Of course there are tuba and Oompah bands!

Oktoberfest at North by Northwest is an Austin tradition that is eight years old.

German Food

Head Chef George Powell cooks up a special German treat on Oktoberfest: we offer real German bratwurst, home-made saurkraut, fresh red-cabbage, pretzels and German cobblers.

German Beer

To complement your German meal, brewmaster Don Thompson and head brewer Ty Phelps make a special Oktoberfest brew.

German Music

2005 Oktoberfest goers rock out to Brave Combo.

What Oktoberfest would be complete without area music? This year, North by Northwest has welcomes Oma and the Oompahs, The Tubameisters and Terry Cavenaugh and the Alpine Express.

Contests!

Join us Saturday afternoon for the wiener dog costume contest! Saturday night is our bratwurst-eating contest. Last year our contestants were real weiners! If that's not enough fun for you, we're also bustin' out the mechanical bull and firedancers!

Sunday at is our famous All-Breed Doggy costume contest as well! Bring your appetite and your family canine to win trophies and prizes.

Family Fun

There's something for everyone at Oktoberfest: we have local artists, homebrewers, face painting and airbrush tattoos, bounce houses, wall-climbs, dunk tanks and more!