The Festival begins Thursday evening with Friends and Family night followed by Zeeco Family Free day on Friday. Pre-fest events kick off German week in Tulsa on Tuesday, with a private, authentic German Dinner in der Lufthansa Technik BierGarten (BierMeister's Ball), followed by our celebrated Gemütlichkeit on Wednesday evening. Tulsa Oktoberfest celebrates authentic Bavarian culture in the heart of Oklahoma, in an incredible setting patterned after Oktoberfest Munich in Bavaria, Germany.