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Vero Beach Oktoberfest
Vero Beach, FL · Festival
- When
- October 23–24, 2027
- Where
- Indian River County Fairgrounds · Vero Beach · FL
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A two day Oktoberfest party at the Indian River County Fairgrounds, centered on a 15,000 square foot beer garden tent with live party bands, German and American food, German beer and liter mugs. A vendor village holds about 125 arts, crafts and business booths, and a kids zone runs by day. Produced by Latitude-88, Inc.
The history within reach
- Pelican Island4.8 mi
Theodore Roosevelt signed an executive order protecting a five-acre mangrove island from plume hunters, and in doing so created the first national wildlife refuge, the seed of a system that now covers more ground than the national parks.
Decorated boats wind through the Indian River Lagoon past several public parks and the city marina on a set night before Christmas.
Zora Neale Hurston, who chronicled Black Florida in her writing, spent her last years here writing for the local paper, and was buried in an unmarked grave until Alice Walker came looking in 1973 and put up a stone reading 'A Genius of the South.' The town now keeps a trail of her places, ending at the Garden of Heavenly Rest..
An 800-acre camping festival at Sunshine Grove has brought major touring acts to rural Okeechobee County every March since 2016.
- Stuart Boat Show39 mi
The largest boat show on the Treasure Coast, with over 200 exhibitors showing everything from center consoles to megayachts along the Stuart Riverwalk.