Raise a Stein and Celebrate Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is a German festival that usually takes place during the month of September to welcome the fall season. From German beers to dirndls, polka music, and classic German cuisine, check out ways to celebrate Oktoberfest in Butler County, Ohio.
Seven Mile Oktoberfest
WHERE: Seven Mile Community Park
WHEN: August 14-15, 2026
Photo Credit : Hands on Seven Mile
Enjoy German foods, poker, beer, and live entertainment at this family-friendly festival. Friday night will feature music from the Klaberheads and the Enzian Dancers. Miss Jacque & Pallin' With Al will perform Saturday night.
Grainworks Oktoberfest
WHERE: Grainworks Brewing Co.
WHEN: August 15, 2026
Celebrate Oktoberfest all day with beer, games, and live music. There will be a Steinholding Competition and a Stein Slide.
Oktoberfest at Third Eye Brewing Co.
WHERE: Third Eye Brewing
WHEN: August 29, 2026
Celebrate the annual Oktoberfest celebration at Third Eye, featuring Oktoberfest and German-style beers, live German music, Beerionette Challenge, a stein holding competition, and German Oktoberfest food specials.
Oktoberfest
WHERE: Liberty Home Association
WHEN: September 4-6, 2026
Photo Credit : Liberty Home Association
Join the Liberty Home German Society for their Oktoberfest celebration. Feast on great German food and listen to authentic German live music.
Oxtoberfest
WHERE: Uptown Oxford
WHEN: September 19, 2026
Photo Credit : Oxtoberfest
The annual Oxtoberfest is Oxford's take on the German-themed fall festival. This family-friendly event will include Stein holding contests, local artisans & vendors, live music, German beer, and German cuisine. Guests are encouraged to dress up!
German-Inspired Beers
Gravel Road Brewing
916 1st Avenue | Middletown, Ohio
- Twilight Cleric (Dunkel Leichtbier), 4.8% ABV
Voodoo Brewing
9456 Water Front Drive | West Chester, Ohio
- Schnitzengiggle (Traditional Oktoberfest), 5.9% ABV
Photo Credit : Voodoo Brewing
N.E.W. Ales Brewing
1330 Manchester Avenue | Middletown, Ohio
- Post Mow Lawn (Kölsch), 4.2% ABV
- Middie Märzen Beer, 5.4% ABV
- Holtgrewe Dunkel Beer, 4.9% ABV
Photo Credit : NEW Ales Brewing
Grainworks Brewing Company
7790 Service Center Drive | West Chester, Ohio
- Oktoberfest (Märzen), 5.7% ABV
- Bavarian Princess (Bavarian Wheat Ale), 5.2% ABV
- Schauer Bier (German Pilsner), 4.9% ABV
Photo Credit : Grainworks Brewing Company
Municipal Brew Works
20 High Street | Hamilton, Ohio
- Walk in the Park (German Hop Variant), 4.7% ABV
- 1791 Oktoberfest, 7% ABV
Fretboard Brewing
103 Main Street | Hamilton, Ohio
- Rockin' the Rhein (Oktoberfest Lager), 5.5% ABV
- Electric Llama (Bavarian Style IPA), 5.7% ABV
Photo Credit : Fretboard Brewing
Third Eye Brewing
850 S Erie Blvd | Hamilton, Ohio
- Drittes Auge Festbier (Oktoberfest Lager), 5.7% ABV
- Most Hefinitely (Hefeweizen), 5% ABV
- Black Cosmos (Schwarzbier), 5% ABV
- Untapped Potential (Kölsch), 5% ABV
Sonder Brewing
9558 Civic Centre Blvd | West Chester, Ohio
- Oktoberfest, 5.5% ABV
- Nocturnal (Dark Lager), 5.6% ABV
- Voss (Kölsch), 4.8% ABV
- Hefeweizen (German Style Wheat Beer), 5.4% ABV
Photo Credit : Sonder Brewing
German Cuisine
Steinkeller Bavarian Bier Hall
15 East High Street | Oxford, Ohio
Try one of over 22 different authentic German beers along with a schnitzel and spätzle or their famous Reuben at this Bavarian beer hall in Oxford.