OKTOBERFEST 2025

Event Calendar

Date and Time

Saturday, Sep 27, 2025 11am - 10pm

Location

1st Avenue SW in between 4th Street and 2nd Street SW

Event Categories

Music | Family Friendly | Outdoor

Details

Oktoberfest 2025 Presented by DBS Group
Save the Date: Saturday, September 27th

Location: In the Heart of the City, on 1st Avenue between 4th Street and 2nd Street SW (Just like Thursdays Downtown). This event will be a great boost for our downtown businesses following this summer’s construction.

Event Organizer: Brad Trahan, 507-254-8901, bjtrahan1997@gmail.com

Production/Sound - Lighting, etc.: Big Bang Companies / Brandon Helgeson

Vendor Set-Ups: Authentic Oktoberfest Food and Beverage encouraged. Non-food vendors will also be allowed to participate.

Live Music Lineup:

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Craig Erbel and the DyVersaCo’s (Polka)
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Twin Cities Soundz (Polka)
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.: The Stand Ups (Classic Rock and Soul/R&B Classics)
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.: Incognito (Party Band from Rochester, MN)
Special Performances:

SG Edelweiss St Paul Bavarian Dance Group – Ranked #1 in the U.S. and #2 worldwide — performing between band sets; 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. and again from 4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Fun Events:

Costume Contests
Stein Holding Contests
Bobbing for Apples
Plus more Oktoberfest fun events!
Time to dig out your Bavarian apparel — it will be a blast!

This event is sponsored in part by the Rochester Downtown Alliance and Destination Medical Center Start-Up Event Grant.