Bust out your lederhosen, it’s Oktoberfest time! From bustling breweries and biergartens to Bavarian bites and block parties, here are all the ways to celebrate across the Bay.

Schroeder’s Oktoberfest Block Party >> 2 to 10 p.m. Sept. 20, 240 Front St., San Francisco. Come out for Schroeder’s annual Oktoberfest Block Party featuring live music, beverages and bites, plus beer hall games including stein chugging, stein holding and costume contests. Free admission. schroederssf.com/event/oktoberfest-2024/

Ludwig’s Oktoberfest >> 4 to 10 p.m. Sept. 20-21 and 27-28, at 383 Castro St., Mountain View. Get ready for back-to-back weekends of Oktoberfest fun at Ludwig’s in Mountain View! For two straight weekends, Ludwig’s will be celebrating with authentic German beer, delicious Bavarian food, and lively music. Free admission; $150 table reservation. ludwigsmv.com/

Redwood City Oktoberfest >> Sept. 20-22 and 24-29, Courthouse Square, Redwood City. Immerse yourself in traditional Oktoberfest revelry with authentic German music, brimming steins and tasty German delights, plus dance contests, stein-holding challenges, yodeling competitions and other festivities. $10 to $30. redwoodcity.org/residents/redwood-city-events/oktoberfest

Oktoberfest at San Francisco Brewing Co. >> 12 to 9 p.m. Sept. 21, 3150 Polk St., San Francisco. San Francisco Brewing Co. is hosting an Oktoberfest celebration featuring Bavarian-inspired menu items, German style biers and traditional Volksmusik, plus costume and pretzel eating contests. $35. tinyurl.com/OktoberfestSFBrewing

Walnut Creek Oktoberfest >> Sept. 27-28, Civic Park, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Raise your beer steins high and let your lederhosen loose because Walnut Creek’s annual Oktoberfest is back, complete with biergarten, German delicacies, artisan vendor booths, live entertainment and a Kinderplatz activity zone. Free admission. walnutcreekdowntown.com/marquee-events/oktoberfest/

Parktoberfest >> 4 to 9 p.m. Oct. 4, Park Chalet Coastal Beer Garden, 1000 Great Highway at Ocean Beach, San Francisco. Don your dirndls and lederhosen for an evening of merriment, as Park Chalet transforms into an old-world Bavarian village with specialty craft brews, stein-holding contests, authentic German food and music by Alpine Sound. $41 early bird admission. parkchalet.com/

San Ramon Historic Foundation Oktoberfest >> 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5, Forest Home Farms Historic Park, 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. This annual fundraising event will feature a German-themed lunch, live music from the Olympia Fields Brass, a sheep herding demonstration and tractor tours of Forest Homes Historic Park. $20-$40. srhf.org/index.php/event/oktoberfest/

Piedmont Oktoberfest >> 4 to 9 p.m. Oct. 5, Piedmont Park, 356 Highland Ave., Piedmont. This festive fundraiser features local craft breweries, the Wente Wine Grotto, grilled sausages, German-style pretzels and a fantastic lineup of live music. $60-$200. piedmontoktoberfest.com/

Oktoberfest by the Beach >> 4 to 10 p.m. Oct. 5, Irish Center SF, 2700 45th Ave., San Francisco. The United Irish Cultural Center’s sixth annual Oktoberfest by the Beach will feature music by Alpine Sound, plus indoor and outdoor beer gardens. Find pricing details at irishcentersf.org/event/6th-annual-oktoberfest-by-the-beach/.

Clayton Oktoberfest >> Oct. 5-6, Main Street, Clayton. Experience a Munich-style Oktoberfest in picturesque downtown Clayton with an authentic German biergarten, delicious German foods, live music and dancing, arts and crafts vendors, plus a full-size carnival with amusement rides, game booths and street performers. Free admission. claytonoktoberfest.com/

Mountain View Oktoberfest >> Oct. 5-6, Steins Beer Garden, 895 Villa St., Mountain View. Co-hosted by Steins Beer Garden and the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, the ninth annual Oktoberfest will feature live entertainment, contests, dancing, food, a Steins Speakeasy, classic German beers and wine, local artisan vendors and kids activities. Free admission. mvoktoberfest.com/

Oktoberfest at the Northern California Renaissance Faire >> Oct. 5-6, Casa de Fruta, 10031 Pacheco Pass Highway, Hollister. If jousting and pageantry aren’t your cup of tea, don’t fret, because the Renaissance Faire will be hosting a special Oktoberfest weekend. Join the German mercenaries and their camp followers, as they ring in the harvest season with some cold Willingtown ale. $35. norcalrenfaire.com/theme-weekends/

Oaktoberfest in the Dimond >> Oct. 5-6, Dimond District, Fruitvale Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland. The 17th annual Oaktoberfest returns with traditional German food and live music, hundreds of vendors and dozens of the Bay Area’s best craft beers. Free admission. oaktoberfest.org/

Oktoberfest at SideTrack Bar + Grill >> Oct. 11-12, 30 W. Angela St., Pleasanton. SideTrack’s Oktoberfest returns with polka and German folk music, German bites and beer, and tons of family-friendly entertainment. Free admission. sidetrackeats.com/events/oktoberfest-save-the-date/

Downtown Brentwood Oktoberfest >> 1 to 7 p.m. Oct. 12, Brentwood City Park. Join Downtown Brentwood for this celebration featuring a Sierra Nevada biergarten, live music by Alpine Sound, delicious German cuisine, carnival and beer stein games, a weiner dog costume parade and an Oktoberfest market with local vendors. Free admission. brentwooddowntown.com/oktoberfest-2024

Crockett Oktoberfest >> 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 13, 628 Second Ave., Crockett. The Crockett Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest will feature live polka music, axe throwing, a classic car show and a yodeling contest, plus German bier, brezen and wurstle. Free admission. crockettcalifornia.com/Crockett-Oktoberfest

Campbell Oktoberfest >> Oct. 19-20, East Campbell Avenue, Downtown Campbell. For three decades, the Campbell Chamber has celebrated all things German with this annual festival featuring German foods, beers and ales in the Biersch Garten, arts and craft booths, live music and entertainment, plus stein-holding and costume contests and kids activities. Free admission. campbelloktoberfest.com/

Oktoberfest at Teske’s Germania >> 6 to 11 p.m. select dates through Oct. 26, at 255 N. First St., San Jose. This historic restaurant-beer hall amps up its year-round German fare with Friday and Saturday night Oktoberfest music from The Internationals and The Gruber Family Band. Free admission. teskes-germania.com