Oktoberfest Tampa at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

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Oktoberfest Tampa 2026

Name: Oktoberfest Tampa
Start: 2026-10-09T16:00:00
End: 2026-10-11
Location: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

When: Oct 9–11, 2026 · 4pm
Where: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
600 N Ashley Dr, Tampa, FL
Cost: $
Time needed: Half day
Crowds: high
Verdict: The Bay's big-stage Oktoberfest.

Friday Oct 9, 4–11pm; Saturday Oct 10, 11am–11pm; Sunday Oct 11, 11am–6pm at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. Under 21 with parent; 12 and under complimentary GA. Pre-sale tickets online.

Seventeen years on the downtown riverfront — imported German beer, stein-holding, wiener-dog races and live German bands.

Oktoberfest Tampa fills Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park for three days with imported German beer, German bands, stein-holding contests and wiener-dog races on the Hillsborough River.

Why it’s worth going

The biggest Oktoberfest on the Gulf coast, with the Riverwalk and downtown bars for afterwards.

Confirm availability and booking terms with the ticket provider before paying.

Where it is

Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

600 N Ashley Dr, Tampa, FL

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Event Places

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FoodDracula's Legacy Wine Bar & Bistro Tampa
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FoodNana Street Food
1.1k reviews$$ · Moderate0.2 mi
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FoodMalio's
1.5k reviews$$$$ · Very expensive0.1 mi
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Elegant space by the Hillsborough River provides high-end American fare, fine wines & power lunches
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FoodVale Healthy Kitchen - Tampa
1.9k reviews$$ · Moderate0.2 mi
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FoodFour Green Fields Riverwalk
123 reviews0.0 mi
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FoodCôté France French Café
151 reviews$$ · Moderate0.1 mi
Dessert after · 0.1 mi from the venue
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NightlifeHotel Bar
827 reviews$$ · Moderate0.3 mi
Watering hole with an old-school, cosmopolitan feel offering craft cocktails & artful bar bites
Nightcap · 0.3 mi from the venue
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FoodCentral Coffee & Sandwiches
132 reviews$$ · Moderate0.2 mi
Dessert after · 0.2 mi from the venue
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Who should skip it

You want the club-run version; this is the big-stage party.

The move

Friday evening is the thinnest crowd and the same bands.

Getting there

Poe and Fort Brooke garages; the streetcar from Ybor is free.

Official site — confirm dates and tickets before you travel

Going? Send it to whoever you’d go with — they’ll get the dates, the hours and where to park.

Verified 2026-09-06 against the organiser’s own listing. Verification source. More in Florida Events.