Hickory’s Oktoberfest is a three-day, outdoor festival on the second weekend of October, in Hickory, North Carolina, featuring three stages of non-stop live entertainment ranging from traditional polka to rock & roll, two beer gardens, amusement rides and carnival games, a juried arts and crafts show, and hundreds of food and commercial vendors.

The Hickory Oktoberfest festival started in 1985, and has grown to become one of the premiere festivals in Western North Carolina.