Many fantastic businesses and individuals help in bringing Oktemberfest to life in the community every fall and we want to thank you all for your generous contributions!

Schedule of Events:

September 25, 2025

4:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Oktemberfest Kids' Night

- Yessy's Creations, Kids Fun Run, Fire Truck and Smoke Trailer, Police Car, and different vendors!   
- Little Mr or Miss Oktemberfest - Open to 1st and 2nd graders of Marshall County.
- We’ll have music through the evening featuring DJ Tay Bear and then we will end the night with Sheltered Reality!!

5:00 pm: Oktemberfest Carnival
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Little Miss and Mister Registration and Voting
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Oktemberfest Kids' Night - Kids' Fun Run
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Yessy's Creations
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Food Trucks
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Beer and Wine Vendors

- Live Music

September 26, 2025

5:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Oktemberfest Classic Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show
- Car Show Registration - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Car Show - 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Car Show Awards - 8:00 pm
- 4 W Church St. Marshalltown, IA 50158
- $20 per vehicle payable at thae gate
- Top 25 Awards

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Live Music - Trevor Parrish
5:00 pm: Food Trucks
5:00 pm: Oktemberfest Carnival

September 27, 2025

10:00 am - 12:30 pm: Parade Line-Up and Route

Church St route. 
Parade Staging -  Starts around 8-8:30 am
Staging moves back to a combination of W Main, Denmeade, W Church, S 11th  and surrounding parking lots around Miller School.
The Parade staging areas merge and starts at 9th St and W Church St.  It continues east on Church St to 2nd Ave where it splits to turn north or south as needed to disembark, or for bus staging for the marching bands.

Parade Start 10 am -
Runtime lasts until around 12:30-12:45 pm

3:30 - 5:30 pm: Oktemberfest Car Show - Car Hop Competition
- Car Hop Registration - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Car Hop - 3:30 pm- 5:00 pm
- 4 W Church St. Marshalltown, IA 50158
- $20 per vehicle payable at the gate

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Live Music Afternoon
12:30 pm: Oktemberfest 2025 Cornhole Tournament
- Public - Event by Iowa Valley Cornhole
- Grass lot SW of Main and S 1st St. (location pending)
12:30 pm - Registration and Setup 
01:30 pm - Start.

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Live Music - Black Top Band
11 am to 12 am: Food Trucks
11 am: Oktemberfest Carnival
5 pm: Beer and Wine Vendors

September 28, 2025

10 am: Crafters-Merchants
11 am: Beer and Wine Vendors
11 am: Food Trucks
12 to 4 pm: Oktemberfest Carnival

Date:
September 25 - 28, 2025

Location:
Downtown, Marshaltown IA 50158

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