Beer, bratwursts and Bavaria: Wakefield to host two-day Oktoberfest event later this month

Wakefield will embrace Germany's world-famous beer festival later this month.

A touring Oktoberfest show will visit Unity Hall on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17.

The celebration will feature a live six-piece brass band, traditional German foods like sizzling bratwursts and giant pretzels as well as overflowing beer steins and bench dancing.

A spokesperson for UK Oktoberfest, the team behind the show, said: “Get ready for bratwursts, pretzels, overflowing steins and enough oompah to blow your lederhosen off!

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Oktoberfest 2026.

"UK Oktoberfest is coming to Wakefield for one enormous Bavarian party!

"Round up your mates and get ready to PROST!”

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