Oktoberfest Beer and Brats 5K 2026

The Oktoberfest Beer and Brats 5K begins in Jacksonville's San Marco Square, with the 5K starting at 5 PM and a one-mile run/walk at 6 PM. Hosted by 1st Place Sports, this evening race includes chip timing, live results, prize money for top 5K finishers, and awards for overall and age-group winners. The event offers reduced 5K entry fees for participants aged 17 and under, and 65 and over. The course winds through San Marco before the post-race festivities commence with beer, brats, music, and games. Participants receive a shirt, a medal, and a custom beer mug, along with a complimentary beer and bratwurst. Tepeyolot Cerveceria provides the beer and has brewed a special Festbier for the occasion, a golden German lager with a clean malt profile. The Oktoberfest theme is evident in the Oom-Pah-pah music, the encouragement for runners to wear Tracht, dirndls, or lederhosen, and pre-race games including axe throwing, basketball shoot, and football pass and kick.