Nashville Oktoberfest

We were visiting from Chicago and decided to do this event while we were in town. It was very disorganized. No signs telling you where to go and how to get beer. Waited in the VIP line for 20 minutes before realizing it was the VIP line and not the line to buy beer! Had to then find the beer line where we waiting, ONE HOUR to buy a mug and tokens, then proceeded to get in beer line, which was less than a 5 minute wait. The music was good and the food options were just okay. Unless you wanted to wait in yet another line for food that was long. We had a pretzel and it was good, then headed out since we didn’t feel like waiting in the long line again for more beer tokens. All in all, spent about 2 hours there and $ 80 as well. It was a nice day though!

VIP tickets to this festival are the only and best way to go. They include food, a stein to take home, 2 beer tokens, but unlimited beer tastings until the festival closes. Note, you may wait in line for the beer tastings, but it’s worth it.

A wonderful event! Fun by all. So many vendors and music… nice evening!

I’d more call this Barktoberfest than Oktoberfest. Tons of people bring their dogs out. I love dogs as much as next one, but you don’t have to bring your dog everywhere & have them lick other people’s bare legs. This place has tons of different craft vendors, along with some random siding, plumbing, rental companies & anyone else who paid the fee to be in the festival.
For a glass (granted large) mug it’s $ 20, plus 8 bucks to have it filled. The beer options aren’t amazing. The street food is your average German food as in sausage, pretzels & sauerkraut. The prices are high, it’s a street festival. I’m glad that it’s free to attend the event. If I’d paid an admission fee, I would’ve been annoyed with what I found on the inside.

What a terribly organized event. Went on Saturday, waited in line for 20 minutes to buy drink tokens. Then I had to stand in the beer line for another 15. Just because it’s Oktoberfest doesn’t mean it needs to be in Germantown. Find a better location or gain access to more streets!
Beer selection was terrible, ¾ beers were from the same brewery. Let’s get some more variety this is a beer drinking event right?

Do not I repeat do not waste your money on a VIP ticket. You will wait in line like everyone else. The beer sample area consists of four tables where no one gets up from. Plenty of people in the tent with no wrist bands. After being there two hours we managed to get one beer and one wine. The food table had two trays completely empty that I could only assume had meat. No one serving the food so it was left out for anyone to walk by and do anything to. Any body heard of event planning? I could not even advise you to go to the event period. So disappointed!!! Save your time and your money.

Had a great time. Weather was terrible but they had some tents which helped. Grew up in Germany so enjoyed the mixture of German culture — but southern style. This is Oktoberfest the way Nashville does it :)
Posted a couple of pics.
People tell me that this was the first year that it was 3 days long — which helps since not everyone can go on Friday. We look forward to it again.

A large block party with a German twist. Beer Gardens, 3 stages with live bands, tons of hipsters, and a rescue cat bus. I thought the event was well-​organized, drawing people out even though the weather did not cooperate and it was cold and windy.
I found free parking within a block of the festival and traffic was not as bad as I feared.

I received a couple complimentary VIP tickets to Oktoberfest so my boyfriend and I decided to brave the rain and check it out on Saturday night. We only stayed there for a few hours so I didn’t get to see everything, so take that with a grain of salt I suppose.
It took us a while to locate the VIP parking lot because the map was a little confusing. After speaking to one of the cops that were blocking off one of the streets, we were able to locate it quite quickly and it was only about a 3 block walk to the actual festival. We got turned around looking for the VIP tent (which was right under our noses basically) but once we got there and got signed in, we had no issues.
With the VIP tickets you get 3 free beers (in your half liter stein) and you keep track of them on a wristband. It’s kind of a cool idea to kind of speed up the payment process, but I can see why it would be a little backwards. There were two different beers in the VIP tent, but I honestly couldn’t tell you the names of them. However, they were pretty tasty considering I’m not usually a fan of the darker beers. There was also some buffet food that we could pig out on. They had German potato salad, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and brats with sauerkraut. Overall the food was just alright. Nothing spectacular but I’m not complaining since I didn’t pay for the tickets.
I really liked all the different vendors that they had, there was such a wide variety. Tons of homemade stuff, which I love. And I really like supporting local businesses. I was able to get some Moonshine Jelly and Pumpkin Butter from one lady, which were amazing! But I digress…
If I would’ve paid for the VIP tickets, I think I would’ve been disappointed in what I got. It probably would’ve been worth it if I had gone every day that the festival was open. But if it was just for one day, it’s not worth it. It would’ve been better to just buy everything individually instead. But, saying that, I would definitely come back. Like I said, I’m all about supporting local businesses and any time I can get some good brew and give my support at the same time, I’m all for it.

I wanted to love this event, I really did. I was so excited to go! But, alas, I was disappointed.
We had VIP tickets and the selling point for the VIP tix was free beer, food, an exclusive VIP parking lot, tent, and exclusive restrooms at the VIP tent. Sounds awesome, right? Well here’s how it really went. For the price of the VIP tickets ($ 79) you only get 3 free drinks. That’s it. There was no «VIP» parking lot and we spoke to the police about it to make sure we weren’t going to get towed because the parking was chaos and nothing was clearly marked. The cops said «yeah, everyone is just parking wherever they want.» So then why advertise a VIP parking lot to make it sound like you’re getting more for your money when in fact you aren’t.
Also, the restrooms at the VIP tent were terrible! There were only 2 toilets working in the ladies restroom and even those stopped working later in the day. The men’s restrooms were closed at one point. My boyfriend said he waited in line only to be denied when he was next in line.
The entire event was incredibly unorganized. When we first arrived, we waited 30 minutes in a long line to get our wristbands, only to have the women tell us «oh, we don’t do VIP wristbands here, sorry.» Uh… glad we waited 30 minutes for that when all they had to do was post it on a sign.
So, here’s what we really got for our «VIP» tickets. 3 beers, a Yazoo glass, and a plate of food. That really doesn’t tally up to $ 79 per person. Most of the vendors and sponsors that were advertised, weren’t even there.
Sorry, but this festival was a bust.

Oh Oktoberfest — my friend and foe.
Every year in October I look forward to this event. Pull out the beer steins (dust them off) and get ready for a day filled with music, beer and brats. This year we were fortunate enough to have VIP tickets. If I were rating the VIP tickets, Id give a 3, maybe even a 2 star. They ‘supposdely’ order full liter stiens but got half liter stiens for the event. The food was mediocre at best — under cook «german» potato salad (just because you put mustard on potatoes doesnt mean you call call it warm german potato salad people!) and watery brats. It was just ok. It was good and redeeming because you were able to get out of the rain. If it was super hot (like last year) I would have probably liked it better. But honestly, it wasnt worth the money — it would be better spent on beers & brats. Anyways, the festival is filled with different vendors selling things (and giving samples) along with a few beer gardens/​sellers among other things. We normally fill our stiens, walk around to the little shops and enjoy the afternoon. All in all its an amazing time.

Oktoberfest in Nashville is awesome! I live about 4 hours away, but I’ve made the trip a few times over the years and had a blast. My biggest mistake was not purchasing VIP tickets sooner! You can’t beat what they include for the price. I just bought my VIP ticket for 2014 so I’m looking forward to access to the VIP tent, a free meal, and most of all — discounted beer! I highly suggest going… Lots to do with great food and a great crowd!