9th Annual Mountain View Oktoberfest

October 5 - 6, 2024
11am-7pm

Join us in Downtown Mountain View as we celebrate the 9th Annual Mountain View Oktoberfest, brought to you by Steins Beer Garden and the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce.

This is a family-friendly 2-day festival featuring live entertainment, contests, dancing, food, and so much more! We are bringing back our popular kids zone and even more of our fantastic local artisan vendors at the Makers Market. Sit under our massive 200 ft tent and enjoy a wide selection of classic German beers and wine, or hop on over to the new Steins Speakeasy and treat yourself to a delicious hand-crafted cocktail. Hope to see you at Oktoberfest!

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Volunteer at the Mountain View Oktoberfest!

In order to make this 2-day festival a success we need the support of our amazing volunteers! We'll need volunteers for set-up, to pour beer and wine, sell tickets, merchandise and support other volunteers. This is a highly anticipated event and our slots will fill quickly so sign up soon!

This year we are using signup.com to expedite the process. Please only sign up for one position per shift. Volunteers may sign up for multiple shifts over the weekend if they would like.

NOTE: You can only sign up for 1 beer pouring shift per day.

Each volunteer will receive:

Oktoberfest T-Shirt
0.5L stein
1 drink ticket
Lunch

Thank you for supporting the Mountain View Oktoberfest!

Volunteer Sign-Up

About Us

The Mountain View Oktoberfest began in 2013 as a collaboration between Steins Beer Garden, Tied House Brewery and the Chamber of Commerce. The first year saw attendance of roughly 4,000 people and it has since grown to over 10,000 in attendance. With the exception of a brief hiatus from 2020 - 2022 due to the pandemic, Oktoberfest has been a staple in the Mountain View community and has drawn people from all over the Bay Area.

Of all the Bay Area festivals, the Mountain View Oktoberfest in particular has garnered high praise for its dedicated serving of classic German beer, cuisine, entertainment and use of its large 200 ft tent. It is also the only Oktoberfest to continuously offer true glass steins and boots since its inception.

As we enter our upcoming 10th year, the MV Oktoberfest is looking to expand once again into a larger venue to accommodate the growing attendance. We have many exciting ideas to grow the festival and offer a wider range of activities and services to our amazing and faithful attendees. Thank you for supporting the festival and see you at Oktoberfest!

Enjoy delicious traditional and contemporary German and American cuisine and a wide selection of German, Austrian and American beers! This year we are featuring beer from Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Weltenburger, Steigl, and Narrative Fermentation, one of our favorite local breweries.

New to this year's Oktoberfest are our wine offerings. We will feature a selection of local white and reds for those who would prefer a beer alternative.

SCHEDULE

Live musical performances by the SF German Band and BlowMusik all weekend long. We will host various contests throughout the day: kids pretzel eating contest, stein holding contest, best costume, beer belly contest and more! Prizes for all winners!

The Kids Zone is back!The kids zone will feature jumpy houses, face painting, arts and craft and lots of fun freebies for the kids! Come on by!

Swing by the Makers Market and support these amazing local small businesses. The marketplace will feature gift items, woodcraft, original art, botanicals, jewelry and much more.

The Speakeasy at Steins

Take a break from the sun and crowds and find a cool escape at the Steins Speakeasy. We've converted the entire back patio of Steins into an oasis of lawn games, misters, fans, and fantastic craft cocktails. Anyone coming into the Speakeasy must have a 21 and Over wristband.