OKTOBERFEST
One Saturday in the Albuquerque. New Mexico beer, real German food, live polka, and a stein you have to earn.
WHAT A SATURDAY HERE LOOKS LIKE
Rio Bravo's biergarten turns into a full Oktoberfest for one day. Come for an hour or stay until the last band packs up.
NEW MEXICO BEER
Marzen, Kolsch, and a barrel-aged biscochito dunkelweiss, brewed right here in Albuquerque. Steins available for purchase.
GERMAN FOOD
Bratwurst, kraut dog, pretzels, wild boar brat, brat burger, potato salad and a few green chile crossovers you will not find in Munich.
LIVE MUSIC ALL DAY
Traditional oompah in the afternoon, local bands into the evening. The dance floor is wherever you decide it is.
CONTESTS
Put your strength to the test in our stein hoisting contest. Outlast the competition, and see who can keep it up the longest. Last one standing takes home a prize.
ONLY.
MARK IT.
DAY-OF SCHEDULE
A rough run of show. Times are approximate, stick around, nothing here starts exactly on the dot.
12:00 PM
Gates open and Beer starts flowing
1-4 PM
Classic German Band “Die Schunkel Bub’n”
4:30 PM
Stein Holding competition (sign up in Biergarten by 4:15)
6-9 PM
“Touch of Grey” Band
German food and beer will be served all day!
ON THE POUR LIST
New Mexico beer, brewed fresh for the festival lineup each year.
KOLSCH
Golden, clean, dangerously easy in the afternoon sun.
MARZEN
Amber, malty, the traditional Munich style. Order it in a liter if you plan to stay a while.
DUNKELWEISS
A biscochito dunkelweiss aged in whiskey barrels. Dark and toasty, and the right call once the sun drops behind the Sandias.
NOT DRINKING
Homemade root beer, homemade cream soda, and homemade ginger beer. Nobody is stuck with water.
EVERY YEAR SINCE 2018
It started with a few kegs and a couple hundred people. It has grown every year but one.
Photos from past Oktoberfests. 2026 is your turn.
KNOW BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE
A handful of emails a year: the band lineup, the food vendor list, parking details, and a reminder the week of.
Albuquerque locals, mostly. Unsubscribe any time.
FINDING US
Rio Bravo Brewing sits in Albuquerque's North Valley, just off 2nd Street, a few minutes north of Downtown.