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Harpoon Octoberfest

Boston, MA · Food & Drink

When

October 2–3, 2026

Where

Harpoon Brewery · Boston · MA

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Harpoon Brewery's flagship fall festival fills its Seaport production facility with oompah bands, stein hoisting and pretzel eating contests, and seasonal beers on tap. Now in its 35th year, it is one of the largest Oktoberfest celebrations in New England. Held rain or shine under tents at the brewery.

The history within reach

• South Boston St. Patrick's Day / Evacuation Day Parade0.6 mi

  The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council has marched this parade through South Boston every March since 1901, pairing Evacuation Day with Saint Patrick's Day.

• Boston Tea Party0.6 mi

  On December 16, 1773, colonists boarded three East India Company ships and destroyed 342 chests of tea, prompting the Coercive Acts of 1774..

• The safety razor0.7 mi

  King Gillette wanted to invent something people would throw away and buy again.

• Boston Wine & Food Festival0.8 mi

  The Boston Wine and Food Festival has run at the Boston Harbor Hotel every winter since the late 1980s, spanning tastings, chef dinners, and seminars from late January through late March.

• Washington takes Dorchester Heights0.9 mi

  Henry Knox, a 25-year-old bookseller, dragged 59 cannon 300 miles from Ticonderoga on ox sledges through the winter.