Join us Friday, October 11th, Saturday, October 12th & Sunday, October 13th as downtown Kitchener transforms into a bustling Bavarian village like you’ve never seen it before – outdoors along King Street from Ontario Street to Kitchener City Hall!

Raise your stein in the Biergarten, savour authentic German cuisine from one of our food vendors, shop our local vendor market, or sing along in front of the Circle K stage at one of our live performances – Oktoberfest is bringing the best of it to DTK! All events in the Willkommen Platz have FREE entry! Event is outdoors. Please dress accordingly.

Dates: Friday, October 11 – Sunday, October 13, 2024
Location: Carl Zehr Square (200 King Street West, Kitchener) & along King Street from Ontario Street to Kitchener City Hall

Biergarten & Circle K Stage Hours:

Friday, October 11^th – 11am – 10pm (Official Keg Tapping 12pm, pre-show ceremony at 11:30am!)
Saturday, October 12^th – 11am – 10pm
Sunday, October 13^th – 11am – 10pm
*entry into the Willkommen Platz Biergarten is FREE Friday, Saturday & Sunday for ALL ages! Biergarten is Family & Dog Friendly!

Vendor Market Hours:

Friday, October 11^th – 11am – 7pm
Saturday, October 12^th – 11am – 7pm
Sunday, October 13^th – 11am – 7pm

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Mark your calendars and meet us at the Willkommen Platz in DTK where you can discover your inner Bavarian with amazing artists such as The Golden Keys, Weiss Blau, Rick Guzik, Hofbrau Band and the one and only Polka King himself, Walter Ostanek. Stay tuned for more exciting details by following K-W Oktoberfest social channels and check back here regularly.

Circle K Stage in the Biergarten (Carl Zehr Square) *FREE access to the Biergarten & Entertainment!

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DTK Wunderbar Stage (King Street at Ontario Street)

*Please note: entertainment schedules are subject to change.

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Broken Rail Brewing Co.
Cowbell Brewery
Erdinger
Lake of Bays Brewery
Newark Brewing Company
Together We’re Bitter (TWB) Co-operative Brewing
TWas Now

Don’t miss out on the specialty bars with cocktails and mocktails, German brews and non-alcoholic options, and a Jägermeister shooter bar for extra fun! Enjoy the “Jager-ski” and “schnapp-ski” at both bars for a fun group shot!

Willkommen Platz Feature Cocktails

Meet the Ludwig Caesar, the KING of Oktoberfest Caesars. A 2oz Caesar with sauerkraut ice cubes and rimmed with Oktoberfest Mustard and Snyder’s of Hanover pretzel dust. Piled high with a half an Oktoberfest Sausage, a King’s Hawaiian Original Sweet Roll Schnitzel Slider, and a Grain Harvest Hot Pretzel! You’ll find this at the Upper Bar in the Willkommen Platz. Prost!

German Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
1. Lemon Spezi (Alkohol frei): A classic German drink recipe that pairs fresh lemonade with Cola
2. Colaweizen (Alkohol frei): A unique and delicious German drink made with half Cola and half Erdinger Alkoholfrei
3. Alpfelschorle (Alkohol frei): A refreshing German Apple Spritzer

Murphy’s Law Moonshine
Dixons Distilled Spirits
Happy Dad Seltzer
Cottage Springs
Jagermeister

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Parking:

Downtown Kitchener has free parking on weekdays after 5 p.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday in municipal surface parking lots. CLICK HERE for a parking map. Click here for a full list of locations.

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