Atwater Festival Committee

10/06/2026

Oktoberfest 2026… the one where the weather forecast changed overnight. Throughout the day we had to reflex locations and events but look at all the happy faces! One of our vendors said that she loved being a part of the day and the celebration… ‘no matter what, and I don’t know what it is about Atwater but everyone always shows up!’ 😎

Feel free to share any photos you captured throughout the day 🍂🍁☔️

10/03/2026

The kids kickball tournament is moved to the ACGC elementary gym, use the south entrance

10/03/2026

Bean bag tournament is still running for now barring weather— location is moved to the sand volleyball court area by the car show

10/03/2026

Happening tomorrow, stop down and check out the all the cool cars.

10/02/2026

Come during the day and then head downtown tomorrow night for the street dance and we’re sponsoring stein holding! Who will take home the title this year? 🍺

🍻 OKTOBERFEST LIVE MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENT! 🍻

Clear your schedule for Saturday, October 3rd—we’re turning Oktoberfest all the way up with RADIO NATION taking the stage live at The HandleBar! 🎸⚡

Get ready for an electric night of non-stop party anthems, ice-cold b**r, and great crowd energy.

📅 When: Saturday, October 3rd
⏰ Music Starts: 8pm midnight
📍 Where:The HandleBar
Kitchen closes at 6pm outside food starts at 7pm

🏆 Plus:The Stein Holding Championship at 7pm!

$5 cover, your favorite bartenders, and the best live jams in town.
Grab your crew, grab a stein, and come party with us. 🥨🍻🎉
We will be closed sunday the 4th

10/02/2026

Stop down to the park this Saturday during our OktoberFest event and grab a drink!

🍂 Fall is in full swing this week! 🍂

Along with my two regular stops in Willmar at Minn West and CentraCare Hospital, I’m adding TWO stops in Atwater this week!

📍 Minn West – Willmar | 1230-230 pm
📍 CentraCare Hospital – Willmar | 10 am-2pm
📍 Friday: ACGC Elementary – Atwater | 1–4 pm
📍 Saturday: Centennial Park – Atwater | 12–3 pm

09/28/2026

This Saturday during Atwater’s OktoberFest Papa's Camping Pit Stop food truck will be there with their delicious smash burgers! We can’t wait!! 😍

🍂 OCTOBER SCHEDULE! 🍂

October is here, and we’re making the most of what’s left of food truck season!

9 cities this month! 📍 We’re covering some miles ~ from our regular stops around Buffalo, Annandale & Hutchinson to a few places we haven’t taken Papa’s yet.

We’ll be making our first trip to Atwater for their Annual Oktoberfest and our first Litchfield Farmers Market, plus getting back out to Big Lake, Monticello, Plymouth & St. Michael throughout the month.

After a VERY busy summer, it’s kind of crazy to already be looking at an October calendar. Minnesota food truck season doesn’t last forever, so we’re packing in what we can while we still can.

One more busy month for Papa’s. 🍔🔥

Check the calendar and come find us!

QUICK OCTOBER UPDATE! 🍂
We added another stop before winter gets here! We’re excited to get back out to 3BC in Hutchinson this month! 🍔🔥
📅 Wednesday, October 21st • 4~8 PM
Updated calendar below! 👇

09/14/2026

Official event line up is here for Atwater’s 6th Annual OktoberFest fall fun!

Join us for a full day of fall activities! We can’t wait to see you all soon!

🍂🍁🎃🎶🪗🍺🏃‍♀️🚙🚘

08/19/2026

SAVE THE DATE • Atwater’s OktoberFest

06/22/2026

Congratulations to our second medallion hunt winners! They found the medallion yesterday and came to collect their prize today ☺️

Pictured are:
Kyle sluka, Kali Reich, & Kurt Reich