm – Sweet Haven Tonics Lounge
12:00 pm – 12:00 am – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley

1:00 & 3:00 pm – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery
2:00 – 10:00 pm – Rush Rooftop Restaurant

3:00 – 5:00 pm – Historic Downtown Walk Tour/Downtown

3:00 – 10:00 pm – Downtown Oktoberfest – Friday Pre-Party/Minnesota Street
4:00 – 9:00 pm – Morgan Creek Vineyards
4:00 –11:00 pm – Black Frost Distilling
5:00 – 8:00 pm – Gypsy Bowls Food Truck/Black Frost Distilling
5:00 pm –12:00 am – Oktoberfest/Best Western Plus & Green Mill

10:00 am – Keg Tapping/Downtown Oktoberfest
10:00 – 11:00 am – Munsterman & Friends/Downtown Oktoberfest
11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Larry Olsen Band/Downtown Oktoberfest
2:00 – 3:00 pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus
2:00 – 4:30 pm – Jazz 10/Morgan Creek Vineyards
2:00 – 5:00 pm – The Blue Ringers/Downtown Oktoberfest
3:30 – 6:00 pm – Schell’s Hobo Band/Best Western Plus
4:00 – 8:00 pm – Nate Frederickson Band – sponsored by B&L/Downtown Oktoberfest
6:00 – 9:00 pm – Tanner Stark Band/Black Frost Distilling
6:30 – 7:30 pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus
7:00 – 10:00 pm – The Old Guy & the Kid/209 Pub & Grill
8:00 – 11:00 pm – DJ CPR/Downtown Oktoberfest
8:00 – 11:00 pm – Johnny Holm Band/Royal Oak Event Center
8:00 pm – 12:00 am – Bockfest Boys/Best Western Plus

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross
6:00 am – 1:30 pm – Oktoberfest Specials/The Backerei & Coffee Shop
7:00 am – 5:00 pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)
8:30 – 10:30 am – New Ulm Diabetes Walk/Flandrau State Park
9:00 am –12:00 pm – Farmers Market/A to Zinnia Parking Lot
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Domeiers German Store
9:45 – 11:00 am – Tour de New Ulm/NU Bicycle Group starts at German Park

10:00 am – Pretzel Necklace Kits, sponsored by Nuvera (while supplies last)/Downtown Oktoberfest

10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Minnesota Music Hall of Fame
10:00 am – 2:00 pm – German-Bohemian Research Library
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Brown County Historical Society Museum
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Wanda Gag House
10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Popcorn Wagon/Brown County Historical Society
10:00 am – 7:00 pm – Hermann Monument

10:00 am – 11:00 pm – Downtown Oktoberfest/Center & Minnesota Streets
11:00 am – Germanic-American Day Parade/Downtown Minnesota Street
11:00 am – 3:00 pm – Blacksmith Demonstration/Historic Kiesling House
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Art Gallery & Gift Shop/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture
11:00 am – 6:00 pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery

11:00 am – 8:00 pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery
11:00 am – 9:00 pm – Historic Turner Hall

12:00 – 3:00 pm – Caricaturist, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield/Downtown Oktoberfest
12:00 – 4:00 pm (hourly) – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery

12:00 – 5:00 pm – Axe-Throwing Station/Downtown Oktoberfest

12:00 – 6:00 pm – Craftoberfest – Shop the Lot Craft & Vendor Show/1st South Downtown
12:00 – 6:00 pm – Stomp! –New Ulm!/Morgan Creek Vineyards

12, 1, 3, 5 & 6:00 pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park
12:00 – 11:00 pm – Sweet Haven Tonics Lounge
12:00 pm – 12:00 am – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley
1:00 pm – Trunk or Treat/Brown County Fairgrounds
1:00 – 2:00 pm – Stein-holding, yodeling, & sauerkraut eating contests/Downtown
1:00 – 8:00 pm – Doc E’s BBQ Food Truck/Black Frost Distilling
1:00 – 11:00 pm – Black Frost Distilling
1:00 pm – 12:00 am – Oktoberfest/Best Western Plus & Green Mill

1:30 pm – Power Wheels/Brown County Fairgrounds

2:00 pm – Pumpkin Smash/Brown County Fairgrounds
2:00 – 10:00 pm – Rush Rooftop Restaurant

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross
8:30 am – Vikings Game Day + Specials/Kegel Klub (Concordia Lanes)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Domeiers German Store

9:00 am – 5:00 pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)
10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Hermann Monument
11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Wanda Gag House
11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery
11:00 am – 7:00 pm – Historic Turner Hall
12:00 – 5:00 pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery
12, 1, 3, 5 & 6:00 pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park
12:00 – 9:00 pm – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley

1:00 pm – Wind Symphony Concert/Martin Luther College
1:00 & 3:00 pm – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery

2:00 – 4:00 pm – Live Music: KC & Dad Ness/Sweet Haven Tonics

5:00 – 6:00 pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus
5:30 – 9:00 pm – Ben Marti/Morgan Creek Vineyards
6:00 – 6:30 pm – Keg Opening/Best Western Plus
6:00 – 9:00 pm – The Bockfest Boys/The K Bar (Kaiserhoff)
6:30 – 7:30 pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus
7:00 – 9:00 pm – Tom Peschges/Grand Kabaret
7:30 pm – 1:00 am – DJ CPR The Pulse/B&L Bar
8:00 – 10:00 pm – Crista Bohlmann/Green Mill Patio
8:00 pm – 12:00 am – I Polka/Best Western Plus

5:00 am – 9:00 pm – New Ulm Recreation Center
Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Domeiers German Store
10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Minnesota Music Hall of Fame
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Brown County Historical Society Museum
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Art Gallery & Gift Shop/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture
11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery
11:00 am – 8:00 pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery
11:00 am – 9:00 pm – Historic Turner Hall
12, 1, 3, 5 & 6:00 pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park
12:00 – 11:00 pm – Sweet Haven Tonics Lounge
12:00 pm – 12:00 am – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley
1 & 3:00 pm – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery
2:00 – 10:00 pm – Rush Rooftop Restaurant
4:00 – 9:00 pm – Morgan Creek Vineyards
4:00 – 11:00 pm – Black Frost Distilling
4:30 – 8:00 pm – Jersey’s Food Truck/Black Frost Distilling
5:00 pm – 12:00 am – Oktoberfest/Best Western Plus & Green Mill

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Adam Munsterman/B & L Bar
11:00 am – Keg Tapping/Schell’s Brewery Oktoberfest
11:00 am – 1:30 pm – Schell’s Hobo Band/Schell’s Brewery Oktoberfest
1:30 – 5:00 pm – Alpensterne/Schell’s Brewery Oktoberfest
2:00 – 3:00 pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus
3:30 – 6:00 pm – Bockfest Boys/Best Western Plus
4:00 – 7:00 pm Forrest Hunter & Farmer Josh/B&L Bar
4:30 – 8:30 pm The Button Box Boys/American Legion
6:30 – 7:30 pm – Concord Singers/Best Western Plus
5:30 – 8:00 pm – Über Jazz Trio/Morgan Creek Vineyards
7:30 pm – 1:00 pm – DJ CPR The Pulse/B&L Bar
8:00 – 10:00 pm – Tanner Stark/Green Mill Patio
8:00 pm – 12:00 am – Leon Olson, Dain’s Dutchmen/Best Western Plus

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross
7:00 – 11:30 am – Adult only lap swim/New Ulm Recreation Center
7:00 am – 5:00 pm – New Ulm Recreation Center (indoor playground and gym)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Domeiers German Store
10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Minnesota Music Hall of Fame
10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Oktoberfest Pop-Up/507 Outskirt
10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Brown County Historical Society Museum
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Wanda Gag House
10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Popcorn Wagon/Brown County Historical Society
10:00 am – 7:00 pm – Hermann Monument
10:30 am – 5:00 pm – Schell’s Oktoberfest/Schell’s Brewery (no brewery tours today)
11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Oktoberfest Brunch/Morgan Creek Vineyard
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Art Gallery & Gift Shop/The Grand Center for Arts & Culture

11:00 am – 9:00 pm – Historic Turner Hall
11:00 am – 9:00 pm – Morgan Creek Vineyard
12, 1, 3, 5 & 6:00 pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park
12:00 – 11:00 pm – Sweet Haven Tonics Lounge
12:00 – 6:00 pm – Craftoberfest – Shop the Lot Craft & Vendor Show/1st South

12:00 pm – 12:00 am – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley
1:00 – 11:00 pm – Black Frost Distilling
2:00 – 10:00 pm – Rush Rooftop Restaurant
2:00 pm – 12:00 am – Oktoberfest/Best Western Plus & Green Mill
6:00 – 10:00 pm – The Pinball Place

Dawn to dusk – Way of the Cross

9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Domeiers German Store
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – New Ulm Recreation Center
10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Hermann Monument
11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Wanda Gag House
11:00 am – 7:00 pm – Historic Turner Hall
11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Museum & Gift Shop/Schell’s Brewery
12:00 – 5:00 pm – Bier Halle/Schell’s Brewery
12, 1, 3, 5 & 6:00 pm – Glockenspiel/Schonlau Park
12:00 – 9:00 pm – Concordia Lanes Bowling Alley
1:00 & 3:00 pm – Brewery Tours/Schell’s Brewery

**Parking** – Parking is available on any of the streets in downtown, as well as at the various city parking lots. View a parking map here.

**Transportation** – Please be safe when getting around town!

• Free Shuttle Van Rides, sponsored by B&L Bar, Best Western Plus, & Schell’s Brewery.  Contact these two shuttles at 507-766-6932 or 507-217-3850.   Departs from all three locations. Hours: Fri, Oct 4 – 6pm to 2am | Sat, Oct 5 – 6pm to 2am | Fri, Oct 11 – 6pm to 2am | Sat, Oct 12 – 9am to 2am. 
• October 12th only – MN Beer Bus rides from Pub 500 in Mankato – Mnbeerbus.com/oktoberfest
• Uber & Lyft

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