Show me your Lederhosen! I've heard a lot of great things about the El Cajon Oktoberfest and now I know what all the talk is about! At first glance the outside of it doesn't look like much (it's set in from the street a bit) but once you get in the gate you can see there is an actual Oktoberfest nestled inside. I had a coupon for buy one get one free admission that was five dollars. The La Mesa Oktoberfest is free but certainly the El Cajon Oktoberfest is worth paying for and 100% better. It's held by the German American Society of El Cajon. You see colorful costumes throughout the day and night (oh and the kiddies look so cute in their outfits). They have a live band flown in from Germany and boy do they know how to get the crowd going! Yeee hoo! Germans really know how to party and drink BEER! My significant other only had one beer and that was a Pilsner. His stomach was bothering him after he ate but not mine (even though I don't drink). I had to have a delicious slice of strawberry cheesecake after our bratwursts and I'm still thinking about it! It was three dollars for a nice big slice at the Pastry building towards that back. Some of the food stands took cash (be prepared to have the $$ since they don't take credit cards). Unfortunately we weren't prepared but we will be next year. They do have an ATM machine. We ended up having the exact dollar amount for everything we bought and we were lucky. Next year though we'd like to go with some extra cash. There were some beautiful beer steins that my significant other would like to buy. On the pricy side but very well made. They also had some neat nightlights that were clear rocks that changed colors from glowing pink, lavender, blue and green. I felt like I was at Disneyland looking at all those lights and if I had the money I'd buy them all. They were $20-30 each! Not cheap! They also have a lodge where the German Society has their meetings and the place is nicely decorated and we ended up eating our bratwurst & potato salad there. They have bathrooms towards the front as well. I had to do some investigating on the place when we first got there. We honestly were so lost and didn't know what to do. No seating, hot outside, wanting to sit down because of bad knees, people had food and drinks but we didn't know where they GOT the food. Some places had cash registers and some didn't. Figured it out that you need to buy tickets for the food and the drink (the major stuff but small stuff is cash). Now we know what to do next time. I was like a deer in headlights at first lol. I honestly thought there should be a manual for newcomers! After figuring it all out we decided to make the most of the day and enjoy ourselves. When nighttime came the fun began and more people cleared out so it was less crowded and more personable. It was fun watching all the dancers and we even got up for a few dances ourselves. At night they have the place all lit up in white lights (icicles) and it looks like a little German village (so cute!) I wish I had brought my camera! Next year we will be back and we are planning on going twice we love it so much. It's like a little bit of Germany here in California. PS. Two complaints, the German potato salad wasn't as good as the La Mesa Oktoberfest. And they advertise closing time to be at 9:00 PM on Sundays and the band did their last dance at 8:15 (they did do two last dances so that was nice). Most of the booths were gone and the ones left were packing up. I don't know why they say 9:00 PM closing time when people are all ready to leave by 8:15. read more

Solid fun, I spent the weekend here and had nothing but a great time with great people, a lot of whom where actual German nationals,.Lots of German speakers as well from teh community..hey if they go here, that's saying something. Great food, GREAT German beer. Very family friendly as well. Ich kann nicht für die nächste warten!! read more

AMAZING! Tons of old awesome german people serving good beer, full of good german tunes, dancing and sausages! This one is not all commercialized like the one in La Mesa, and you can drink your beer everywhere, not just in a little cage they set up. What a concept. Go, try it once, I promise you'll go back if your looking for some good authentic feeling German fun! read more

I had apple strudel for dinner last night. Yep-didn't just have my dessert before my meal-skipped straight to the good stuff and then was stuffed like a little piggy so didn't eat anything else. During the day I had already eaten Bratwurst, potato pancakes, and enjoyed one of each of the pilsner lager style beers on tap! Yummy yummy! And was entertained during this feast by watching people do traditional style German dances, and talked with loads of lovely volunteers at the event. We will be back next weekend for more!!! Thank you German American Society! read more

Ja ja, beer and great food, happy drunken silly people dancing and ripping it up German style. Just like many of you faithful readers, I discovered the Sinkhole de mayo in La Mesa was actually mislabeled as Octoberfest! I will be the one in the green hat, many sheets to the wind and chicken dancing my ass off read more

Awesome fest in 2012! Great German food, great German beer, great German music! This fest deserves to be called Oktoberfest..the one in La Mesa not at all! Next year again! ;) read more

Came here today with hubby for some German fun! Parking wasn't easy, but we ended up finding people who were leaving that parked close, maybe a 2 minute walk. There were people who lived in the area trying to sell parking in their driveway for $5. Kind of sad. They check your ID when you walk in and if you're over 21 you get a wristband. Admission is $5, and they only take cash. Each vendor inside also only takes CASH. They do, however, have an ATM inside of the grounds where you can withdraw $ for the day. The ATM fee is $3. You use cash to get tickets for the larger food choices, such as the plates (a main meat dish, sauerkraut or red cabbage, and potato salad). You also need tickets for the beers. I believe I spent $6 on the import beer. Hubby and I aren't huge beer people, so we just split one cup of it and enjoyed it very much. I had the giant pretzel, which were $6 each and absolutely delicious. We also snacked on the potato pancakes ($2.50 each) and some of the delicious desserts, which were $5 a piece. Not bad as far as prices go at all! Oh, there was some pretty fun live entertainment. Lots of great German music and dancing. There were some random tents with people selling used steins and shot glasses, others with t-shirts, and some with really random crafts. Kind of fun to walk around. I do wish that I brought more cash for the Scentsy tent. I could've gone to town there.. Anywho, if you enjoy German food, beer, dancing, or just getting out for a fun cultural experience, I highly suggest this Oktoberfest. read more

This place is okay. In my opinion, not a family place. They had a 'Kid Zone' that pretty much sucked. You have to buy tickets to do activities and the only part that was worth it, was the face painting. Super small, cheap activities. If you don't have kids and have time to stand around and drink beer and eat, then this place is definitely for you. I still wouldn't give it more than 3 stars. The bratwurst weren't cooked all the way and the roll it came on was hard. The one in La Mesa is bigger. read more

I'm not seeing why past reviews were so great. This was not five stars, far from 'authentic' and essentially your run of the mill money grubbing experience. I don't mind paying, especially if the money goes to support local organizations and the community. However, in this case the event organizers failed the community. The brat selection was no different than going to the grocery store. Where was the currywurst? schnitzel? The pretzels had been made the day before, refrigerated and served cold with a 'will not heat sign' next to the register (clearly a concern for buyers). Not to mention my wife, who loves everything to do with German pretzels took one bite and threw the rest away. While im on the pretzel, there was one booth that charged $6 and another booth that charged $7 for the same pretzel. Most of the vendors did not have any theme/connection with Oktoberfest and you are better off going to the weekly farmer's markets. The live bands sounded great and the beer selection was just fine. Could have been setup better but overall, these two aspects were the closest to what you would expect of a bier garden. Final point: for four people at ~ $100, a line that took 1 hour just to get in the door, you might as well go to Kaiserhof in OB for far better quality and selection. But if some kids benefit from this ordeal, then let's call it a wash. read more

I must say, this has to be one of the best weekends of the year. Opportunities to binge both here and La Mesa. As everyone has already stated, El Cajon Oktoberfest is the superior Oktoberfest in East County. I don't know what an authentic German Oktoberfest is supposed to look like, but I guess everyone gives this one the authentic seal of approval. It must be authentic though, because there are people wearing lederhosen, singing goofy-ass songs and chants in German, and everyone speaks with an accent from Hogan's Hereos. El Cajon Oktoberfest consists of only two things: German food and German beer. And they do both things well. The food is amazing and consists of bratwurst, potato cakes, and ox. What's that you say? You've never eaten ox? Well then you haven't really lived. The ox plate they serve here is f***ing awesome, especially when you see giant ox slabs being slow cooked on a metal chain rotisserie that looks like a torture device. It brings out the carnivore in me, and makes me want to jump the table and bite into the 50 lb. slab while it is on the spit, then beat my chest and howl at the moon. Make sure you get the sweet red cabbage and potato salad as your side dishes. Finally, smother your ox meat with horseradish sauce, and enjoy with an ice cold plastic cup of Spaten beer. Aside from the delicious beasts of burden served here, the beer selection is awesome, and aside from Coor's light, the beers are all authentic from Germany. They also have an awesome pastry booth that serves all types of sweets I can eat with my beer. This festival is not without its downsides though. Parking is always a nightmare here, you always have to end up parking about a mile away in the heart of El Cajon apartment land (hint: if you aren't from East County and this is your first time in El Cajon, just remember one thing: do not leave your valuables in your car, they will be gone when you return). The lines are also ridiculous here, and the organization is stupid, you have to stand in a half hour line to buy tickets for beer. If you don't buy enough tickets right away, you will be waiting in that dreadful line several times in the evening. If you buy too many tickets, you end up finding extra tickets in your pocket when you get home, and at $6 a pop it ends up quite a waste, and you can't use the beer tickets anywhere else (believe me, I tried and it didn't go over too well). After you get beer tickets, it's another line to actually get the beer. To get food, repeat the above ticket line process in a separate line. Last complaint was exclusive to this particular Oktoberfest weekend. The power blew out just after dark on Saturday night, and even though everyone was still partying on in the dark, the event organizers shut it down. I don't think the beer taps are electric operated. Anyways, it kind of sucked to have the night cut short, when everyone seemed to adapt just fine. If you are holding an event that big have a contingency plan so you don't lose money the last three hours of your event. Overall though, this is always an awesome event and worth going to East County for. read more

This year was my first time going to any Oktoberfest, so I didn't know what I was in for. I LOVED everything about it! We had bratwursts and sourkraut, dark German beer, potato pancakes, and the "bumble bee" cake. The atmosphere was fun and up beat, and the bad was good too. I really enjoyed dancing along to the chicken dance and meeting new people. Can't wait to go again next year! read more

I go to this every year and really enjoy it. I wish there were big glasses of beer instead of the plastic cups. I also wish El Cajon was colder (but I can't blame them for the weather). The food/dessert is good. Despite all of the drinking the crowd is well behaved. read more

So much fun! I love that everything is authentic...the band, the food, the beer, and the desserts...oh man the desserts!! Beer is reasonably priced as is the food. The desserts are hit and miss on price (some are $2 while others are a lot more!), but they are still amazing. I also volunteered this year and I had a great time! Worked an earlier shift, so not too many drunkos to deal with. Will continue to come year over year and gain 10 lbs on their desserts...Seriously I love them! read more

The wife and I love Oktoberfests, but San Diego seems to be still figuring this out. La Mesa is a bit better than a street festival and PB's is a total disaster. Oktoberfest is about great (German) beer, German food, and music you can sing and dance to. El Cajon nails the first two of these (a great variety of beers--super-kudos to the beer coordinator) but misses the third badly (thus the 5 - 2 = 3 stars). The beer is an extremely reasonable $6 (unless you order Coors Light, and then you deserve to be overcharged), and the food is relatively good (Frankfurters, potato pancakes, and desserts are the best). It's a little confusing at first, because it's a mix of cash vs. tokens depending on what you want and there ads multiple lines and booths to order from. The music is genuinely German, if that means a group of old German men with a frumpy disposition. The best music is when the lead singer doesn't sing. Plus the sound system is hobbyist-level. They should rent professional gear. And the sound mixer needs to pay a lot more attention--some instruments, mics, etc. were too loud or too quiet making the band sound worse than they were, which wasn't great to begin with. Couple the poor sound with the karaoke music backdrops (?!!) for any American songs and it was just short of a mess. About the only thing they should take from La Mesa's Ofest (aside from serving Jaegerschnitzel!) is the music--better, fun, playful bands, a good (professional) sound system, and a sound mixer who does this for a living. I can only hope they'll take this to heart, because this literally would elevate this whole experience immensely. A local band like the Kali Krauts is a far better representation of real Oktoberfest than a band that is only relevant due to coming from Germany. read more

Pros: beautiful and authentic Cons: not for a lot of people - totally un-prepare for the volume. More like a neighborhood thing than a city thing. We got in at 7:33pm, stood in 4 lines for food and drink that were SO LONG... Line for food tickets then line for food, then line for beer tokens and then line for beer. We had to split to make the lines efficient. Than 10 minutes to find a place to seat. While we're eating at about 8:15pm the lights shut off and they the electricity went out. STOPPED SELLING BEER ! Food is ok, gifts are ok but beer they stopped. Beer do not need electricity! But they stopped selling and refunded beer tokens. Is this Oktoberfest or what ?! No backup generator ? No backup circuits ? Never happened to me. UBER back and forth was $50 and all we did was stand in lines. Will not come back. Definitely not designed for a lot of people. read more

This is the best Oktoberfest in San Diego! It just has that authentic feeling with so many attendees in traditional attire, a real German band, Oktoberfest games, and authentic antiques/souvenirs. Also the crowd, staff, and police just seem happy to be there and more importantly happy you're there also having fun. Best in the county! read more

Hands down the best Octoberfest in San Diego. Its authentic, family friendly. Real German food, dancing, and BEER. Love how my friends get super into it and dress up. It's delightful and humble. It seems like its getting more popular these days because it was busy!! The busiest I've ever seen it from past years. Love the German Society for throwing this .. read more

Oktoberfest - Local Flavor Near Me - El Cajon, California

Never been to a Oktoberfest till tonight. Definitely an experience. Tons of pedestrian traffic but the people watching itself is fun. Lots of women dressed up in their German dresses with mini skirts galore. Beer tickets selling everywhere, potato pancakes (add salt, applesauce, and cinnamon), and of course imported beer from Germany. There was a cool dessert stand there too. Tried the German chocolate cake with cherry filling. It was GOOD. The night ended when a fuse blew out above the performance stand sending sparks everywhere and causing a small fire above. The lights went out on the entire venue...needless to say we bounced out of there before it got nuttier. Too bad, the Jagermiester girls showed up too right when that happened. read more

German tequila, anyone? This was our first time coming to any form of Oktoberfest and we are going to try and come every year. We had spicy brats and their potato pancakes which were DELICIOUS! Unfortunately they ran out of their HUGE pretzels when we were ready to grub some more =( Had Dunkel (doonn-kel. Pronounce the "oo" short as in "foot") and that was a pretty yummy beer. The tequila gave us a buzz with the quickness! Heard from one of the vendors that they fly in the band straight from Germany to perform every year. It was a trip when we heard them playing "Y-M-C-A"! This is a fun spot to check out with a group of friends and just take in the festivities. read more

One of my favorite festivals, Good beer and delicious german food, I highly recommend

My husband and I were looking for a cheap date night idea, and I found Oktoberfest in El Cajon on the San Diego website. I have never participated in any kind of Oktoberfest so I wasn't sure what to expect - other than beer. The atmosphere was fun and I enjoyed the food - gulasch soup and a brat, and a yummy tart for dessert. It was a little lower key than I expected. Not much to do, other than a few vendors. The entertainment was so, so. Worth the $5 we paid to get in, though. read more

I've been here every year since 2012. Absolutely best Oktoberfest in sd county. Yes it's small and there is a lot of people, but all the people that are complaining about that must have never been to Germany lol. I am German and have been to the real Oktoberfest and this is really a great small version of it. Authentic German foods, beers, people and a German band! Sit where there is room and mingle with people you don't know. True meaning of a beer garden! read more

Best Oktoberfest in San Diego, hands down! Lines get a bit long later in the night, so get there early. Best German beer selection of any San Diego Oktoberfest. The hostess is awesome! She has a great energy and keeps the party rolling. Beers are $7 each and food is reasonably priced. Band is excellent. Get your dirndl and lederhosen out and go have fun! read more

Getting worse very year, we bought tickets online this year to speed up the entry process but still had to wait in line for an hour. Whatever you do, DON'T EAT THEIR FOOD! It's disgusting! Old dried up rolls, tasteless overpriced meat and sides, and the band sucked this year as well. The beer was good. I use to rave about the El Cajon Oktoberfest being THE BEST in Southern Cali, - but no more! Been to all of them and they all take you to the cleaners, provide little to no value to you, everything as cheap and kitschy as possible. Being born and raised in Germany you set the bar slightly higher, but nevertheless a fest that is being put on by the German/American society should stand out with authenticity, great food, well organized and tradition. Not going back! read more

The best Oktoberfest in San Diego I come her every year and let me tell you it's like home her

There is no parking around this area, its a very horrible place in El Cajon to hold a festival. They charge to get you in and there is very little to do but eat and drink. I know people come here to drink and have fun but the prices are stupid. You pay out of your butt for food and drinks and YOU have to pay to get in? No thanks. There are plenty of Oktoberfests in San Diego that don't charge to get in, however this seems the most authentic out of the all of them. If you don't drink alochol, this festival is not for you as there is little alternatives for people who don't drink. read more

If you're looking for a "real" Oktoberfest, go to the El Cajon Oktoberfest put on by the El Cajon German-American Society! It is a "real" Oktoberfest put on with passion and a fun attitude. There are people in Bavarian dresses and lederhosen practically everywhere, and the cute little old ladies running the ticket booth are practically worth the admission fee alone. They have a real umpa band that they bring in from Germany for both weekends every year, they have like ten different beers on tap (GERMAN beers - Spaten and the like) AND they will fill up your own glass, so if you have a big Oktoberfest mug or a German beer stein, bring it along! We all had those huge Spaten mugs that are like $5 at Beverages and More and we were the envy of the amateurs drinking out of plastic cups. The best part is that the drinking is not caged off like at La Mesa. You can walk around and dance, eat, and enjoy yourself. The drinking is nothing to hide and it's just part of the fun. It's a family event and there are children and families everywhere enjoying themselves. I highly recommend people to check it out next year. I believe it is the first two weekends in October. Check the website for updates: http://www.germanclubs... read more

This is a real authentic Octoberfest. Band from Germany, dancing, german food/desserts, and beer were all outstanding. It was such a great experience! I loved the fun friendly vibe throughout this venue. Highly recommend and plan to go again next year. read more

I give this 5 stars for being an Oktoberfest in San diego. Not saying at all that it is 100% authentic with every imaginable resemblance to the Munich Oktoberfest (it is ridiculous to expect them to put up 16 building sized beer tents and have a gigantic fair), but compared the the other Oktoberfests in San Diego (especially the Ocean Beach / OB one which is an ABSOLUTE joke) , it is pretty good. Families can go here. They definitely put an effort into decorating, and they have a lot of seating where you will be able to find a spot to eat and relax, drink beer, and then you can get up and dance to the German band. They have some good German beer, and the prices I think were $6 a beer which isn't bad. They had little shops set up of vendors selling things, not all of which related to Oktoberfest but that was okay, it was a good family atmosphere, and I didn't see any fights. Everyone seemed happy for the most part, so the Oktoberfest atmosphere was there. I did think that the pretzels should have been warm at least. The lines did take forever .. to buy the tokens for the food and beer.. and then more lines to pick the food and beer up. Maybe this can be improved. From the Oktoberfest in Munich I really like that people can stand on benches and sing and dance and drink together but I assume this isn't possible to rent benches probably due to funding. I think that would help the atmosphere be even better. Honestly I went to the El Cajon Oktoberfest last year thinking it was just okay (because I was comparing it to Munich) but this year I went to the El Cajon one and it was so so terrible. So, for a San Diego Oktoberfest it is the best I've been to here sofar so I give it 5 Prost!!! :) read more

NO DOGS ALLOWED. FYI, website doesn't tell you this so before driving 50 miles like we did fully decked out in lederhosen. Security was rude. Very disappointing. Oh and it's advertised as free on several referencing website but don't be fooled it's $10 just for entry. Rip off. We live in San Diego. Almost all outdoor festivals are dog friendly. When they're not, it's clearly posted on their websites. Parking also non-existent. Weird location for an event read more

Grew up folk dancing and performing at 50-60 Oktoberfests in So Cal each year. This is by far one of the best in San Diego!! Make sure you get a large pretzel and a pickle! And try the Ox plate! Yummy!!! read more

This is my third year attending and this year did not meet my precious expectations. It was too crowded and very limited seating and tables. There should be set rules that chairs cannot be reserved for long periods of time. Although there were many empty chairs, people kept saying they were "reserved" I counted over 15 empty seats in a row and it was frustrating that not many people were willing to allow others to sit. Unless your willing to stand and walk around in hopes that you'll find a decent spot to stand by it is not worth going. read more

First time I have ever attended this fabulous event and I was not disappointed. Friendly people, good food, fantastic German beer. Well organized authentic style Ocktoberfest. Lots of shade provided, so typical hot & sunny El Cajon days are no problem. I was actually surprised how far the American German folks go to host this event. I too left the young kids at home and was I glad I did. It's definitely a family atmosphere, but there were only a small number of very young kids present. It's a real disservice to this event that the "swap meet" in La Mesa uses the same Ocktoberfest name. Shame on you! Thanks for a great day American German Society! read more

Authentic, awesome, a mini high school reunion and a family reunion all rolled into one! I have been going to this Oktoberfest, ALL OF MY LIFE!! I grew up in this club and I still am a member to this day. I love it, its got La Mesa beat by a long shot, Ob doesnt compare either. This is seriously one of the best Oktoberfests in SD! This year, it was a 1 night event, usually I go both weekends all 3 days. But this was the 1st year in a few , where I didnt have to work during it, so it was BAD-ASS!! I rallied up the posse, all 18 of us, and headed down the way. Parking is always crappy, you will have the most difficult part of the night just looking for parking in the neighborhoods around, after you found your spot , the night from there on out should be perfect! Its a $5 donation to get in, and its well worth it! Beers did go up a dollar in price this year, but hey its the times we live in, everything goes up in price that's fun.. So Imported beer, All German Beers were $6 and your Coors Lights were $5. They have a full bar inside the club and a bar area outside as well. There are 2 areas that poured out beers, mainly everyone sticks to the main big beer line, but if you walked around the Latke potato pancake corner , you will find another 10 kegs were there is little to no line.. Just an FYI for some of you. The layout is always the same and this spot is always there. Guggen Bach Baum is the Polka band that they fly in directly from Germany every year, they rock out pretty hard! At night there is a full brass band that plays indoors. I taught my friend Jasen the waltz this year, it was fun. There are games they have the crowd participate in. Oktoberfest Queen taps the 1st keg the 1st weekend, and that is what gets the party started !! There are folk dancers and little kids dancing. Mainly everyone is dressed in leiterhosen or their dirndls, its awesome and not nerdy like Renaissance fair people. The line for food, fluctuates big time depending on what time of day or night you get there. Expect a line around dinner times and then even a lil later for those drunkin brat munchies. You have to purchase tix for beer and the different plates of food. The most expensive meal was $9, and that's for a giant plate of Ox, 2 German sides and a roll. Its a huge portion of meat too. Ox freaks me out, and watching it cook on those huge spits grosses me out. But its good when your that drunk.. Brats are fresh and the real deal, ain't no Johnsonville up in there. They have the best hugest yummiest Pretzels, that are authentic and the real deal, not your cheapo bowling alley style, I mean these pretzels are bigger than your head and super yummy! Fresh , soft, not warm! but good and not hard or stale. And now let me tell you the best part- the pastries are to die for! Bavarian Cream cakes and the Plum Strudel, and those Almond Paste Horseshoe's half dipped in chocolate are my fav and the best thing, there is also fresh fruit tarts that are divine, and the Marzipan Balls that are like the size pf your fist is dipped in white chocolate and are wonderful. I had one of the horseshoes and about 9 Spaten Lagers, and countless shots of Baronjager - which tastes like honey, just like honey running down your throat, its dangerous cuz its that tastey! And then of course Jagermiester shots and tooters till you just cant drink anymore.. We lost some of the posse throughout the night, some just cant hang, but we stayed til it was over - 11pm , went back to the house and partied it up like Crazy Germans rockin out to some HasselHoff.. minus the the Hoffs music til 4am!! Ouch my liver and my head still hurt and Sunday I was useless to the world, but it was definitely well worth it! Thanks to the posse for rolling out and making it fun, pix to come soon !! So this time next year, You all need to come on down to El Cajon and do the chicken dance , drink some Baron jager and have great time with me!! read more

Not worth $10 admission. The venue is too small. Food is overpriced as well. Parking is ridiculous.

We look forward to this every year. Good music, food, beer, dessert, people, etc. Great beer selection and they fill the cup to the top always! this year the potato pancakes were slightly burnt first time around, but I had three (yes. it's true yum yum) and the other two were perfect as usual. Once again I forgot to take a picture of the recipe posted! kicking myself right now. More kid friendly than La Mesa IMO due to size, kid area, and music. Not thrilled about the increase in admission price, but the price of the beer makes it worth it and it's so fun and only once a year so I can get over it because it's a great event every time. Can't wait for next year!! read more

Back for another year at the El Cajon Oktoberfest. Great time again. The food lines were fine. They ran out of pretzels too early. The selection of German beers were very good. read more

Food was good. The beers were underwhelming. Only one Hefeweisen, and an Erdinger at that - yuk! Only the Weistephaner Oktoberfest and lager were any good. If you wand German beer, go to Kaiserhopf. read more

This is the only Oktoberfest in the San Diego area worth going to. Authentic German beer and German-style food, friendly people dressed in German costumes, live band from Germany. read more

I took my family Friday night and it was OUTSTANDING!!! I can't believe this wasn't listed on "Best Of" lists, at least in SoCal (it certainly is the best in San Diego I'm sure). Now I want to hit the one in Big Bear someday! Such a fun time, especially as I'm 12.5% German! It's always nice to celebrate your culture...even if you are a WASP mutt! : ) read more