German Spooktacular Weekend

October 30th - November 1st, 2026

Event Starting Times Will Vary.

Celebrate A German Spooktacular at the Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest!

Event Schedule

Friday - Spooky Spirits Beer Sampling

Along with all the normal zany Oktoberfest fun, we will be offering an adult and children’s costume contest on October 31st (Adults) and November 1st(Kids).

Saturday - Adult Costume Contest

The adult contest takes place on Saturday, October 31st, at approximately 9:45 PM with first place prize being $1,000 cash and more than $2,000 worth of prizes are awarded for the top ten costumes!

Sunday - Kid’s Costume Contest

Takes place on Sunday, November 1st at approximately 3:00 PM with lots of fun prizes!

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Contest Guidelines Include

Masks may be worn for the contest, but our security team will ask that masks not be worn during your visit to Oktoberfest. All masks will need to be removed for security purposes.

Costumes may not contain any weapons that resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon. No toy guns, swords or knives.

Costumes may not contain sharp objects, pointed objects or materials that may accidentally strike another Guest.

Management reserves the right to refuse entry into, and/or remove a guest from Oktoberfest who might be wearing inappropriate or what may be deemed as dangerous costumes.

We reserve the right to deny admission to or remove any person wearing costumes that we consider inappropriate or costumes that could detract from the experience of other Guests.

All persons, bags, parcels, clothing and other items may be subject to screening/security checks.

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Parking is available at The Big Bear Convention Center.