Saturday, October 10 — Oktoberfest Day
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
"Auf-mazing" Race
Self-guided · throughout the plazas
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Bavarian Village Festival Market
Heritage Plaza
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Kinder Lunches Available
Poachers
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Bavarian Puppy Parade & Costume Contest
Heritage Plaza
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Beer Garden Open
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Live Music
Heritage Plaza
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tent & Garden Activities
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Oktoberfest Tent Seating
Lunch seating · Under the Tent
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Oktoberfest Tent Seating
Afternoon seating · Under the Tent
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Oktoberfest Tent Seating
Dinner seating · Under the Tent
Kids' Activity Rotation — Reflection Plaza and Sunset Plaza
Musical Chairs and Potato Sack Races alternate in 30-minute sessions, and each session is split into three 10-minute heats by age group (3–6, 7–10, then 11+). Pretzel Necklace Decorating and Gingerbread Heart Cookie Decorating run in hourly blocks. Everything runs between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
| Time |
Activity |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Musical Chairs
10-minute heats: 10:00 ages 3–6 · 10:10 ages 7–10 · 10:20 ages 11+ |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM | Potato Sack Races
10-minute heats: 10:30 ages 3–6 · 10:40 ages 7–10 · 10:50 ages 11+ |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Pretzel Necklace Decorating |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Gingerbread Heart Cookie Decorating |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | Musical Chairs
10-minute heats: 1:00 ages 3–6 · 1:10 ages 7–10 · 1:20 ages 11+ |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Potato Sack Races
10-minute heats: 1:30 ages 3–6 · 1:40 ages 7–10 · 1:50 ages 11+ |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Pretzel Necklace Decorating |
| 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Gingerbread Heart Cookie Decorating |
All kids' activities are organized by age group so every child can join in comfortably. See the
Family Fun page for full details on each activity.
