Big Bear Oktoberfest is one of the best Oktoberfest parties. Each year, it is attracting thousands of visitors to the scenic Big Bear Lake. World-renowned Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest features real German food, authentic German beer, live music, and other events to please the most demanding guests. Since the early 1990s, Big Bear Lake has been home to Oktoberfest, a month-long festival centered in the beautiful woods and fields that make up the Bear River basin.
The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest offers many different activities for visitors who attend the festival. There are contests for best color judged by kids and adults alike, kids trivia games, fruit juice, and vegetable championships. There is also a Kids Area where visitors can bring their children and have fun. This area is divided into two sections, the Family Fun Zone and the German Village. The German Village features interactive exhibits, interactive live entertainment, German food and beer, and other great authentic German things.
Visitors can participate in activities at the Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest fair that runs throughout the entire day on Saturday. Visitors can enjoy the free event and then head back to the convention center for a full day of entertainment and food and drink. The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest runs from noon to noon and then again from 3 p.m. until the end of the day on Sunday. The fair is held every year around the same time and at the same location, but it has been relocated since the original began.
The festival at Big Bear Lake is the most popular Oktoberfest of the entire summer. In addition to the beer, there are lots of other foods, crafts, and live music at this four-day event. Food choices include Oktoberfest-style hot dogs, steins, and German foods, such as Schatzle and Festbier. In addition, craft beers and wine are offered by local restaurants and vendors, and plenty of food and German music. Each day during the festival, different attractions for people of all ages are featured, along with contests for various categories.
There are lots of exciting attractions at the Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest. On Saturday morning, you can visit the Harvest Hall, where live performances take place, and free musical entertainment is scheduled. During the afternoon, there is a free afternoon car show with great food, mechanical bull riding, and bicycling. During the evening, free live music takes place in the Harvest Hall, followed by dancing and live music from a number of bands.
Besides the beer, food, and music, Big Bear Oktoberfest also features fireworks every year at the festival.