Photo: Chris Emeott
Who’s ready for Oktoberfest—local style?
’Tis the season when villages and burgs around the globe swing open their pubs, put up sturdy tents and gear up for another round of Oktoberfest celebrations. If your plans this month don’t include a trip to Munich for what is said to be the world’s largest Oktoberfest celebration at the Theresienwiese fairgrounds, there are plenty of local options.
- Back Channel Brewing Co. (Backtoberfest): 11 a.m.–10 p.m. September 20; 4787 Shoreline Drive, Spring Park; backchannelbrewing.com
- Excelsior American Legion Post 259 parking lot (Lake Minnetonka Oktoberfest): 3–9 p.m. September 27; 24450 Smithtown Road, Shorewood; legionpost259.org
- Excelsior Brewing Company: noon–midnight. October 3–4; 421 Third St., Excelsior; excelsiorbrew.com
- Minnesota Oktoberfest: 5–11 p.m. September 19 and 11 a.m.–10 p.m. September 20; Central Park, 650 River St. N., Delano; stpeterlc.org
- Redeemer Lutheran Church and Redeemer Christian Academy Wayzata: 11 a.m.–3 p.m. October 4; 115 Wayzata Blvd., Wayzata; redeemerchristianacademy.org
- Unmapped Brewing Co.: 11 a.m.–11 p.m. October 11; 14625 Excelsior Blvd., Minnetonka; unmappedbrewing.com
