The Museums of Western Colorado announced it will host its first Oktoberfest at Cross Orchards Historic Site on Oct. 10-11.

The two-day celebration combines the best of fall traditions with fundraising, live music, local food and brews and family-friendly fun.

Tickets for both days and more information about the weekend’s festivities are available online at mowc.co.

Friday, Oct. 10- Fundraising Dinner & Dance Party

Tickets will be $150 per person for the dinner and dance party. Or, general-admission tickets for just the dance party (8 p.m. entry) are $29 per person.

Cowboy & The Rose will cater an Oktoberfest-style dinner, complete with a German-inspired charcuterie station, entrées and desserts. The dance party will feature the music of Katie & The Players, which the museum called “a funky soul band bringing powerhouse vocals and vibrant energy.”

Proceeds from Friday evening benefit the Museums of Western Colorado.

Saturday, Oct. 11- Family Festival Day

Tickets for Saturday’s festival are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and veterans, $8 for children under 16, and free for children ages 2 and under.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., families can enjoy live entertainment and fall festivities across the historic grounds of Cross Orchards. There will be:

• Live music by local artists, including a performance by Rodney Hayden.
• Costume contest and pretzel toss.
• Pumpkin patch and hay maze.
• Historic demonstrations: blacksmithing, woodworking, cider pressing, cookies in the bunkhouse.
• Free rides on the Ride-On-Train.
• Food trucks.
• Vendor booths, including the Bookcliff Home Brewers Association.
• National Steinholding Competition, Colorado State Championship, at 1 p.m.

Sponsors & Community Support

Oktoberfest 2025 is made possible with the generous support of its sponsors, including: Alpine Bank, title sponsor; Barb Bowman and Wayne Allen, beer garden sponsors; Grand Mesa Mechanical, underwriter; and MBC Grand Broadcasting, media sponsor.