Water Works Park • Des Moines, IA • September 18 – 20, 2026
Oktoberfest at Des Moines Biergarten:
bier, music, games, family-friendly, free.
FRIDAY
9/18
3:00–6:00 p.m. – Schnitzel Brothers Bier Band
5:30 p.m. – Golden Keg Bicycle Ride from the State Capitol
6:00 p.m. – Sack Race & Pretzel Toss
6:15 p.m. – Golden Keg Tapping
6:30–9:00 p.m. – Jim Kucera Band
7:30 p.m. – Stein Holding Competition
SATURDAY
9/19
11:30 a.m. – Oktoberfest Trivia
12:00–3:00 p.m. – Happy Players
1:00 p.m. – Sack Race & Pretzel Toss
3:00 p.m. – Stein Holding
3:30–5:00 p.m. – Drunk & Troubled
4:15 p.m. – Sack Race & Pretzel Toss
5:00–6:30 p.m. – Amana Colony Folksingers
6:30 p.m. – Stein Holding
7:00–9:00 p.m. – Schnitzel Brothers Bier Band
SUNDAY
9/20
11:30 a.m. – Oktoberfest Trivia
12:00–2:00 p.m. – New Jolly German Band
1:00 p.m. – Sack Race & Pretzel Toss
2:00 p.m. – Stein Holding
2:30–5:00 p.m. – Barefoot Becky
3:30 p.m. – Sack Race & Pretzel Toss