SketchbooK’s 6th Annual Oktoberfest
September 18-20

Think traditional—but with a twist

Our annual Oktoberfest annual celebration will take place Friday, September 18 - Sunday September 20 at both taprooms! We’ll have live music, stein hoisting and hammerschlagen competitions, loads of food including Hot pretzels and food trucks. Ah, and of course, lots of fresh Oktoberfest beer.

Check out the full lineup and schedule:

Evanston

Food

  • Brats and Hotdogs all weekend

  • Button Bakery’s Pretzels all weekend long

Entertainment

  • Stein Hoisting Contest: Friday 6pm, Saturday 6pm, Sunday 6pm

  • Hammerschlagen: Friday 6:15pm, Saturday 6:15pm, Sunday 6:15pm

  • Saturday Social Trivia 7pm Saturday

  • Sunday Trivia 3pm Sunday

Skokie

Food

  • Yellow Duck Truck (beer brats, fries and more): Friday 3-9pm, Saturday 12-9pm, Sunday 12-8pm

  • Soft pretzels at the bar

  • Limoni Belli pizza truck: Friday 4-9pm

  • El Zorro Tacos: Saturday 12pm-9pm

  • Tacos 606 truck: Sunday 2-8pm

Music in the Biergarden

  • JudsonMain Friday at 8pm

  • Diamondback Saturday at 4pm

  • Nikki O’Neill Band Saturday at 7pm

  • Beaubien Cajun Band Sunday at 4pm

Entertainment

  • Stein Hoisting Contests: Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 6pm

  • Hammerschlagen: Saturday 2-4pm

  • Mini Pumpkin Painting Saturday and Sunday 2pm-4pm