Oktubafest is Second Street Brewery's Oktoberfest in Santa Fe, and the name is not a pun for its own sake: the festival is built around a performance by the UNM Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. It is the most distinctive programming of any beer event in the state. The event is anchored at Second Street Rufina on Rufina […]

Angel Fire Oktoberfest runs on the first weekend of October at the Mountain View Event Center on Fuego St, with a Saturday afternoon session and a shorter Sunday one. Entry has been free in both documented years. Its signature is the barrel-rolling race, which no other beer event in New Mexico runs, paired with a […]

Red River Oktoberfest is the biggest Oktoberfest in New Mexico and the longest event on the state's beer calendar, running Friday morning through Sunday afternoon at Brandenburg Park over Columbus Day weekend. The Red River Chamber of Commerce runs it, and the first edition was around 2006; the 2025 festival marked the 20th anniversary. The […]

Cavern City Oktoberfest is Nurvis Purvis Brewing's fall festival at 1602 N. Canal St in Carlsbad, running from Friday afternoon through Saturday night in mid-October. Tickets are tiered and sold online. It is the most multi-producer beer event in southern New Mexico. The 2026 edition brought six breweries together, with Nurvis Purvis joined by Boxing […]

The Enchanted Brewing Challenge is a homebrew competition, not a festival. It is run by the Dukes of Ale, the oldest homebrew club in New Mexico, formed in January 1989 and first meeting that April. The club's stated mission begins with maintaining quality in the production of homebrewed beer, alongside beer education, serving as a […]