Mark your calendar for our 16th Annual International Oktoberfest!
Columbus Day Weekend, October 11 – 13, 2008

Biergartens, bratwurst, and Bavarian music will never come together better than at the 16th Annual International Oktoberfest!, hosted by the Newport Yachting Center. Celebrate the fall season with feisty fun and flavor this Columbus Day weekend, enjoying the best of German food, music, and culture. Whether you’ve come with friends to sample the Oktoberfest flavors or as a family looking to enjoy an authentic festival, it’s all here!

Be there when the first Oktoberfest keg is tapped by the Spaten “Burgermeister” who declares the barrel is tapped or “O’ zapft is”, releasing the Oktoberfest aromas and tastes that are sure to get you in the fall spirit. Linger in our expanded International Biergarten, where local and international brewers are waiting to serve up creations made especially for this event.

Learn how to make the feeling of Oktoberfest last all season long at our Home Brewing Seminars, take-away the skills and the crafted secrets needed to start brewing right in your very own kitchen!

Indulge in bratwursts, a true Oktoberfest delicacy, with the 65-foot long Johnsonville Big Taste Grill. The grill can cook up to 750 bratwursts at one time or 2500 brats per hour, making it the World’s Largest Tailgate Party!

Enjoy authentic Bavarian music filling the festival air from three different entertainment stages. With a number of performing bands, like OK Live direct from Germany, their singing and dancing will be sure to get your toes tapping. So whether you come to eat, drink or dance, our Oktoberfest has something to please everyone this Columbus Day weekend!

For lodging information please visit the Newport County Convention and Visitors Bureau . Travel information can be obtained by visiting the T.F. Green Airport website. For directions to the our Newport Waterfront Festivals [ click here ] or visit gonewport.com for maps of the local area.

Token Information:
Food and non-alcoholic beverages must be purchased with Food Tokens, which can be purchased at the event for $1.00 each. Food and beverage items are priced 1 to 10 Tokens. Food Tokens cannot be used for alcoholic beverages; bars are cash only. Tokens are non-refundable.