9.26.2023 Prost! Gaithersburg's Oktoberfest Returns October 8
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (September 26, 2023) Dust off your dirndl, grab your lederhosen and get ready to Prost! The City of Gaithersburg presents the 30th annual celebration of Oktoberfest on Sunday, October 8, 2023, from noon to 5 p.m. The festival takes place in and around the Arts Barn, Kentlands Mansion, Kentlands Village Green and along Main Street and Inspiration Lane. Admission and parking are free. Free wheelchair accessible shuttle service will run regularly during festival hours to and from satellite parking at 101 Orchard Ridge Drive, just off of Quince Orchard Road.
Experience a taste of Germany right in your own backyard with performances by the ever-popular Alte Kameraden German Band and Alt-Washingtonia Bavarian Dancers. Savor traditional festival food while enjoying selections from local breweries, including Festival partners Dogfish Head Alehouse and Saints Row Brewing, as well as Clear Skies Meadery, Landmade Farm Brewery, Two Story Chimney Ciderworks, and Silly Yak Beer. Also available this year is non-alcoholic beer for sale by Sobar.
Fall festivities include professional pumpkin carving and apple cider pressing demonstrations, fun inflatables, hands-on crafts, pumpkin and face painting, balloon twisting, bubbles, artists and crafters, family activities, and strolling entertainers. Enjoy three stages of live entertainment featuring Sol Roots, La Unica, Donuts for Dinner, and The Real Geniuses, stroll through the business expo, and explore restaurants and retail establishments within the Kentlands. Please note some activities have a nominal fee.
Please note that starting at 6 a.m., City streets will be closed and will reopen at approximately 9 p.m.
The following streets will be affected:
- • Main Street from Midtown to Market Street West
- • Inspiration Lane from Main Street to Golden Ash; between Briscoe and Selby - Closed
- • Inspiration Lane from Firehouse to Briscoe and Golden Ash to Selby Street - Limited access passes only
- • Firehouse Lane from Leeks lot to Inspiration Lane - Closed
- • Kent Square: All
- • Selby Street: All
- • Kentlands Boulevard (both circles): No 360 traffic between 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- • Kentlands Boulevard (cross overs): At 7-11 and Whole Foods parking lots entrances - Closed all day
- • Hart Road between Golden Ash and Firehouse Lane - Limited access (pass only)
Oktoberfest is sponsored in part by the Elaine Koch Group and The Maryland State Arts Council.
For more information call 301-258-6350 or visit the City's website at www.gaithersburgmd.gov.
