Octoberfest in Ocean City, Maryland

If you need a break, then Ocean City and the Shore are the ONLY place to be November 1st.  OCtoberfest in Ocean City, Maryland is the getaway you have been looking for:  great craft beer; HALLOWEEN celebrations, OC MD Running Fest, the Bronco Show, the RV show, AND  a  kid-friendly CRAFT BEER & BEVERAGE FESTIVAL on the water at 3rd St. Park. What are you waiting for?

Book your hotel package today and come enjoy the world class beauty of the Shore and learn more about the world class beer brewed here.

Of course, if you don’t like local craft beer, you can always enjoy hard tea, hard seltzer, and ready-to-drink cocktails, and non-alcoholic beer.

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VIP & GA tickets being sold. ONLY 400 VIP tickets available so they may sell out.

VIP Tickets!

Only 400 available, so buy your tickets now!

Hotel Packages

Save $5 per ticket when you book your hotel here.   Stay on the ocean, on the bay, see sunrises or sunsets from your room, enjoy a huge indoor pool. Whatever you like, you can find it here.  You will also get a chance to download additional discounts in your confirmation email.
Grand Hotel Beer & Stay Package
Live music by the Dunehounds

Live Music 

Enjoy tunes by the ever popular local jam band, the Dunehounds. This is a band you can enjoy as background or you can get up and dance!  Shop with our vendors, drink your beer, talk with friends, and jam to the tunes of the Dunehounds!

Food Trucks

We will have 5 food trucks to keep you fed and happy!  Great for the whole family.  These trucks will be on the street so enjoy great food all day!
Philly Pretzel Factory
Cousins Maine Lobster
Coastal Catering
Street Kitchen
Taqueros Del Mar

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Vendors

We will have 26 vendors for you to enjoy.  Shop, drink, dance, REPEAT!
Gillis Gilkerson
Your Space
Crafty Crab
Drink Local MD
Whimsical Wonders by Kris
Worx Essentials, LLC
Mother Mary’s Creations
Hillbilly’s Jerky
Haley Martin Tink Candle
ETCHCraft Designs Kelly Lahr
Eastern Shore Salty
Cynful Bliss – Ty Johnson
BOOM! ART
Sweet Addiction, LLC
Divine Planet Studio
Lost at Sea
Bea Delightful
SOL Jewelry
Days wood werks Brian Day
Beltway Merch Angela Lacey
The Shabby Mermaid Nora Jeffcoat
Kara’s K9 Waffle Treats
Beach Girl Woodworks Marcy Witkowski
Shoreline Harvest Co Joshua Jarboe
The Bay Gypsy
Renewal by Andersen
Live music by the Dunehounds

Beer & Beverages

We have a lot of local breweries coming.  We have regional breweries.  We have lots of craft beers.  We have cider.  We have RTD cocktails.  We have hard seltzers.  We have hard tea.  We have non-alcoholic beer.  Make it a day – bring your beer drinkers and those that love other options.  This is the festival to enjoy the water, shop, and try all your favorite beverages!  VIPs get 2 full pours in addition to the unlimited 4 ounce tasting pours that everybody gets!
Burley Oak
big-oyster-brewery-logo
dogfish head brewing
evo brewing
athletic brewing
independent brewing logo
burnish beer logo
Cypress Roots Brewing Co logo
twisted tea logo

SPONSORS:

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 A beercation is just what you need with sunny warm weather predicted for the weekend.

 
 

Shore Craft Beer Fest Octoberfest is back! Tickets sold IN ADVANCE and at the event. Get yours now!

This is an old-fashioned Shore Craft Beer Fest to celebrate Octoberfest in Ocean City, Maryland.  We are selling VIP and General Admission (GA) tickets.  Children and pets are welcome in the park.  There is a huge playground for kids.

COSTUME CONTEST

For those of you who want to keep the party going, wear your Halloween costume to the event.  We will bring everybody in costumes up to the stage where the crowd will vote for the winning costume.  You will get 2 General Admission tickets to the Shore Craft Beer Fest:  LOVE ON TAP at Seacrets on February 21, 2026 AND a $100 gift certificate to an Ocean City hotel so you can start planning your next trip!

PET & CHILD FRIENDLY

There is a huge playground for kids and all pets, on leashes of course, are welcome.  Children 12 and under are free.  12-20 can enter with a parent using the DD ticket.  Free waters will be available for all DD ticket holders at the VIP tent

VIP TICKET HOLDERS

We will begin letting VIPs (and their guests) ONLY into the park at 12:00 and beer will be served beginning at 12:30.  General Admission ticket holders can line up starting at 1:15 pm and we will process you so you can be in the park and able to drink starting right at 1:30.

VIPs get

  • an extra hour
  • a cool stainless steel double-walled stein,
  • 2 full pours of your favorite beers
  • access to the VIP tent with chairs
  • free water in the VIP tent
  • limited quantity specialty beers.  Don’t forget your dancing shoes – and costumes if you like!

GENERAL ADMISSION

GAs get 3 hours of unlimited sampling for only $35!

1/2 Hour Cruise with a full beer during the festival!