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McKinney Oktoberfest

McKinney, TX · Food & Drink

When

September 25–27, 2026

Where

Historic Downtown McKinney · McKinney · TX

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A German heritage street festival across Historic Downtown McKinney's square, with beer gardens, live polka and rock bands, and a stein holding contest. It has run for close to two decades as one of the square's biggest annual draws. The 2026 edition runs Friday through Sunday, September 25 to 27.

The history within reach

• McKinney Oktoberfestsame spot

  A German heritage street festival across Historic Downtown McKinney's square, with beer gardens, live polka and rock bands, and a stein holding contest.

• CJ Cup Byron Nelson4.0 mi

  A PGA Tour golf championship at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, named for Fort Worth golfer Byron Nelson and dating back to 1944, making it one of the tour's longest running events.

• Allen builds a $53 million arena for a suburb5.4 mi

  Allen opened this 6,275 seat indoor arena in 2009 at a cost of $52.6 million, part of the same municipal building run that produced the town's $60 million high school football stadium a few years later.

• The Allen Water Station, an 1874 dam built to fill locomotives6.2 mi

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• Allen's $60 million high school stadium cracks and closes6.3 mi

  Allen Independent School District spent about $60 million on an 18,000-seat football stadium for one high school and opened it in 2012.