There are a baker’s dozen Oktoberfest celebrations still to go this season in New Mexico, so we decided to round ’em all up to help you best plan out your weekends for the rest of this month and much of October. From Red River to Ruidoso, from Carlsbad to Bernalillo, from Rio Rancho to Moriarty, and of course Albuquerque and Santa Fe, there are events for anyone and everyone.

Oh, if we missed one, well, we went through all the social media and websites that we could think of, so do drop us a line (nmdarksidebrewcrew@gmail.com) with details. Please and thank you.

Weekend of September 13-14

Rio Rancho Oktoberfest (both days)

• Location: Sandoval County Administration Park, 1500 Idalia Rd
• Time: 4-9 p.m. (Fri), Noon-10 p.m. (Sat)
• Cost: tickets online; kids under 18 free with adult ticket purchase
• Highlights: food trucks, beer garden featuring Brew Lab 101 and Turtle Mountain, wine, local vendors, live music, kids zone

Sierra Blanca Oktoberfest (Sat)

• Location: 1016 Industrial Rd, Moriarty
• Time: 2-7 p.m.
• Cost: $15 (gets your a bratwurst dinner), kids under 10 are free and get a hot dog plate; tickets available online
• Highlights: Live music, Oktoberfest märzen on tap, juggling act show for the kids

Weekend of September 20-21

Carlsbad Septembeer Fest (Sat)

• Location: outside Milton’s on W Mermod St in Carlsbad
• Time: Noon-10 p.m.
• Cost: none listed
• Highlights: live music, weenie dog races, Keglympics, beard & mustache contest, costume contest, vendor market, food trucks and more TBA

Weekend of September 27-28

Ruidoso Oktoberfest (Sat)

• Location: Downshift Riverside, 2704 Sudderth Dr, Ruidoso
• Time: 2-10 p.m.
• Cost: early bird $15, VIP $80
• Highlights: live music from a huge slew of bands including Red Light Cameras, Doso Dirtbags, Spivey, and Fungi Mungle; games and contests (best dressed, chicken dance, stein hoisting), food specials and more

Flocktoberfest (Sat)

• Location: Flock of Moons, 111 Harvard Dr SE
• Time: 2-11 p.m.
• Cost: free entry
• Highlights: food truck specials from Brazd Chuckwagon, German-inspired beers on tap, live music at 4 p.m. with True Story House and Vakenn

Labtoberfest (Sat)

• Location: Brew Lab 101, 3301 Southern Blvd SE, Rio Rancho
• Time: 2-11 p.m.
• Cost: free entry
• Highlights: live music, food trucks, vendor market and more

Weekend of October 4-6

Cloudcroft Oktoberfest (Fri-Sun)

• Location: Cloudcroft Brewing, 1301 Burro Ave, Cloudcroft
• Time: all day
• Cost: none listed
• Highlights: Fri—live music with Doso Dirtbags 6-9 p.m., Sat—brat plates, best dressed at 4 p.m., live music with Flat Black 6-9 p.m.; Sun—brat plates, live music with Borderless Brass Band 1-4 p.m.; special commemorative steins and T-shirts

OkToaderfest (Sat)

• Location: Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City
• Time: 2 p.m.
• Cost: none listed
• Highlights: German food, beer, games, live music and more TBA

Oktoberfiesta (Sat)

• Location: Santa Fe Brewing HQ
• Time: Noon
• Cost: suggested donation benefiting local nonprofits
• Highlights: Live music, games, and more TBA

Albuquerque Oktoberfest (Sat)

• Location: Rio Bravo Brewing, 1912 2nd St NW
• Time: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
• Cost: free entry
• Highlights: It’s also Rio Bravo’s ninth anniversary and they’re celebrating with live music, German food, and a stein-holding contest

Oktubafest (Sat-Sun)

• Location: Second Street Rufina, 2920 Rufina St, Santa Fe
• Time: all day
• Cost: free entry
• Highlights: UNM Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble 1-4 p.m. both days; German-inspired food dishes including house-made bratwurst, green chile sausage, schnitzel, German potato salad, Bavarian twist pretzel, fermented sauerkraut, and more; and of course the award-winning Oktoberfest Märzen will be on tap

Canteen Oktoberfest (Sun)

• Location: Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec Rd NE
• Time: 2-7 p.m.
• Cost: free entry
• Highlights: dachshund races (2-4 p.m.), stein-holding contest (5 p.m.), live music from the Partizani Brass Band (4-7 p.m.), all-day specials on Oktoberfest beers in the Beer Garden

Weekend of October 11-13

Red River Oktoberfest (Fri-Sun)

• Location: Brandenburg Park, Red River
• Time: starts at 10 a.m. on Friday and ends at 4 p.m. on Sunday
• Cost: TBA (only VIP tickets available online)
• Highlights: the biggest Oktoberfest event in the state is jam-packed with live music from the Lederhosen Junkies, an expansive vendor market, The Bavarian Binge: Bratwurst Eating competition, the first Strongman/woman competition, daily trivia and scavenger hunts, the Ms. and Mr. Oktoberfest contest, Leashes & Lederhosen pet costume contest, arts & crafts for kids
• Breweries: Red River, Little Toad Creek, Palmer/Left Turn, Boxing Bear, Santa Fe Brewing, Downshift, plus possibly two more TBA
• A bit of advice: if you want to go, reserve a place to stay now.

Dagmar’s Oktoberfest (Sat)

• Location: Dagmar’s Strudel House, 2704 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho
• Time: TBA
• Cost: free entry
• Highlights: German food, polka band, vendor market, Brew Lab 101 beer garden

Weekend of October 18-19

DogtoBEARfest (Sat)

• Location: Boxing Bear Firestone, 8420 Firestone Ln NE
• Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Cost: free entry
• Highlights: vendor market, live music (Opera on Tap 2-3 p.m., Trinity Soul Band 3-6 p.m.), traditional Oktoberfest games and brewery games, free photo booth for people and pets, best dressed contest (pets, too), food specials from the Bear Kitchen

Labtoberfest II (Sat)

• Location: Brew Lab 101 NE Heights taproom, 3107 Eubank Blvd NE, Ste 12
• Time: 2-11 p.m.
• Cost: free entry
• Highlights: live music, comedy show in the evening, food trucks, vendors

Kaktoberfest (Sat)

• Location: Kaktus Brewing, 471 S Hill Rd, Bernalillo
• Time: 5-9 p.m.
• Cost: there will only be 110 tickets for sale at $15 apiece, and you can buy them in advance
• Highlights: German food, beers, games and live blues music; each ticket comes with a special German beer stein

Raise your steins, raise them up to the sky!

Pröst!

— Stoutmeister