Grab a stein and join the line at the 10th annual OB Oktoberfest Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, featuring live entertainment, a beer garden and fun events and attractions.
The weekend-long event will be held from 4:20 to 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Over the last decade, the OB Oktoberfest, a joint venture between Hoy Hoy Boys, the Ocean Beach Merchants Association (OBMA) business improvement district (BID) and the Ocean Beach Community Foundation (OBCF), has raised more than $150,000 for local nonprofits.
Saturday’s festivities start with the annual Brat Trot Beach Run, a fundraiser with the OBCF to promote local youth sports. There will be an all-ages race starting earlier in the day, and then the traditional 5k with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The Saturday schedule is packed tight with contests like bratwurst-eating, stein holding and other traditional Oktoberfest hoopla. Once again, participants will compete for a $10,000 cash prize in the infamous, one-of-a-kind sausage toss competition. The Miss Oktoberfest finals will take place Saturday as well.
In addition to the food and craft vendors and an all-ages stage on the grassy area at the foot of Newport Avenue, Saturday’s Oktoberfest will include performances by traditional oompah bands all day long, Lobster Bob and special emcee Jose Sinatra and many local musical acts.
Admission to the beer garden is a $3 donation that goes to support the Ocean Beach community. This year, the event shuttle will run between 710 Beach Club in Pacific Beach, and the festival and will deliver people to the festival each day, with the last shuttle leaving Ocean Beach at 10 p.m.
For more information, visit https://oceanbeachsandiego.com/attractions/annual…/ob-oktoberfest.