Newberry Oktoberfest: Celebrating our German Heritage

We are convinced that our local Newberry Oktoberfest is the best in South Carolina, giving us all a chance to celebrate our German heritage in historic Downtown Newberry. I hope that you will come visit and see for yourself one day, maybe even this year?

The Newberry Oktoberfest party fills the streets on the first Saturday of every October, which means that for 2023, we are celebrating on October 7 from 10 am to 6 pm. The entertainment is free and everyone is welcome. We have a small town vibe and we are known as the City of Friendly Folks for a reason.... we love meeting visitors and you'll be given a warm welcome!

If you want to know what to expect at Newberry Oktoberfest.... read on! I took these photos in previous years, to give you a taste of the event.

Many people dress up for the occasion and there is also a hotly contested Best German Traditional Dress Contest. This handsome couple certainly looks the part!

This is inside our EuroLux antiques store at 1409 Main Street. Definitely come in and say hello to us any time you come to Newberry... You don't have to be in costume!  Our 1910 Art Deco building is easy to find as we have a big sign outside that says “Antiques.”

The Oktoberfest festival is a wonderful oompah party with free entertainment including polka music.  This year the music includes old favorites the Three Dot Polka Band and the Reggie Sullivan Band.  You can also enjoy free puppet shows at the Ritz Theater.

Greg especially loves the annual Midlands SC Muscle & Classic Cars show.  Don't miss the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile!

And of course, we all enjoy a few cold beers in the biergartens and all the delicious German food, such as  schnitzel, sauerkraut, bratwurst, German potato salad, liver nips (liver dumplings) and lots of sweet treat baked goods.

Kids have fun with free activities in Kindertown, including carousel rides, a 50-foot obstacle course, an inflatable fun park, human bowling, face painting, a rock climbing wall, and crafts.

Arts and crafts vendors will also line the streets, selling all kinds of interesting and unusual items. If you are in the area during Oktoberfest, come on down, sing, dance, eat and have fun and wish us all Prost!