Oktoberfest 2025 - Downtown
Date & Time
Sat Oct 04 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Downtown New Ulm | New Ulm, MN
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Details
**This schedule is a work-in-progress. Please check back for updated information.***Center Street Schedule:
10am – Official Keg Tapping
10am-12pm – Concord Singers
11am – Germanic-American Day Parade
12-1pm – REVLINE
1-2pm – Stage Games (Sauerkraut Eating, Yodeling & Stein-Holding Competitions) *Sign up at the Chamber Merchandise Booth, located next to the biergarten
2-5pm – Shirts & Skins
Minnesota Street Schedule:
10am-11pm – ‘Growing Forward’ Mobile Green Space (artificial turf) will cover the entire block! Hang out and enjoy it from 3pm Friday through 11pm Saturday.
10am-5pm – Kids’ Activities & more
4pm-7pm - Nate Frederickson Band
8-11pm – Cold Blooded Whisky
What To Expect:
Biergarten (Schell’s Beer, Grain Belt Beer & Seltzers, Tall Grass Ciders, Morgan Creek Vineyards & Snowdrop Wines, 1919 Root Beer, Buddy’s Soda – all of these are produced locally!!)
Yard Games (Bean Bags, Giant Jenga, Sidewalk Chalk)
Expanded Kids’ Activities (including Bounce House, Inflatable Slide, Striker game, and more!) Photo Ops with Hermann the German, The Narren, and the New Ulm Royalty
Food Vendors:
Legacy BBQ
Lola’s
Optimist Club
Reve Coffee Co
Searles Bar & Grill
Sleepy Bison Grill
Angela’s Egg Roll
Asian Hut
Chick-fil-A
The Cup Truck
Eagle Concessions LLC
Northeast Pretzels
Pronto Pups
Ruhland’s Strudel Haus
Shoosters Grill
The Sugar Shack
VIP Tickets – Passes to access indoor plumbing (and more) are available now! Only 150 available – $50 each. Learn more or purchase here: https://newulmchamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/49455
Thank you to our current Sponsors:
Zinniel Utility Contracting
Weelborg Chevrolet
New Ulm Real Estate
Ellingson
Jensen Motors
Sponsorship Opportunities! – support your local Chamber and this community festival and reach thousands with your brand! Sponsor Deadline Sept 27.
Check them out here: https://www.newulm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-Oktoberfest-Sponsorship-Flyer.pdf
**Volunteering** – If you’re interested in volunteering, please email [email protected]
**Parking** – Parking is available on any of the streets in downtown, as well as at the various city parking lots.
**Transportation** – Please be safe when getting around town!
Uber & Lyft
Oktoberfest takes place over 2 weekends at 4 main locations, with festivities happening all over town! Click here to learn more: www.newulm.com/oktoberfest
Event Location
Downtown New Ulm, New Ulm, Minnesota, United StatesEvent Host
Oktoberfest - New Ulm
