Oktoberfest New Glarus

2025 schedule listed below for reference

Thursday
Dirndl Day – wear your dirndl or lederhosen!
Wear your best Oktoberfest attire and you could be named royalty for the weekend!  Prizes include cash and free beer!
Beer Tent opens at 6 PM with music by the Steve Meisner Legacy Band

Friday
Beer Tent, food stands and craft vendors open for business at 5 PM
Music by The Family Business from 5 – 6:30 PM
Tapping of the Wooden Keg of New Glarus Brewing Company’s Staghorn Ale at 7 PM
Music by Madison County from 7:30 – 11 PM

Saturday
Crafts and Cookies with New Glarus Public Library (under the festival tent) at 9:30 AM
Beer Tent, food stands and craft vendors open for business at 11 AM
Music by the Biergarten Specials & Friends from 11 AM – 2:30 PM
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides from 11 AM – 3 PM
Chainsaw Wood Carver from 1 – 4 PM
Puempel’s Polka Poppers at Puempel’s Olde Tavern from 2:30 – 5:30 PM
Alphorn Blowing Trials for $10 (benefitting high school music program) from 3 – 4 PM
Music by Chicken Wire Empire from 3:30 – 6:30 PM
Kilby Supper at Swiss Church (ticketed) from 4:30 – 7 PM
Tapping of the Wooden Keg of New Glarus Brewing Company’s Staghorn Ale at 7 PM
Music by Pink Houses from 7:30 – 11 PM

Sunday
Free Cheese Tasting at 10:30 AM (sponsored by Chalet Cheese Haus and Alp & Dell Cheese Store)
Beer Tent, food stands and craft vendors open for business at 10:30 AM
Music by Rare Element from 11:30 – 2:30 PM
Petting Zoo at the Chamber Depot from 12 – 3 PM
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides from 11 AM – 3 PM
Music by The Jimmys from 3 – 6 PM