Vienna Oktoberfest To Celebrate 15th Anniversary In 2024

VIENNA, VA — Get out your dirndl or ledenhosen, because Vienna's Oktoberfest is returning and promises its biggest festival yet.

Vienna Oktoberfest is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on historic Church Street in Vienna. Admission is free, but there is a cost for food and drinks. All ages are welcome to attend.

The event is one of the region's top Oktoberfests, hosting vendors, food, music, entertainment, free children's activities, and of course, local beer and wine. More vendors and food is expected at this year's festival, which has drawn an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 attendees in years past.

The highlight of the event for adults is the large beer and wine garden. Featured vendors are Caboose Brewing Company, Hawk and Griffin, Norm’s Beer and Wine, Settle Down Easy Brewing and Vienna Vintner.

But there's something for all ages, with free children's activities, inflatables, games, and entertainment on the Town Green. A large vendor marketplace will include food vendors representing global cuisines, a business expo, artisan market and wellness expo. Live entertainment will be held on three stages: the Beer Garden, Town Green and Center Street.

Here is the live entertainment schedule:

• 11 a.m.: Traditional German Oktoberfest music featuring Sexton's German Band
• and D' Potomactaler Stamm Bavarian Dance Group
• 1:30 p.m.: Larger Than Life - America's Number One Boy Band Experience
• 4 p.m.: Ocho de Bastos- A Latin Pop Rock Band Uniting People Through Music

Town Green Stage

• 11 a.m.: Vienna Singing Princesses
• 12 p.m.: Cuppett Performing Arts Center
• 1:30 p.m.: The Great Zucchini
• 3 p.m.: Vienna Dance Academy
• 4 p.m.: Legacy Dance Institute
• 5 p.m.: Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe

Mill Street Stage

• 11 a.m.: Swell Band
• 1 p.m.: TBA
• 3 p.m.: Cargo & The Ashcats
• 5 p.m.: TBA

Vienna Oktoberfest is hosted by the Vienna Business Association and the Town of Vienna. Proceeds from Oktoberfest benefit the VBA Foundation, which supports charitable organizations in greater Vienna.

A free shuttle will pick up from Vienna Metro North and James Madison High School. A bike park is also available off the W&OD Trail. The rideshare pickup and drop-off point will be on Mill Street.

For more information, visit www.viennaoktoberfest.org.