Annual Oktoberfest at Brigit & Bernard's Gardencafe 6-10pm every Fri & Sat in October

German Style Oktoberfest with live Ohmpah Band -- Die Dorfmusikanten

All-you-can-eat Food Buffet with German Specialties and European Favorites such as Appelstrudel and Vanilla Sauce

Friday's and Saturday's in October 2025 -- Oct 3-4 and Oct 10-11 and Oct 17-18 and Oct 24-25

Variety of German Beers available

For 26 years, those in the know hoist steins, eat German and party to oompah during Oktoberfest Fridays and Saturdays 6-10 pm in October at Brigit and Bernard's Garden Cafe at 335 Ho'ohana St in Kahului.

Bernard Weber is the undisputed king of German cuisine and Oktoberfest on Maui. There are other establishments offering a smattering of German concoctions and Munich-styled brews this weekend, but Weber has been doing this for over two decades, and has it down.

His buffet, at $80, will offer the same dishes cooked up every year — sauerbraten, Bavarian meatloaf, pork and veal bratwurst, German potato salad, spaetzle — to name but a few. “It's why it's the most successful and the biggest on Maui,” Weber said. “It is really focused on German food,” the chef said, noting that his competitors serve up more generalized European cuisine. Actually, Weber is Swiss, but his menu is most definitely German.

The restaurant will take off 10 percent of the buffet cost for those who wear traditional Bavarian attire during Oktoberfest. For her, a dirndl dress, which consists of a bodice, a blouse, and a full skirt often adorned with an apron. For him, it’s lederhosen, suspenders, a shirt and a traditional German hiking hat that resembles a fedora. Lederhosen are leather shorts that end just below the knee. (Fabric lederhosen works as well.) A busload of Oktoberfest celebrants thusly attired shows up every year, although “some of them are cross-dressers,” Weber says with a guffaw.

The Dorfmusikanten returns for its rousing oompah and polka, including Moa Hula and the famous Chicken Dance. Music starts at 6:30. Very popular. To reserve call 808-877-6000 or text 808-205-1841. [ from the Maui News ]

Date: Friday, October 3rd, 2025 to Saturday, October 25th, 2025

Time: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Cost: $80 per person plus tax and gratuity

Categories: Music / Concerts, Food & Beverage, Dancing

Brigit & Bernard's Gardencafe located at 335 Hoohana St, Kahului, HI 96732   in Central Maui

Phone: 808-877-6000     Website: https://www.brigitandbernards.com

Open M-F 11am-2:30pm; Tues-Sat 5pm to closing

Contact: Bernard Weber & Brigit Schaefer Weber   Phone: 808-877-6000

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