Oktoberfest Belfast kicks off at Custom House Square later this month
It's back & bigger than ever 🍻
Oktoberfest celebrations are set to kick off in Belfast’s Custom House Square later this month, from Thursday 26th September right through until the end of October.
Oktoberfest is often associated with beer, but the festival’s traditions go beyond that.
While the beer tents, of course, provide drinks, they also provide traditional food and great Oom Pa Pa music.
The musical line-up this year includes Cool FM’s Pete Snodden, The ViP's Band, Aye, Jukebox Juniors, Renagade Kings and lots more. Check out oktoberfestbelfast.com for more details.
Oktoberfest Belfast dates
Thursday 26th September
Friday 27th September
Saturday 28th September
Thursday 3rd October
Friday 4th October
Saturday 5th October
Thursday 10th October
Friday 11th October
Saturday 12th October
Thursday 17th October
Friday 18th October
Saturday 19th October
Thursday 24th October
Friday 25th October
Saturday 26th October
🕔 Thursdays & Fridays from 5pm
🕔 Saturdays from 3pm
Oktoberfest Belfast Entry Prices:
Thursdays - £8.50 (free for students)
Fridays - £8.50
Saturdays - £10
Students get free entry on Thursday's 🎉
It’s also tradition at Oktoberfest Belfast that anyone dressed in Laderhosen or Dirndl (Heidi dress) will gain free admission.
What’s the history behind Oktoberfest?
Oktoberfest first started more than 200 years ago as a wedding celebration when Bavaria’s Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen in 1810. The wedding was celebrated with multiple days of drinking, feasting and horse races.
Since then the celebration became an annual even, and is celebrated worldwide.
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