On Saturday, Sept. 19, five St. Petersburg breweries — St. Pete Brewing, Green Bench, 3 Daughters, Pinellas Ale Works, and Green Turtle — are all running Oktoberfest events on the same day, per Tampa Bay Certified's Instagram. Most open at noon. Most charge no cover. The combined calendar stretches to 11 p.m.
The Lineup
St. Pete Brewing opens at noon with a stein competition and an Oktoberfest beer release. Green Bench also opens at noon — running to 5 p.m. — for its fifth annual Oktoberfest, with German eats from Offset. 3 Daughters has the longest window of the five, noon to 11 p.m., with oompah bands, polka, and bratwurst on the program.
Pinellas Ale Works is staging a dog-themed version it calls PAWtoberfest, with costume contests and German games. Green Turtle opens later, at 3 p.m., anchoring the afternoon with a wooden keg tapping and discounts for guests who arrive in costume. Live Bavarian music and stein specials are listed across all five venues, per the post.
Planning the Day
Five events, most free to enter, running from noon through 11 p.m. create a brewery circuit navigable across a single afternoon. The noon openings at St. Pete Brewing, Green Bench, and 3 Daughters set a shared starting window; Green Turtle's 3 p.m. keg tapping gives the day a defined second act. 3 Daughters' 11 p.m. close stands as the natural endpoint for anyone running the full loop.
Green Bench's fifth annual marks it as the longest-running Oktoberfest anchor among the five. Whether the shared Sept. 19 date reflects any coordination between the breweries, the Instagram post does not specify.
