Oktoberfest fills downtown with artisan booths, live music stages and the Biersch Garten, where the Zicke Zacke Band plays and contestants try the stein-holding contest. Metro readers have voted it the best South Bay festival.
The 31st festival is on October 17-18, 2026. The farmers’ market does not run that Sunday, and a city fun run on the creek trail opens the weekend.