Oktoberfest 2026 — Germania Singing and Sport Society (Columbus)

Germania Singing and Sport Society presents its 69th Oktoberfest, often called the oldest Oktoberfest in the USA, Friday–Sunday, September 18–20, 2026, at Germania Haus in Columbus’s Brewery District. Friday doors open 5:30 p.m. with keg tapping at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday doors open 3:00 p.m.; Sunday doors open at noon with a Central Ohio German choirs concert at 1:30 p.m. Live bands, Schuhplattler and folk music, Masskrugsstemmen steinholding qualifiers, German food, and Ohio craft beers fill the beer garden and hall. Non-member weekend passes are $10 for guests 16 and older; members and younger children free.