About this Event
Get the VIP treatment at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati's 50th anniversary. Check in at the Riverfront Rink and trade the crowds for a shaded home base, a dedicated bar, and catered German fare, all within a stein's throw of the fun.
Your VIP Experience Includes:
- Your Home Base: A dedicated bar, catered meal, and shaded seating, reserved just for VIP guests.
- The 2026 Souvenir Mug: Yours to keep.
- 5 Drink Tickets: Your pick, beer, wine, non-alcoholic beer, seltzer, or canned cocktails, redeemable in the VIP Area and the Festhalle.
- A Taste of Schmidt's: One meal voucher, choice of sausage (Bahama Mama, Bratwurst, Knockwurst, or Frankfurter) and two sides (German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut, or Red Cabbage). *Valid in the VIP Area only.
- A Shot of Jägermeister: On the haus.
- Live Entertainment: Right in the VIP area.
- Game Day, Covered: An LED board showing all the best College Football, NFL, MLS, and MLB games.
- A Second Spot to Land: Reserved seating in the large Festhalle tent at Yeatman's Cove, drink tickets are redeemable there too.
Ticket pricing: VIP tickets are priced by day: $50 Thursday, $100 Friday, $110 Saturday, and $60 Sunday. Each day is sold separately, grab tickets for one day or stack multiple days, whatever fits your Oktoberfest Zinzinnati plans.
Alcohol-Free VIP Experience: Get the full VIP experience minus the drinks: shaded seating, dedicated bar, your Schmidt's meal voucher, live entertainment, the LED sports board, and Festhalle reserved seating. No drink tickets included with this ticket. A great fit for designated drivers, non-drinkers, or teens (ages 13+) who want the full VIP experience and meal, priced at $25 Thursday, $55 Friday, $60 Saturday, and $35 Sunday.
Bringing the kiddos? Little ones deserve VIP treatment too. Add a Kids Ticket (ages 3–12) for $10, a frankfurter and a bag of chips, kid-approved. (Note: it's a tag-along ticket, only available with a full-price VIP purchase, no solo kid tickets.) And the tiniest festival-goers, under 3, get in free.
Location note: The VIP Area is at the Riverfront Rink, located near the new Glockenspiel and the pickleball/tennis courts. Please check in at the Riverfront Rink first to receive your credentials, 2026 Collector's Mug, and drink/meal tickets.
There's also a designated VIP seating area in the Festhalle tent at Yeatman's Cove, on the west side of the festival. Once you've checked in at the Riverfront Rink, your credentials get you into the Festhalle VIP seating too - with your drink tickets good at the Festhalle bars.
All VIP ticket sales are final and non-refundable. In the event Oktoberfest Zinzinnati cancels or significantly alters the VIP experience for a given day, refunds will be issued for that day's affected tickets.
Event venue & nearby stays
Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove, 705 East Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, United States
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