The Northside Oktoberfest, benefiting Iowa City area nonprofits, showcases the Bohemian nature of the Northside Marketplace with great craft beers, neighborhood food, beer games, and much more!

Join us as we take over the streets of the Northside, just blocks north of downtown Iowa City. This year, Northside Oktoberfest celebrates 27 years and will include Iowa City BrewFest, your beloved sampling event, and the Outdoor Beer Hall.

Iowa City BrewFest, sponsored by FLY CID, will be the traditional sampling event you love and ONLY ticket holders will be allowed to sample from multiple vendors and the Outdoor Bier Hall will be a general admission anyone is welcome to stop by and enjoy.

Schedule Of Events:

BrewFest-$68.00

Time: 11am-3pm

Your favorite beer festival returns this fall with the Northside Oktoberfest.

This year, Northside Oktoberfest celebrates 27 years and will include Iowa City BrewFest, your beloved sampling event from 11:00am - 3:00pm.

Come enjoy the Bohemian nature of the Northside Marketplace with great craft beers, neighborhood food, beer games, and much more. Iowa City BrewFest, sponsored by Fly CID, will remain exclusive with only 700 BrewFest tickets available.

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Outdoor Bier Hall-$10.00

Time: 12pm-6pm

Northside Oktoberfest is bringing back the Outdoor Bier Hall on Saturday. The Outdoor Bier Hall will take over North Linn Street with traditional Oktoberfest entertainment, games, and contests in addition to live outdoor music and neighborhood food.

Attendees will be able to purchase an official Bier Hall Mug where they can purchase wine and beer at Northside bars and restaurants to enjoy in the streets throughout the evening.

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SodaFest

Time: 11am-3pm

This is the Northside Oktoberfest event for the kids! Bring the family and friends to SodaFest on Saturday in the Pagliai's Parking Lot.
Join us with the Iowa Children's Museum for many different fall activities, games, crafts, and more! SodaFest is open to all ages.

A $5.00 ticket includes a specialty acrylic tasting soda glass and unlimited samples of sodas. These can be purchased at the SodaFest booth.

Date: September 23, 2023

Location: Various location in Iowa City, 52245

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