Oktoberfest New Glarus

2023 Schedule here for reference, events will be updated when details are available.

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 – Dirndl Day – wear your dirndl or lederhosen!
6 PM – Steve Meisner Legacy Band
8:30 PM – King and Queen Contest

Friday, Sept. 22
5 PM – Beer Tent, Food Stands, and Craft Vendors Open
5 PM – Bluegrass music by Armchair Boogie
7 PM – Tapping of the wooden keg of Staghorn Oktoberfest Beer from New Glarus Brewing Co.
8 PM – Music by Madison County

Saturday, Sept. 23
11 AM – Beer Tent, Food Stands, and Craft Vendors Open
11 AM – Noon – Children’s Scarecrow Craft and Cookie with New Glarus Public Library (at the festival tent downtown)
11 AM – 3 PM – horsedrawn wagon rides (free!)
Noon – music with Edelweiss Band
3 PM – music with Biergarten Specials & Friends
1 – 4 PM – Chainsaw wood carving demos (at intersection by stoplight on Hwy 69)
4 PM – music by Wheelhouse
4:30 – 7:30 PM – Swiss Church Kilby Supper (ticketed event)
7 PM – Tapping of the wooden keg of Staghorn Oktoberfest Beer from New Glarus Brewing Co.
8:30 PM – music wtih Boogie & the Yo Yo’z

Sunday, Sept. 24
10:30 AM – cheese tasting courtesy of Alp and Dell Cheese Store (Monroe) and Chalet Cheese Haus (New Glarus)
11 AM – Beer Tent, Food Stands, and Craft Vendors Open
11 AM – music by Rare Element
Noon – 3 PM – Petting Zoo by Chamber Depot, 418 Railroad Street
Noon – 3 PM – horsedrawn wagon rides (free!)
3 – 6 PM – music by The Jimmys

BUS SHUTTLE runs from Gasthaus Motel in Monroe with Saturday pickups at 11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 7 pm.  Last return shuttle departs New Glarus at midnight.