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Four Peaks Brewing to show off new beers at Oktoberfest

Downtown Tempe will again host its 51st annual Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake on Friday, October 11th- 13th. The 2024 Four Peaks Brewing Oktoberfest will take on a Bavarian flair with German food, live music on two stages, dancing and of course beer.

Guests 21 and over attending the all ages festival can anticipate tasting several new beers from the Tempe based brewer including Bad Birdie Juicy Golden Ale, Desert Daydream Imperial IPA, Desert Daydream Tropical IPA, and Desert Daydream Hazy IPA. Live music will include headliners Black Moods and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.

Other activities will include a local celebrity bratwurst eating contest, the popular wiener dog race, adult coed volleyball, kickball & soccer from Arizona Sports League and The Frank Kush Foundation Runnin’ for the Brats. The festival has been an annual fundraiser since 1970 benefiting Tempe Sister Cities with proceeds used to send Tempe High School students to its 9 sister cities around the world.

Doors open at 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for the Four Peaks Brewing Oktoberfest are $25 for General Admission on Friday and Saturday with Sunday admission free. The Jägermeister VIP Backstage Experience tickets include an all-access Oktoberfest, front row stage experience and more perks and are $80. For more information and to purchase tickets visit their website.

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers and Reel Big Fish to play at SanTan Brewing’s Oktoberfest

Beer and music go hand in hand and SanTan Brewing Company is well a where of that. It is for that reason SanTan is celebrating their 9th anniversary and Oktoberfest with bands Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers and Reel Big Fish on Saturday October 1st in downtown Chandler.

Reel Big Fish photo courtesy of Jonathan Thorpe & Jen Pruett
Reel Big Fish photo courtesy of Jonathan Thorpe & Jen Pruett

music, games and more

When the gates open at 3pm festival goers will be treated to Ken Levine’s Funkhaus Brass Band followed by games that include beer pong, a pretzel toss, tricycle races, Brat eating contest and a wiener dog race. SanTan will be pouring their core beers along with their Bavarian style Oktoberfest lager and food will be available from Gorilla Cheese Truck, Honey Bear’s BBQ, Beignet Babes and more.

photo courtesy of Jen Pruett
photo courtesy of Jen Pruett

roger clyne and the peacemakers and reel big fish

When the sun goes down is when Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers hit the stage at 7:10 pm followed by Reel Big Fish at 9:30 to close out the festival.

Tickets

Pre-sale tickets are available for $12 at http://www.santanoktoberfest.com/ with day of tickets available for $15. Part of the proceeds will go to non-profit, St. Joseph the Worker which helps the homeless, low income and others become self-sufficient through quality employment. http://www.sjwjobs.org/ 

SanTan’s Oktoberfest will be at Dr. AJ Chandler Park, 178 E Commonwealth, Chandler, AZ 85225