Name: 24th Annual Highlands Oktoberfest
Start: 2025-09-20T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-20T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Veterans Memorial Park

Authentic German food, live music, dancing and other great entertainment will be part of the Highlands Business Partnership 24th Annual Oktoberfest celebration taking place in Veterans Park on Bay & Shrewsbury Avenues on Saturday, September 20th from 12:00 – 7:00 PM, (rain date 9/ 27, admission and parking is free.
The park is festive with fall decorations, the food is great and the varieties of German beers are even better. Authentic German food is a highlight of this famous festival. There will be live Oompah and polka music performed by the Dance Hall Detour Band and performances throughout the day by the Bayern Verien Newark Dancers.

Bahrs Landing Restaurant is preparing the menu with plenty of traditional German favorites hot off the grill such as bratwurst, knockwurst, kraut, potato pancakes, goulash, sauerbraten and Bavarian noodles along with other tasty fare those less adventurous.
Quench your thirst with a large variety of Oktoberfest Beers, both light and dark. Festivities will include a “Best-Dressed” Contest, and a “Beer Stein Holding” Contest with special prizes. There will also be 50/50 drawings with 50% of the proceeds going to the lucky winners.
There is something for everyone at the Highlands Oktoberfest. The festival is family friendly with a wide variety of retail, specialty and craft vendors.
The Highlands Business Partnership is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering economic growth as well as preserving the area’s historic past. Programs and events are made possible by our generous sponsors including, sponsors Monmouth County Tourism, Montecalvo/Bayshore Family of Companies, Bahrs Landing, Farmacie, Dovetail Vintage Rentals, Hufnagel Tree Service, Gateway Marina, In the Garden, Off the Hook, Proving Ground, Seafarer, Sandbox at Seastreak, The Honorable Plant, Valley Bank and WRAT, 95.9 For directions or any additional information on Oktoberfest, please visit us at www.highlandsnj.com or call (732) 291-4713.