HELLO OXTOBERFESTERS!
Oxtoberfest is Saturday,
October 4th, 2025!

We are oxcited to be preparing for 2025 Oxtoberfest. Tickets are available for purchase today!

Where: At the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska.

General Admission: Outside in our Beer Tent, with a gorgeous view of the Musk Ox Farm, with the Talkeetna Mountains to the north, the Chugach Range to the south, and the world’s largest herd of musk oxen in human care in the fields. Your food is included and the first beverage is on us!

Tickets $80

VIP Loft Seating: Join us upstairs in our renovated 1930's hayloft for an OXtoberfest VIP experience. You will have access to our observation deck with beautiful views of the farm, a plated meal seated indoors, Buzz’s Bakery crafted dessert, guided tour with enrichment for the musk oxen, and all drinks included.

Tickets $200

What is included with every admission:

Feast: In every way possible, we bring locally grown, locally raised, locally made, and locally brewed deliciousness to your plate and cup. Your ticket includes an fantastic dinner in the Oxtoberfest tradition of brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad, and fresh pretzels!

Locally Crafted Beer and Cider: Alaska’s finest craft brewers offer up the absolute best selection of seasonal ales and brews to keep polka toes hopping!

Music: Alaska Blaskapelle, the 12-Piece Lederhosen-Clad, Brass Oompah Band will be there playing for us! Prepare to showcase your finest polka or waltz moves... or at the very least, be ready for an energetic chicken dance!

Event partners includes Bleeding Heart Brewery, Buzz’s Bakery, Dillicious Pickles, Vanderweele Farm, Turkey Red, the Alaska Chip Company, and more!

This event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for us at the Musk Ox Farm. All proceeds support our herd of over 76 musk oxen. All ticket sales are final. This event is held in the autumn in Alaska, rain, snow, or shine! The Musk Ox Farm, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been gracefully raising these distinctive Arctic ungulates since 1964. Our mission is to promote gentle musk ox husbandry, qiviut production, and education to the public.

See our full list of 2024 OXtoberfest sponsors and partners!

Event Partners for 2024

We want to oxpress our deepest gratitude to our incredibly generous event partners and major sponsors, without whom Oxtoberfest could not take place!

Please help us especially thank our local growers, crafters, bakers, and brewers with your patronage! It's a win-win: You get delicious products and local Alaskan business get supported! Click on the logos below to visit their websites.

If you or your business would like to participate in our upcoming Oxtoberfest 2025 as an event sponsor or partner, please contact Musk Ox Farm Executive Director, Mark Austin, via email at mark@muskoxfarm.org or call us at (907)745-4151.