Schedule — Junction City Oktoberfest

OCTOBER 1 & 2

Two days of nonstop fun with live bands, Bavarian dance, pro wrestling, and performances. Join in on fan-favorite contests like best dressed, yodeling, and stein holding, plus family-friendly activities and kids’ entertainment. There’s something for everyone!

EVENT SCHEDULE

2027 Schedule coming soon

Location of Events
🎶 - 8th & Washington Intersection
🟠 - 7th & Washington Intersection

Friday, October 2nd, 2026

4 PM Tapping of the Keg + Vendors Open 🎶
4 PM Fun Zone Opens
6 PM Bavarian Dance Performance (Activated Arts) 🎶🟠
6 PM Lost Wax Band 🎶
6:30 PM Best Dressed 🟠
7 PM Traditional American Pro Wrestling Match 🟠
8 PM Yodeling Contest  🟠
9 PM Traditional American Pro Wrestling Match 🟠
9 PM Street Dance 🎶
10 PM Stein Holding Contest 🟠
11 PM Event Ends For The Day

Saturday, October 3rd, 2026

10 AM Biergarten, Vendors & Fun Zone Opens
10 AM Next Step Dance Performance 🟠
11 AM Activated Arts Dance Performance 🟠
12 PM Hammerschlagen Contest 🎶
12:30PM Drumline Performance
1 PM JC GymTastics Performance 🟠
1 PM Der Manhattan Band 🎶
1-3PM J Stepper Face Painting By Kid Zone
3 PM Elite Academy of Martial Arts Performance 🟠
3:30PM JCHS J-Stepper Performance 🟠
3:30PM JCHS Pep Rally with Blue Jay Football Team 🟠
4-6PM Car Show
4 PM Traditional American Pro Wrestling Match 🟠
5 PM Youth Stein Holding Contest 🟠
5 PM Brass Rewind Band 🎶
6 PM Stein Carrying Contest 🟠
7 PM Traditional American Pro Wrestling Match 🟠
10 PM Event Ends

Two KIDS ZONEs

Child sliding down an inflatable colorful bounce slide, blue sky background, part of a fun outdoor event.

Oktoberfest isn’t just for adults — kids can join the fun too! The two Kids Zones are packed with family-friendly activities, including inflatables, a rock climbing wall, face painting, mini golf, yard games and more. It’s the perfect spot for little festival-goers to play, explore, and make their own Oktoberfest memories.

A young boy climbing an outdoor rock wall under a clear blue sky.

Pro Wrestling

Get ready for professional wrestling the way it used to be — and the way you love it. This family-friendly event brings some of the best talent in the industry together with rising stars on their way up, for a can't-miss night of action throughout the region.

Ringside seats, hometown energy, and wrestling done right.

Friday, October 2nd 7PM & 9PM
Saturday, October 3rd 4PM & 7PM

THE Contests

People participating in a stein-holding contest at an outdoor festival at night, with onlookers and vendor tents in the background.

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a champion? Step up and compete in Oktoberfest favorites like stein holding, stein carrying, yodeling, best dressed, and more! Each contest winner will take home a $100 cash prize — plus serious bragging rights. Join the fun, cheer on the competitors, and maybe even claim a victory yourself!

Friday 10/2 Best Dressed 6:30PM
Friday 10/2 Yodeling 8PM
Friday 10/2 Stein Holding 10PM
Saturday 10/3 Hammerschlagen 12PM
Saturday 10/3 Youth Stein Holding 5PM
Saturday 10/3 Stein Carrying 6PM

Soldiers in camouflage uniforms carving on a large tree stump with hammers while a crowd of people watches at an outdoor event.

A man in traditional Bavarian clothing holding a microphone, and another man carrying multiple beer mugs on a tray at an outdoor festival during sunset, with a crowd of people watching.

THE LIVE MUSIC

A live band performing on an outdoor stage in front of a building labeled HIGHWIND BREWING CO. The band includes musicians playing keyboard, guitar, drums, saxophone, and trumpet, with a female singer and a male singer. The stage is decorated with black, white, and gold balloons, and there are audience members in the background.

Get ready to dance, sing, and raise a stein to some amazing live music! Oktoberfest features performances from the Der Manhattan Polka Band, bringing authentic polka and festive German tunes, and Brass Rewind, delivering a high-energy mix of brass-powered favorites.

Lost Wax: Friday, 10/2 6PM
Der Manhattan Band: Sat, 10/3 1PM
Brass Rewind Band: Sat, 10/3 5PM

Group of five young men dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing, playing musical instruments outdoors in an autumn setting.

THE PERFORMERS

Next Step

SATURDAY
activated arts

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
JC GYMTASTICS

SATURDAY
ELITE ACADEMY

SATURDAY
JC J-STEPPERS

SATURDAY

The Party Tent

Your 21+ VIP experience just got even better — this year, the Party Tent is free. Enjoy a private, roped-off lounge area at the intersection of 8th and Washington Streets, with premium seating and excellent views of the live music all weekend long.

Access is available all day Friday or Saturday, with games and entertainment. Grab something from the full bar or dig into a German-inspired meal from Highwind — both available for purchase.

Come relax in style, on us.