Overview

Join us as we celebrate the 9th annual Hackettstown Oktoberfest 2025!

Ready to kick off the fall season with one of our biggest town-wide events of the year? Join the Hackettstown BID, Czig Meister Brewing Company, Grand Avenue Tavern, and Man Skirt Brewing as they host events throughout the course of the weekend! This is a FREE event to attend, so grab your friends and family and be prepared to have the time of your life!

There will be activities, contests, craft vendors, music, drinks, food, and more! This Oktoberfest is a family-friendly event where vendors will take to Main St., Valentine St., and Grand Ave. for a street-fair style event. There will also be kids’ activities and other non-alcohol-related events.

Friday, September 26-Sunday, September 28, 2025
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS-WILL BE UPDATED

German Food, Beer, games, activities, vendors, and a kids’ corner.

Friday, September 26th

5 pm Official Kick-Off Beer Tapping. WRNJ Live. German food and beer flights all weekend. (Grand Ave Tavern)
6-9 pm Live Music by the Twilight Desciples (Grand Ave Tavern)
VJ the DJ 10 pm -2 am

Saturday and Sunday, all day: Kids Corner, with more activities added this year! Kid-friendly vendors, inflatables, games, demos, and more (on Grand Avenue)

Sunday-Bungee Trampoline and Obstacle Course

Saturday, 9:00 AM – Sunday, 6:00 pm 2025 US Fistball National Championship. (American Legion 450 Willow Grove St).

Saturday, September 27th:

  • 11 am-3 pm- Hackettstown Lady Tigers Volleyball Team Car Wash Wendy’s Parking Lot
  • 12:30-3:30 pm -Peter and the Wolf Gang Roaming Band
  • 12:30- Barrel Tapping with the Mayor and the Commissioners. (Czig Meister)
  • 1:45 pm- Live stream for the Wiener Dog Races with the PizzaBrews2Dudes(Czig Meister Lower Lot)
  • 2-5 pm Stilt Walker Entertainment and photo ops through the festival.
  • 2 pm German-style doggie costume contest (Czig Meister Lower Lot).
  • 3 pm- Wiener Dog Races (Czig Meister Lower Lot)
  • 3-4 pm Face Painting and Balloon Twisting (Grand Ave Porch)
  • 3-7 pm Live Music by Losing Focus (Grand Ave Tavern)
  • 4 pm Men’s Steinhold Competition, 4:30 Women’s Steinhold (Man Skirt)
  • 4-6 pm -Hackettstown Community Oompah Roaming Band
  • 4:30 Potato Sack Race (Grand Ave Tavern)
  • 5 pm- Grain Bag Toss (Czig Meister Lower Lot)
  • 5 pm- Live music Tony Caggiano (Man Skirt Brewing)
  • 5 pm Stein Holding Contest(Grand Aven Tavern)
  • 5:30 Carry Your Spouse Competition (Grand Ave Tavern)
  • 5 – 8 pm Oktoberfest dinner buffet. Reservations required. Call 908-813-0625 or email Stellagsnj@gmail.com. (Stella G’s)
  • 6 pm Mr. and Mrs. Oktoberfest Competition. Best Liederhosen and Dirndl. (Grand Ave)
  • 6-9 pm-DJ Alyssa with Apres Ski style & German tunes, specialty themed cocktails all weekend (Living Spirits Distillery)
  • 6:30 pm Beard/Mustache Competition (Grand Ave)
  • 6:30-9:30 pm- Adventures of Matte Black (Czig Meister)
  • 10 pm DJ (Grand Ave)

    Sunday, September 28th:
  • 12:30-3:30 pm -Peter and the Wolf Gang Roaming Band
  • 12-6 pm Colonial Musketeers Fife and Drum Corp Pop-up performances
  • 1 pm- Cornhole tournament (register at Czig Meister in person starting at noon. First-come, first-served)
  • 2-5 pm Stilt Walker Entertainment and photo ops through the festival.
  • 2 pm- Live music Rick Barth(Man Skirt Brewing)
  • 2 pm Men’s Steinhold Competition, 2:30 Women’s Steinhold (Man Skirt)
  • 2-5 pm- Uncle Stump (Czig Meister Lower Lot)
  • 2-6 pm Live Music by The Powertones(Grand Ave Tavern)
  • 2:30-4:30 pm -Hackettstown Community Oompah Roaming Band
  • 3-4 pm- Stein Hold USSA Competition (Czig Meister)
  • 3-4 pm Face Painting and Balloon Twisting (Grand Ave Porch)
  • 4:30 pm Weiner Dog (and all other breeds) Best Dressed Competition. Prizes by Hackettstown Pets and APS Spa for Pets. (Grand Ave Porch and Patio)

Thank you to our Generous Sponsors and Partners:

Mars Wrigley
Classic Ballroom Dance Studio
Delloons Boutique
John Johnson Automotive Group
Bright Smiles 4 Kids
Sanico, Inc.
Explore Warren
Buddy’s Auto Repair
Maguire Memorial Home, Inc.
Aspen Dental
NJ Highlands
Stuber Insurance Agency
Fulton Bank
State Farm
Yellowstone Landscape
Stone Hedge Farm
Vermella Hackettstown
Wrnj
Made possible by funds from the NJ State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Marketspace Vendor Events

Details

  • Dates: Friday, September 26-Sunday September 28, 2025