Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 20, noon to 8pm and be a part of the 43rd Annual Oktoberfest Fall Festival!
An expanded and reimagined Oktoberfest 2025 awaits you this year, with more entertainment, activities and fun than ever!
Indulge in traditional German Oktoberfest cuisine, join in activities and games for both kids and adults, enjoy live music from the authentic German band, Big Lucky, and do the Chicken Dance and toast each other with a hearty “Prost!” in our authentic German Bier Garten! This year we are serving an expanded selection of German Oktoberfest beers, along with a variety of wines.
5000+
2024 Attendees
$1.5+ Million
Raised Since Inception
43rd
Annual Oktoberfest
Family Fall Festival Activities
Proceeds from the event go to the Rotary Clubs of Carlsbad and to charities in the Carlsbad area.
Come out to support your local community and get your Oktoberfest on!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS
Gold Sponsor
Contributing Sponsor
Participating Sponsor
Where Does Your Sponsor Money Go?
100% of the proceeds from this year's Oktoberfest will go to local organizations that help those in need and are supported by the two Rotary Clubs of Carlsbad. Over the 43-year history of the Carlsbad Oktoberfest, we have raised more than $1.5 million for these and other organizations:
LOCAL SCHOOLS
- 8th Grade Leadership Program
- Army-Navy Academy Day
- Carlsbad Educational Foundation
- Dictionaries for 3rd Graders
- High School College and Vocational Scholarships
- High School Music Competition
- High School Speech Contest
- High School Scholarships
- Jefferson Elementary Book Fair
- Jefferson School Holiday Party
- Kids Christmas Party
- Middle School LEAD Program
- Mira Costa Scholarships
YOUTH SERVICES
- Assistance League of North Coast
- AVID Youth Program
- Bikes for Barrio
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad
- Boy Scout Troop 748
- Carlsbad Christmas Bureau
- Carlsbad Police & Fire Explorer
- Disabled Child Walking Device
- Junior Achievement
- Just In Time Foster Youth
- Local Eagle Scout Projects
- Middle School Career Presentations
- Model UN
- Raising Readers Book Fair
- Rady Children's Hospital Foundation
- Rotary Youth Leadership Award
- Stand Up for Kids
HELPING FAMILIES & PEOPLE IN NEED
- Brother Benno’s
- Interfaith Community Services
- La Posada Men’s Homeless & Farm
- Mitchell Thorp Foundation
- North County Food Bank
- North County Health Services
- North County Lifeline
- Packaging 10,000 Pre-Packed Meals for Hunger Relief
- Showers of Blessings
- Solutions for Change
- TERI
- Women's Resource Center (WRC)
- Workers Shelter
LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
- Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
- Carlsbad Fire Relief Fund
- Carlsbad Library
- Carlsbad Music Festival
- Centella St. Community Garden
- New Village Arts
ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY AND
VETERANS SUPPORT
- US Marines Outreach and Scholarships
- Veterans Day Remembrance
- Semper Fi & CA AME Fund
SENIOR SERVICES
- Caring Residents of Carlsbad
- Carlsbad Senior Landscaping
- Hospice of the North Coast
- Meals on Wheels
- Senior Helping Hands