Water Works Park • Des Moines, IA • September 18 – 20, 2026

Oktoberfest at Des Moines Biergarten:

bier, music, games, family-friendly, free.

FRIDAY

9/18

Schedule to be announced soon!

SATURDAY

9/19

Schedule to be announced soon!

SUNDAY

9/20

Schedule to be announced soon!

ALL WEEKEND

Kinder Zone

Large Inflatable Slide
Balloon Artist
Face Painter
Character Drawing
Heal Heards Goat Zoo
German Puppet Show

Yard Games

Giant Connect Four
Corn Hole sponsored by Ricochet
Hammerschlagen sponsored by Christkindlmarket
Giant Beer Pong

FOOD

Vendors

Good Butcher
Clyde’s & Cheese Bar Collaboration (Saturday only)
Kartoffelsack
German Taste
Thistle Summit
Kaaswagen (Friday & Saturday)
Outside Scoop
Coaches Kolaches
Strudl Hous

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