Celebrate Oktoberfest in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Willkommen! For those of you that don’t know, that’s “Welcome” in German. Want to celebrate the German folk heretige, or just want something fun to do with the family on the weekend? Come on out to Oktoberfest in Tulsa, OK. There are many different activites for all ages. Admission is only $3 per person daily, and children under 12 are free! For only $6 per person you can purchase passes to get in the gates everyday if you wish. Oktoberfest runs from Thursday October 19th through Sunday October 22nd. The hours are: Thursday Oct. 19th from 5:00pm-11:00pm, Friday Oct. 20th from 11:00am-11:30pm, Saturday Oct. 21st 10:00am-11:30pm, and Sunday Oct. 22nd from Noon-6:00pm. If you show up before 4:00pm on Friday you get in free!

Some of the many different activites you can do at Oktoberfest include games, tasty food, musical entertainment, shopping, and of course for the older crowd there’s the famous beer drinking. Oktoberfest Opening Ceremonies on Thursday the 19th include tapping the keg in Der Bier Garten with Biermeister, Chicken and Oktoberfest musicians at 5:30 pm. Thursday is also Family Night with many different unlimited carnival rides from 5-10 pm for only $10 per person. Seniors will enjoy Senior’s Day on Friday the 20th. Come on out if you are age 55 and older and enjoy free shuttle bus rides from 10am to 4pm. Also, Friday is Carnival Day for kids of all ages from 11am to 5pm for only $10 per person! Saturday the 21st is the Bier Barrel Race where teams compete for the coveted Silver Barrel trophy at 1:00pm in Das Sports Cafe. In the Das Jugendezelt (the youth tent) there is always free entertainment and free arts & crafts for the kids. Tupper the Clown will also be there making amazing things out of balloons. Oktoberfest’s favorite clown also does some close-up magic and juggling to entertain the family. Probably the most famous and enjoyed thing to do at the Tulsa Oktoberfest is the Chicken Dance! The Heilbronn Band from Germany introduced the “Chicken Dance” in the U.S. during the 1981 Tulsa Oktoberfest. Even if you don’t want to partake in the dancing you should at least stop by and watch the folks do the Chicken Dance in their chicken hats. It’s especially entertaining to watch the ones that have enjoyed some of the beer earlier in the day. There will be regular soft drinks, water, wine, beer, and even non-alcoholic beer or “bier” as they say in German. And as always Oktoberfest promotes and enforces responsible drinking! And for those of you that don’t feel like driving home, free cab rides are available to your home in the Tulsa area available beginning at 8pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. One of the best reasons to come to the festival is the food. Bon Appetit magazine named Tulsa’s Oktoberfest “One of the best German food festivals in the U.S.” You can’t miss out on that! For those of you that love shopping you will enjoy browsing the German and Europen collectibles, fine arts, handmade crafts, and souvenirs. USA Today has named us as one of the top 10 places to celebrate Oktoberfest worldwide. Come celebrate in Tulsa, you’re guaranteed to have fun!