Oktoberfest is an annual fundraiser with proceeds used to send Tempe high school students to cities all around the world each year. Tempe Sister Cities is an internationally recognized non-profit, awarded multiple times for its promotion of multiculturalism.

Funds raised also help bring more than 32 high school students and teachers from international cities to Tempe for 5 weeks each year.

Tempe Sister Cities is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1970 and has won the Overall Best Sister City in America Award four times from Sister Cities International.