Oktoberfest Davenport

September 19, 2026 |
 12:00 pm -
 7:00 pm
FREE

@ K-Square

Free and open to the public.
🥨 🍻🎶 Join us for the German American Heritage Center and Museum’s 5th annual Octoberfest Davenport in Kaiserslautern Square (K-Square)! Located in heart of Downtown Davenport at 119 E. 3rd Street, K-Square provides the perfect venue for our outdoor event.
Presented by Zimmerman Honda, this FREE event is a great way to celebrate our region’s rich German history while building community with traditional Oktoberfest food, beer, music, and games!
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ Noon-7:00pm
📍 Kaiserslautern Square, 119 E. 3rd St, Davenport, Iowa (across from the Adler Theatre)

This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

Music:

Games:

  • Stein Holding Contests – a game in which participants try to hold up a full mug of beer for as long as they can.
  • Hammerschlagen – A game in which participants compete against each other to drive nails into a wooden stump one hit at a time.
  • Giant Jenga

 

Food & Drink:

A special thank you to our sponsors, as we couldn’t put on this event without them! Zimmerman Honda, Koehler Electric, Quad City Bank and Trust, Downtown Davenport Partnership, Media Link, Tyson Foods, Planet 93.9 KQCJ, and Pinnacle Country Club.

Gates open at noon with live music from The Textures Band (12-2:30pm), food from Becky’s Lunch Wagon and Argrow’s Cafe Food Truck, pretzels from the GAHC+M, and a variety of German beers. Yuengling beer, Sprecher craft sodas, and water are also available for purchase.
🍺💪 Steinholding contests* are held at 2:00, 4:00, and 6:00pm, and Die Musikmeisters German polka band keeps the celebration going 3:00-7:00pm.
Other games include Hammerschlagen** and Giant Jenga
* Participants hold up a full stein of beer as long as they can, until only one steinholder remains – cost is $20 to participate and you keep the beer stein. Registration is at the beer tent.
** Participants compete against each other to drive nails into a tree stump one hit at a time.
➡️ Proceeds from Oktoberfest Davenport benefit the German American Heritage Center and Museum’s operations, programs, and community outreach. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities for GAHC+M events and programs, contact Rachael Young – [email protected], (563) 322-8844 x 107.

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