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Oktoberfest at Morey's

OktoBier on das Pier. Oh ja! Four weekends of live bands, Bavarian food and a biergarten on Mariner's Pier - September 18 to October 11. Ride wristbands $40 online, $49 at the booth. Season passholders ride free.

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Twelve days, one pier

What’s on, weekend by weekend

Bands play the Coca-Cola Stage in front of the Giant Wheel. The Oompah Delics stroll the pier all day, every day. Pick a weekend.

Friday, Sept 18

6:30–10:30 PMBig House BandCoca-Cola Stage
—No stein-holding on opening night

Saturday, Sept 19

1–5 PMThe CompanyCoca-Cola Stage
5:00 PMBoardwalk Bier Run steps offPigDog Beach
6:00 PMCeremonial keg tappingThe Morey family opens the fest
6:15 PMFirst stein-holding of the season
6:30–10:30 PMSpecial KCoca-Cola Stage

Sunday, Sept 20

1–5 PMY’all or Nothin’Coca-Cola Stage
2:45 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Friday, Sept 25

6:30–10:30 PMBig House BandCoca-Cola Stage
7:15 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Saturday, Sept 26

1–5 PMAnimal HouseCoca-Cola Stage
6:30–10:30 PMCat 5Coca-Cola Stage
7:15 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Sunday, Sept 27

1–5 PMKono NationCoca-Cola Stage
2:45 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Friday, Oct 2

6:30–10:30 PMSean Patrick & the AlibisCoca-Cola Stage
7:15 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Saturday, Oct 3

1–5 PMSmash AtomsCoca-Cola Stage
6:30–10:30 PMLaura Lea & Tripp FabulousCoca-Cola Stage
7:15 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Sunday, Oct 4

1–5 PMFat MezzCoca-Cola Stage
2:45 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Friday, Oct 9

6:30–10:30 PMFat MezzCoca-Cola Stage
7:15 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Saturday, Oct 10

1–5 PMAnimal HouseCoca-Cola Stage
6:30–10:30 PMYaniCoca-Cola Stage
7:15 PMStein-holdingKids’ Root Bier round follows

Sunday, Oct 11 — last day

2–6 PMMisguidedCoca-Cola Stage
2:45 PMStein-holdingThe last one until next year

Every dayThe Oompah Delics stroll the pier · Biergarten open behind Founder’s · Every ride running · Souvenir 25 oz steins at the bar

Ride wristbands

One band. Every ride. All night.

Good for unlimited rides the day you buy it. Season passholders ride on their pass — no wristband needed.

Buy ahead, save $5.55

Oktoberfest ride wristband

$40per band, plus tax

Buy online now

The same band is $49 at the ticket booth, tax included. Buying it here first saves you $5.55 and the line.

  • Unlimited rides all day on every Morey’s amusement pier — Mariner’s, Surfside and Adventure.
  • Good any festival day. Redeem it on any Friday, Saturday or Sunday between September 18 and October 11.
  • Walk straight to the gate. No ticket-booth queue on a Saturday night.
  • Season passholders ride free — no wristband needed. Bring a friend on a $25 Buddy Pass from any booth.

Rider height and safety requirements apply to individual rides. Both water parks are closed for the season — Oktoberfest is amusement rides, food and music on the piers.

Das Menu

Eat your way down the pier

Bratwurst at one end, pumpkin funnel cake at the other, and a biergarten in the middle. Tap a stand to see what’s on it.

Mariner’s Pier · the Oktoberfest loop

Off the pier: PigDog Beach Bar for fries and trash can nachos, and Jersey Girl for breakfast before you start.

Mariner’s Pier · full service

Founder’s Grub & Pub

The heart of it. Founder’s runs a full Bavarian menu alongside the regular one, and the outdoor biergarten sits right behind the building — a wide draft list, tasting flights, and a souvenir 25 oz stein you get to keep.

  • Jumbo Bavarian pretzelFAM reward
  • Bratwurst, kielbasa or knockwurst sandwichFAM reward
  • Schnitzel
  • Beer and cheese soup in a bread bowlFAM reward
  • Oktoberfest totsFAM reward
  • Butcher’s PlatterFAM reward
  • Sides: red cabbage, German potato salad, sauerkraut, spätzle
  • Biergarten: draft selection, tasting flights, 25 oz souvenir stein
Mariner’s Pier · counter

Wilhelm’s

Where the Bier Run finishes and where the biggest plate on the pier lives. If you only stop once, stop here.

  • Sausagefest PlatterFAM reward
  • PierogiesFAM reward
  • Pretzel bitesFAM reward
Mariner’s Pier · counter

Shakeup Shack

One thing, done right, and you can eat it walking. The shortest line on the pier most nights.

  • BratwurstFAM reward
Mariner’s Pier · counter

Curley’s Fries

The Oktoberfest special is exactly as ridiculous as it sounds, and it works.

  • Bratwurst corn dogFAM reward
  • The regular Curley’s fries, obviously
Mariner’s Pier · counter

Serpent Sweets

It’s October. Act accordingly.

  • Pumpkin milkshakeFAM reward
  • Pumpkin funnel cakeFAM reward
  • Oktoberfest cookieFAM reward
Mariner’s Pier · counter

La Bakerie

The cookie is only here for four weekends. It does not come back in November.

  • Oktoberfest cookieFAM reward
  • Pumpkin funnel cakeFAM reward
Mariner’s Pier · cart

The Root Bier Cart

Where the under-21s get their stein. Fill one before the kids’ Root Bier stein-holding round — they need a full cup at the start.

  • Root bier
  • Oktoberfest cookieFAM reward
The main event

Hold das stein

A full stein, one straight arm, and the patience of a saint. Twice a weekend on Friday and Saturday nights, once on Sunday afternoons — and the kids get their own round straight after.

  1. Turn up with a full stein

    Adults need a full stein at the start. Kids need a full Root Bier — the cart on the pier will sort you out.

  2. Arm straight, elbow locked

    Stein out in front of you, level, held one-handed. No bending, no bracing, no resting it on anything.

  3. Last one holding wins

    Then the little ones take the stage for the Root Bier round, with a Simon Says twist thrown in to keep it interesting.

When it happens

Fridays
7:15 PM
Saturdays
7:15 PM
Sundays
2:45 PM
Opening Saturday, Sept 19
6:15 PM

The opening round follows the ceremonial keg tapping at 6:00 PM. No competition on Friday, September 18 — the fest opens with the band that night.

Play while you’re here

OktoQuest

Seven badges hidden around the festival. Collect them by doing things you were going to do anyway — eat, ride, turn up. Every badge is another entry in one drawing.

Join Das FAM Club — it’s free, it takes about a minute, and joining alone is your first badge. Then scan your Member ID at every register. Points earn double all festival long and triple on the final two weekends, and they buy real things: pretzels, brats, pierogies, pumpkin funnel cake, even a ride wristband.

Das Grand Prize: 2027 season passes for the family, 50,000 Brownie Points, a $200 Jersey Girl gift card and a $200 PigDog gift card. One winner, drawn the week after the festival closes on October 11. The Willkommen badge is free to everyone, so no purchase is necessary to enter.

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Saturday, September 19 · 5:00 PM

The Boardwalk Bier Run

Two miles up the beach and back down the boards, with a bier at either end. It kicks off the whole festival — and you’ll cross the finish line about the time the keg gets tapped.

Start · PigDog Beach, 5:00 PM. North along the high tide line toward Surfside Pier.
First bier · Curley’s, 26th & Boardwalk. Then south down the Wildwood boardwalk, past Mariner’s Pier.
Second bier · Adventure Pier. Off the east end of the pier and back onto the sand.
Finish · Wilhelm’s, Mariner’s Pier. A commemorative stein filled with your celebratory bier, a giant soft pretzel, live music and a crowd that’s already started.

It’s two miles, it isn’t timed, and nobody is checking your pace. Pick the Run & Ride bundle and your registration comes with a one-day amusement pier admission, so you can finish your bier and go straight onto the rides. 21+ and under-21 registrations both available; commemorative tee sold separately.

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Before you drive down

Know before you go

Do I need a wristband to come?
No. Walking onto Mariner’s Pier is free, and so is everything that makes it Oktoberfest — the bands, the biergarten, the food stands and the stein-holding competition. The wristband is only for the rides.
Where exactly is it?
Mariner’s Pier, 3501 Boardwalk, Wildwood NJ. The bands play the Coca-Cola Stage right in front of the Giant Wheel, and the biergarten is the outdoor space behind Founder’s Grub & Pub.
What time does the pier open?
Hours change weekend to weekend as the season winds down. Check the hours before you set off — bands and stein-holding times are fixed and listed above.
Is this a 21+ event?
Not at all — it’s a family festival with a bier garden in it. Alcohol is 21+ with valid ID, and the kids get their own Root Bier stein-holding round after every adult competition.
I have a season pass. What do I pay?
Nothing to ride — your pass covers Oktoberfest like any other operating day. You can also pick up a $25 Buddy Pass at any booth to bring someone with you.
Are the water parks open?
No. Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis are closed for the season by the time Oktoberfest starts. This is rides, food and music on the amusement piers.
Sept 18 – Oct 11 · Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays

Vier weekends. Dann ist es vorbei.

Four weekends, and then the pier goes quiet until spring. Grab a band, grab a stein, and we’ll see you on Mariner’s.

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