Our biggest weekend of the year

Oktoberfest at the Waterworks

Two tents on the lawn, four Oktoberfest beers, Bavarian food, live bands and three days of games.

The Oktoberfest poster for Amicus Brewing Ventures.

Friday 9 October to Sunday 11 October 2026

Come join Amicus Brewing Ventures at historic Old City Waterworks to celebrate Oktoberfest! We’re going to have fun all weekend long from Friday to Sunday, Oct. 9-11. We’ll have two giant tents on the grassy lawn, two live bands (Fri. Upside Avenue, Sat. The 850), four Oktoberfest beers (Festbier, Märzen, Dunkel, Hefeweizen), Bavarian inspired foods from Blackberry Mimosa catering, traditional American fare with Harry’s Proper Burger, a jam-packed schedule of exciting games and contests, decor galore, a tankard program, and the list goes on. Prost!

Entrance to the event is free.

The beer line-up

  • Festbier
  • Märzen
  • Dunkel
  • Hefeweizen
The 2026 Oktoberfest glass tankards offered in the pre-sale.

Tankards

A glass Rastal Isar tankard, a beer to fill it, and $2 off every Oktoberfest fill after that, all weekend.

  • Keep the Rastal Isar glass tankard
  • Includes an Oktoberfest beer fill, with non-alcoholic options available
  • $2 off Oktoberfest beer fills all weekend long
  • Commemorative 2026 handle ribbon
  • 0.5 L tankard $20.00 plus $1.50 Leon County One 0.5 L glass tankard, one Oktoberfest beer fill, $2 off every Oktoberfest fill after it, and the 2026 handle ribbon. Use it all weekend long.
  • 1 L tankard $32.00 plus $2.40 Leon County One 1 L glass tankard, one Oktoberfest beer fill, $2 off every Oktoberfest fill after it, and the 2026 handle ribbon. Use it all weekend long.

Pre-sale prices run until 10 AM on Friday 9 October, and the price goes up at the event. Quantities are limited.

The Facebook event has the latest on the weekend.

The whole weekend

Friday, October 9

  1. 11 AM Festbier tapping
  2. 5:30 PM Sausage toss
  3. 6 PM Masskrugstemmen, the tankard holding competition
  4. 7 PM Live music by Upside Avenue

Saturday, October 10

  1. 10:30 AM Volksmarch, the Cascades Park 5K walk
  2. 1 PM Sausage toss
  3. 2 PM Pin the Stein
  4. 3 PM Masskrugstemmen, the tankard holding competition
  5. 4 PM Sausage toss
  6. 5 PM Hammerschlagen, the nail driving competition
  7. 6:30 PM Best attire contest. Dust off those Lederhosen and Dirndls
  8. 7 PM Live music by The 850

Sunday, October 11

  1. 2 PM Sausage toss
  2. 3 PM Pin the Stein
  3. 4 PM Hammerschlagen, the nail driving competition
  4. 5 PM Masskrugstemmen, the tankard holding competition
  5. 6 PM Sausage toss

Dust off the Lederhosen

Grab your friends and join us for the ultimate fall celebration. Prost!

Visit us

The taproom is at 717 S Gadsden St, Tallahassee, FL 32301, in the Old City Waterworks beside Cascades Park.

Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
4-10 PM
Wednesday
4-10 PM
Thursday
4-10 PM
Friday
2-10 PM
Saturday
12-10 PM
Sunday
12-8 PM

Special hours

Final Friday of the month
2-11 PM
Friday 10/2
2-11 PM
Friday 10/9
11 AM - 11 PM
Saturday 10/10
11 AM - 11 PM
Friday 10/16
2-11 PM

These replace the usual hours on the days listed.