Check out our small list of 2015 Oktoberfest in Tennessee festivals.
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2015 Events
We update the list of dates and locations for these German festivals when they are announced throughout the year. Here is the current list:
Crossville Oktoberfest – Crossville, TN – October 9-10, 2015
25th annual festival hosted by the Crossville Knights of Columbus Council 8152 with live music, and both domestic and imported beverages. German food includes pork schnitzel, kasseler rippchen, bratwursts, knackwursts, weisswursts. Admission is $6 in advance and $7.50 at the door. Children under 14 get in free. Held the second weekend in October every year at the Crossville Knights of Columbus property on Highway 70. Attendance is approximately 2000. Location: 2892 Hwy 70 East, Crossville, TN 38555
Chattanooga Oktoberfest – Chattanooga, TN – October 16-18, 2015
The 14th annual event will have German food, bier garten with four dozen local and seasonal beers, oompah band, 5K run and car show.
Location: First Tennessee Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White Blvd Chattanooga, TN 37408
Oktober Heritage Festival – Hohenwald, TN – October 9-10, 2015
Annual festival and 22nd Annual Fall Classics Car and Truck Show host live entertainment, food, arts & crafts, BBQ cook-off and kids activities.
Location: 106 N Court Street, Hohenwald, TN
Kingsport Oktoberfest – Kingsport, TN – October 3, 2015
5th annual Oktoberfest with craft bier garden with 45 breweries offering over one hundred craft beers, live music, German food, wiener dog race, craft market, cornhole tournament, Tennessee Idiotarod shopping cart race and kid zone. It has been named twice by Blue Ridge Outdoor Magazine as a Top 50 festival. Admission is free.
Location: 100 Main Street, Kingsport TN
Ober at Gatlinburg Oktoberfest - Gatlinburg, TN – September 25 – November 2, 2015
Ober Gatlinburg hosts this festival with Bavarian-style food, Oktoberfest biers and live music. Entertainment includes Bavarian folk dances, schuhplattling, oompah music, sing-a-longs, and yodels. Location: Ober at Gatlinburg Resort
Nashville Oktoberfest – Nashville, TN – October 9-11, 2015
36th Annual Tennessee Oktoberfest in Nashville’s Historic Germantown. Over 30,000 attend this autumn festival with free admission. German music and live entertainment. German food, beverages, polka dancing and stein hoisting contest. Children’s activity area featuring pony rides, clowns and inflatables. Arts, crafts, antiques and tours of Germantown’s historic churches. Location: 7th Avenue & Monroe St, Nashville, TN
Past Events
Clarksville Oktoberfest – Clarksville, TN – October 3-4, 2014
Live music, German dancers, chicken dance as well as food and drink at this 34th annual Bavarian style Oktoberfest. Location: Clarksville Speedway, 1600 Needmore Rd Clarksville, TN 37040
If you find that these Oktoberfests aren’t up to par, try the largest Oktoberfest festivals in the United States for the most popular and attended celebrations of German heritage. You should also look at the surrounding states that also celebrate Oktoberfest: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Whether you have found a festival to enjoy or you will be celebrating from home, Funtober has some other resources that will help you prepare for Oktoberfest. Read about the history of Oktoberfest. Learn about Oktoberfest beer. Find the words to Oktoberfest music. Plan your Oktoberfest outfit. And try cooking some of these Oktoberfest recipes.
Find other fun things to do in Tennessee in October:
Tennessee Festivals
Tennessee Corn Mazes
Tennessee Ghost Tours
Haunted Houses in Tennessee
Tennessee Pumpkin Patches
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