10/04/2025
Tonight The Polkaholics will play from 7-10pm in North Aurora!!! Don’t miss the FUN!
The Village of North Aurora's very first Oktoberfest takes place TOMORROW, Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 12pm - 10pm at North Aurora Riverfront Park (25 East State Street). Read below for information about activities, tickets (including pre-registration pickup!), beer, food, parking and more! Find all details (and parking maps) at www.northaurora.org/community/oktoberfest
🎟️ 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐒 🍺
Steins: $9/each
Tickets: $2/each
Alcohol may 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 be dispensed into a Village of North Aurora Oktoberfest Stein.
𝘗𝘙𝘌-𝘙𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕
Pick-up begins at 11am, alcohol may be purchased starting at 12pm. If you pre-purchased a drink package you will pick that up on site at the event at the PRE-REGISTRATION TENT 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 you visit the ID/Wristband tent. Please present the ID you purchased the ticket package under to pick-up. If that person is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 present please provide the receipt e-mailed upon checkout.
𝑂𝑁-𝑆𝐼𝑇𝐸 𝑃𝑈𝑅𝐶𝐻𝐴𝑆𝐸
Pick-up begins at 11am, alcohol may be purchased starting at 12pm. If you need to purchase a stein and drink tickets (or purchase more!) you will visit the Ticket Tent 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 you visit the ID/Wristband tent. Tickets and steins will be available for purchase at the main ticket tent from 11am - 9pm and tickets only will be available for purchase at the ticket booth (located by the beer and food vendors) from 1 - 9:30pm.
No drink tickets will be sold after 9:30pm.
🍻𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐑 🍻
Beer vendors will be selling from 12 - 9:45pm. You must be 21+ and have a wristband and Village beer stein to purchase alcohol.
All pours are for approximately ~15oz. All vendors are selling alcoholic ~15oz pours for 3 tickets ($6).
Participating breweries are: Brother Chimp Brewing, Penrose Brewing, Riggs Beer Company and Pollyanna Brewing Company.
Please find all of their offerings on the Oktoberfest website here: https://northaurora.org/community/oktoberfest/ -options
🥨 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃 🥟
The following food vendors will be serving up delicious bites!
Sausage Fest: sausages
Brewtown Bites: pretzels
Polish Shack: pierogis, potato pancakes, zapeikanka, Polish sausages
The Dessert Flirt: Polish ice cream and waffles
Pretty Poppin' Potatoes: baked potatoes
🎶𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 🎵
All bands will be playing underneath the beer tent!
12 - 3pm: Die Kellerknaben
3:30 - 6:30pm: The Simple Remedy
7 - 10pm: The Polkaholics®
🥳𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒🥳
All contests (other than Dachshund) are sign-up on site! Sign-ups begin at 11am, 1 contest maximum per person, for attendees 21+
2pm: Stein Holding
3pm: Pretzel Toss
4pm: Dachshund Race
5pm: Stein Race
6:30pm: Costume Contest
7:30pm: Stein Holding
🎃 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒🌽
Attendees of all ages are invited to participate! All activities are FREE!
12 - 10pm: Duck Scavenger Hunt
12 - 7pm: Pumpkin Painting
12 - 7pm: Pretzel Toss Game
12 - 8pm(dark): Straw Bale Climb
12 - 8pm: Sensory Corn Tubs
12 - 9pm: Pumpkin Carving Contest (pumpkins must be pre-carved and brought to the event!)
12 - 10pm: Photo Booth
🚗 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒 🚌
Please find all information regarding parking lots (including maps) on the Village website here: https://northaurora.org/community/oktoberfest/ -and-shuttles. Please note some locations have limited hours.
A FREE shuttle bus service will run from 5pm - 11pm from Schneider Elementary School and Jewel Middle School to North Aurora Riverfront Park.
We have a designated RIDE SHARE drop-off/pick-up area located at the top of North Aurora Riverfront Park.
✏️ 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 ✏️
• All ages are welcome at this family-friendly event! However, you must be 21+ to purchase alcohol and enter the beer garden area. ID checks will be required to purchase a drinking stein (required for alcohol purchases) and wristbands provided at check-in.
• No outside alcohol is allowed! Attendees are welcome to bring bottled water, non-alcoholic beverages and food if desired. North Aurora Police reserve the right to check all bags and coolers
• Chairs and blankets are welcome!
• Tents, canopies, tables, and grills are not allowed! We will have ample seating under our covered beer tent along with additional picnic tables throughout the event.
• Adult supervision is required for children in the park including at the children’s activity areas. Please do not leave children unattended.
• Dogs are allowed and (other than participating dachshunds in the race) must be leashed at all times. Please clean-up after your pet!
• Please help keep our park clean and dispose of trash in the provided waste bins.
All Oktoberfest Details: www.northaurora.org/community/oktoberfest
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/740440432073264
We can't wait to see you there! 🥳🍻
