Fredericksburg’s Oktoberfest has earned nationwide recognition simply weeks earlier than this 12 months’s

competition, putting No. 6 within the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Selection Awards for Greatest

Oktoberfest.

The rating places Fredericksburg among the many high Oktoberfest celebrations within the nation

following a public voting interval involving festivals chosen by a panel of subject-matter specialists

and USA TODAY 10BEST editors.

Fredericksburg completed behind Zeeco Oktoberfest Tulsa, Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest,

Cleveland Oktoberfest, Studying Liederkranz Oktoberfest and New Ulm Oktoberfest. Denver

Oktoberfest, Oktoberfest at Snowbird, New Glarus Oktoberfest and Schmidt’s Columbus

Oktoberfest rounded out the highest 10.

“We all the time knew Oktoberfest Fredericksburg was one thing particular, and now the remainder of the

U.S. is aware of it, too,” Oktoberfest Supervisor Debbie Reeh mentioned. “We’re extremely grateful to

everybody who took the time to vote and assist convey this recognition to Fredericksburg.”

For greater than 4 many years, Oktoberfest Fredericksburg has celebrated the town’s German

heritage by music, arts, meals, traditions and neighborhood actions. The competition has develop into

a longtime draw for each residents and guests, with conventional German apparel, together with dirndls

and lederhosen, changing into an more and more seen a part of the celebration.

This 12 months’s Oktoberfest shall be held Oct. 2-4 in downtown Fredericksburg.

The three-day occasion will function music, dancing, German traditions, meals, arts and household

actions.

For extra data, name 830-997-4810 or go to www.oktoberfestinfbg.com.