Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is bringing Bavaria to the desert once again with the return of its popular Oktoberfest celebration Friday, Sept. 5, through Saturday, Nov. 1 – and this year marks 21 years of beer, brats and Bavarian fun.

The celebration starts Friday, Sept. 5, with Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom tapping the first keg. The party continues every Friday and Saturday evening with a rotating cast of local legends, performers and celebrities wielding the mallet.

The celebrations continue throughout the week, with daily food specials, stein-holding contests, games and The Biermeister Band performing live from 5 to 10 p.m. Sundays to Thursdays and 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

The celebrity keg-tapper lineup for Oktoberfest 2025 at Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is:

Friday, Sept. 5: Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom

Saturday, Sept. 6: Magic and mentalism duo The Conjurors

Friday, Sept. 12: 98.5 FM KLUC’s The Chet Buchanan Show

Saturday, Sept. 13: J.J. Snyder, host and content creator for Neon at the Las Vegas Review-Journal

Friday, Sept. 19: “America’s Got Talent” ventriloquist winner and The Strat headliner Terry Fator

Saturday, Sept. 20: “American Idol” Season 3 finalist Jasmine Trias and singer-songwriter and entertainer Ben Stone

Friday, Sept. 26: Luxor headliners “Fantasy”

Saturday, Sept. 27:Planet Hollywood headliners Chippendales

Friday, Oct. 3: Family band The Bronx Wanderers

Saturday, Oct. 4: Professional BMX athlete and TV personality Ricardo Laguna

Friday, Oct. 10: Heather Collins from Mix 94.1 FM

Saturday, Oct. 11: Chanteuseand “Tease Queen” Melody Sweets

Friday, Oct. 17: MMA legend Randy Couture, whose keg tapping will serve as a benefit for Las Vegas Metro Police Foundation’s K9 Section

Saturday, Oct. 18: Comedian and actor Michael Yo

Friday, Oct. 24: “Pawn Stars” star Rick Harrison

Saturday, Oct. 25: Las Vegas headliners and celebrity magician couple Murray and Dani SawChuck

Friday, Oct. 31: A Halloween keg tapping with MJ The Evolution

Saturday, Nov. 1: Magician and mentalist couple and “America’s Got Talent” finalists The Clairvoyants

It’s not Oktoberfest without Oktoberfestbier, and Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is the only place in town where you can drink the same brew served in Munich. This full-bodied, 6.3% ABV lager is imported from Germany, and the Las Vegas location pours more than 22,500 liters a month during the festival.

Daily rotating food specials and festive favorites include:

Monday: Biergulasch – Tender beef braised in goulash spices and HB dark beer

Tuesday: Münchner Spezialitätenplatte – Mini Weisswurst (grilled beer-marinated pork sausage) and Debreziner (oven roasted pork) served with Bavarian cabbage, potato cucumber salad and a freshly baked pretzel

Wednesday: Oktoberfest Schlachteplatte – A Butcher Platter with choice of blood sausage ring or liver sausage ring, 1 lbs. each. Served with homemade mashed potatoes, sauerkraut and red cabbage

Thursday: HB Räucherplatte – A variety of smoked Bavarian meats and sausages

Friday: HB Oktoberfest Rouladen – Braised beef roll with bacon, onions and pickles and Schweinshaxe (crispy pork shank).

Saturday:
Schweinshaxe

Sunday:
Oktoberfest Schmankerl Tower – A variety of Bavarian meat and/or poultry specialties on a three-tiered tower

The soup of the day will be the restaurant’s savory homemade Gulaschsuppe (goulash soup) every Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Oktoberfest.