Join us for Appleton's Octoberfest.

Music starts as early as 9am, Arts and Crafts and the Family Fun Area are also available at 9am. And, don't forget about all the great food booths; local not-for-profits put in a lot of time and hard work to raise money for their organizations during this one-day event.

Schedule Of Events:

Friday September 29, 2023

License to Cruise Classic Car Show

Octoberfest weekend kicks off with License to Cruise, a classic car show on Friday night at 3pm Complete with about 400 classic cars, live music and great food, you won't want to miss one of Appleton's largest car shows.

Schedule:

11:45am: Vendors meet at the north lot of the PAC off of Division St.

12:00pm: No traffic will be allowed to enter onto College Ave. and vendors will disperse to their locations.

12:00pm: ALL vehicles parked on College Avenue (including show cars) will begin to be towed at owner's expense.

12:45pm: Volunteer vehicles and food vendors enter.

1:20pm: Vendors must have vehicles off the avenue.

1:30pm: Show vehicles are allowed on College Avenue and will be positioned by LTC staff. Cars will fill-up one block at a time, going from the theme cars out.

9:30pm: License to Cruise officially ends. After the crowd disperses, ALL vehicles must be removed from those portions of College Avenue that are remaining closed for the evening. Any vehicles remaining in those areas will be towed at owners' expense. Vehicles in other areas of downtown must be legally parked.

Music Schedule:

Houdini Plaza Stage

3-5pm: A-Town Unplugged

6-9pm: FBI & The Untouchable Horns

Saturday September 30, 2023

Oktoberfest

Stage Schedule:

105.7 WAPL Stage - West End of College Avenue

11:00am-12:00pm: Positions
12:30pm-2:00pm: Annex
2:30pm-5:30pm: The Glam Band

Fox Communities Credit Union: 95.9 KISS FM Stage-College Avenue and Division Street

10:00am-11:30am| SkaBilly Circus
12:00pm-2:00pm: Road Trip
2:30pm-5:30pm: Too Hype Crew

RAZOR 94.7: 104.7 Stage - College Avenue and Superior Street

11:00am-12:30pm: Appleton Rock School
1:00pm-3:00pm: Leading the Blind
3:30pm-5:30pm: Krestfall

104.3 The Fuse Stage - Houdini Plaza

9:00am-10:30am: Copper Box
11:00am-2:00pm: Unity The Band
2:30pm-5:30pm: American Platinum

WHBY and 95.3: 99.1 The Score Stage - College Avenue and Durkee Street

11:00am-12:00pm: 484 Army Rock Band
12:30pm-1:30pm: Tom Thiel Trio
2:00pm-3:30pm: Kyle Megna & The Monsoons
4:00pm-5:30pm: The Cool Waters Band

Stage Acts:

9:30am: Karate America Appleton East/Darboy Karate Demonstration

10:00am: Family Musician-Randy Peterson

10:30am: Fun & Laughs with Mikaela

10:45am: Comedy Juggling-Dan Kirk

11:15am: Operation Life Saver (Train Safety)

11:30am: Clown Extraordinaire-Mr. Bill

12:15pm: Comedy Team-Miller and Mike

1:00pm: Family Musician-Randy Peterson

1:30pm: Fun & Laughs with Mikaela

1:45pm: Comedy Juggling-Dan Kirk

2:15pm: Operation Life Saver (Train Safety)

2:30pm: Clown Extraordinaire-Mr. Bill

3:15pm: Comedy Team-Miller and Mike

Date: September 30, 2023

Location: College Avenue in Downtown Appleton

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