Guten Tag! The 11th Annual Asheville Oktoberfest, presented by Allegiant, will be held at Pack Square Park in Downtown Asheville on Saturday, October 5 from 1-6pm. All ticket sales are final.

Oktoberfest is a rain or shine event; NO REFUNDS ARE OFFERED. However, Eventbrite does allow you to transfer tickets into someone else's name.

Ticket buyers who purchase before midnight on September 5 will be entered to win a fantastic prize package including two travel vouchers from Allegiant, two nights at The Foundry Hotel, a specialty tour for two at Wicked Weed Brewing, and $100 gift card to Strada Italiano.

A limited number of VIP tickets are available and include a 4 full-pour beers from the VIP tent (must be consumed in VIP tent), German Buffet, an official Oktoberfest t-shirt, full sized products from Bröö Craft Beer Shampoo, snacks, complimentary water, a private portajohn (oh la la) and other fun treats.

Participants (list is subject to change):

12 Bones Brewing
Asheville Brewing Company
Blue Ridge Cold Brew
Bold Rock Hard Cider
Catawba Brewing Co.
Chateau Ste. Michelle (wine)
The Collaboratory
Cultivated Cocktails
Currahee Brewing Co.
Dalton Distillery
Devil's Foot Beverages (non-alcoholic craft sodas)
Eluvium Brewing Co.
Flat Rock Cider Co.
Foothills Brewing
French Broad Brewery
Ginger's Revenge
High Climate Tea Co. (traditional Chinese teas)
Highland Brewing Co.
Hi-Wire Brewing
Lagunita's Brewing Company
Nantahala Brewing Co
Noble Cider
Oskar Blues
Oak City Amaretto
Pisgah Brewing
Samuel Adams
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Upcountry Brewing Co.
Whistle Hop Brewing Co.
Wicked Weed Brewing

Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in the Costume Contest, Yard Games, the Organic Free-range Chicken Dance and other activities. Stein Hoist, Pretzel Toss and other Oktoberfest games available throughout the day (sign up on site). Lagerhosen will be providing entertainment and local food vendors include Blunt's Pretzels, Brinehaus Meat + Provisions, Cecilia's Kitchen, Haus Heidelberg, The Hop and Kernal Mike's Kettle Corn.

We'll update this page as more information becomes avaiable.

ALL ATTENDEES MUST HAVE ID AND PRINTED TICKET. NO EXCEPTIONS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A VALID ID YOU WILL BE GIVEN A DESIGNATED DRIVER WRISTBAND, REGARDLESS OF AGE.

Oktoberfest is a 21 and over festival, we encourage you to leave the kids at home. If you must bring children, those 6 and up must have a child ticket. Children 5 and under will be admitted free. Designated driver tickets are available for $10 and include non-alcoholic beverage samples and entertainment.

Oktoberfest sponsors include: Allegiant, The Retreat at Hunt Hill, Weirbridge Village, Audubon Place, Go Mini’s, Kudzu Brands, Shay Brown Events, Bröö Craft Beer Shampoo, 97.7 The Brew, 98.1 the River, Alt 101.1, 105.9 the Mountain, DigLocal Asheville, Asheville Color & Imaging, The Foundry Hotel, The Med, Strada Italiano