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Prost, Y’all!
You are cordially invited to Downtown Lockhart’s Fourth Annual Locktoberfest!
Time to don your dirndls, dust off your lederhosen, and join us for the best (or wurst) bar & restaurant crawl in Caldwell County.
Each participating downtown business will host festivities throughout the weekend - follow your favorites on social media, plus stay updated through the official @locktoberfesttx Instagram account.
This year, we’re partnering with the Lockhart Animal Shelter for a Community Pantry Food Donation Drive! Bring dog & cat food to Best Little Wine & Books or other participating businesses to help support our neighborhood pet-owners in need.
With very special thanks to our sponsors: the Lockhart Downtown Business Association, Black Family Hospitality, Gary Germer Insurance, Scott Farmer, Underberg USA, and Roughhouse Brewing.
To sponsor, email Kaye at bestlittlewinetx@gmail.com
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Is there a “main hub” for the festival?
Where should we go?
Where is it all happening?
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Locktoberfest is brought to you by Best Little Wine & Books & the Lockhart Downtown Business Association! This festival celebrates small, local downtown businesses. Plan your weekend as a “crawl” with German-themed bier, wein, & food specials in participating venues.
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Polka Around The Square
2026 Participants
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Barbs-B-Q
102 E Market St.
Award-winning Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking restaurant in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide USA and Texas Monthly BBQ’s Top 50!
Official Locktoberfest Festbier Stockist (complimentary while supplies last)
House-made Käsekrainer & Bratwurst Specials available Friday-Sunday
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Best Little Wine & Books
210 W San Antonio St.
Neighborhood wine bar & bottle shop with beer, snacks, and books!
Visit the Best Little Bavarian Pop-Up all weekend long with Polka, the official Locktoberfest Festbier + imports, German Wein By-The-Glass, & our famous Schnitzel Plate + Wurst Friday-Sunday with Tortellini & Co!
Friday: First Friday Kick-Off Party from 4-10 with Special Guest, Wurst Fit Haus from New Braunfels
*Shop & Kitchen Open from 4p-10p
Saturday: 2pm | Stein Holding Competition
Shop & Kitchen Open all day from 12p-10p
Sunday: Guter Hund (Good Dog) Bingo with Mr. Brown’s Pet Stop benefitting the Lockhart Animal Shelter at 12p. Vom Boden Wine Dinner 6p (tickets released soon)
Shop & Kitchen Open from 12p-4p
*Kid friendly
*Dog friendly
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Big Bob's Bowling
119 S Main St.
NEW NEIGHBOR ALERT! Something big is rolling into Lockhart. Big Bob's Bowling features state-of-the-art lanes, an exclusive sushi bar, and a massive craft beer selection.
An official stockist of the Official Locktoberfest Festbier by Roughhouse Brewing.
Beer & Brats specials available Friday-Sunday
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Case Room
108 B N Main St. (In alley behind Fiddler’s Green)
Speakeasy-style bar known for its martinis, unique cocktails, and small bites menu and live music in an intimate setting.
Featuring Alpine Raspberry Mules, Thyme Gimlets, Pours of Jagermeister, and Locktoberfest Festbier all weekend long!
First Friday Oct. 2nd: Julius the Yodeler at 6pm
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Commerce Cafe
118 S. Commerce St.
The creation of Sarah Heard & Nathan Lemley of Foreign & Domestic, Commerce Cafe is a welcoming small town cafe with a scratch kitchen.
Official stockist of Locktoberfest Festbier ! Enjoy Pork Schnitzel with Mushroom and Spaetzle Friday through Sunday.
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Loop & Lil's Pizza
107 N. Main St.
Family-friendly pizza joint with sandwiches, salads, and a full bar.
Prost on over for the WURST WEEK EVER with growler specials on Oktoberfest Beers, Beer Cheese, Bratwurst Pizza of The Week, & a photo booth available all weekend Friday-Sunday
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Mr. Brown's Pet Stop
115 N Commerce St.
One stop shop for pet needs, this shop features specialty pet foods, treats, toys, and hosts pet clinics & nail trims!
Enjoy a complimentary sample of the Official Locktoberfest Festbier by Roughhouse Brewing First Friday Oct. 2nd through the weekend while supplies last
Join us for Guter Hund BINGO at Best Little Wine & Books Sunday, Oct. 4th at 12p, benefitting the Lockhart Animal Shelter.
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Old Pal Texas Tavern
100 E Market St.
Honky Tonk Bar and restaurant known for Smashburgers, Fried Chicken, and Tommy’s Style Margaritas!
Join OP for Schnitzel Sandwiches with German Potato Salad & the Official Locktoberfest Festbier by Roughhouse Brewing all weekend.
SATURDAY at 5pm Live Polka by the Austin Polka Band, No Cover!
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The PEARL
110 N Main St.
Western-chic bar in 1896 building with full cocktail list, wine and beer.
Serving Alstadt Oktoberfest on draft and in cans. Comfort Que will be outside Friday serving Bratwurst, German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut and Bavarian Sourdougn Pretzels with Beer Cheese. Live music Friday and Saturday!
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Thorn & Bred Mercantile
110 S Commerce St.
Local market featuring healthy food options, coffee, grocery items, and gifts. Patio seating in their Backyard!
Enjoy Kaffee und Kuchen and Brezel - $10 Brezel with Cheese and Mustard
- $10 Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte and Kaffee - Black Forest Cake and a cup of coffee
- or $18 for both, available all weekend!
Saturday, enjoy Recovery Brunch with Chef Claire of “Little Grandma” from 10a til sold out.
