Here is everything you need to know ahead of Towcester Racecourse’s Oktoberfest event next month, which promises to be a great night with an oompah band and Bavarian party games.

Taking place from 7pm until midnight on October 10, tickets are priced at £30 per person or purchase 10 tickets for £250 with a £50 saving.

The venue will be fully decorated and themed as a traditional beer keller, right down to the table decorations. You will be invited to take your seat on the long tables and get ready to sing, dance and join in.

It will be a participatory Oktoberfest night with big music, shared tables, friendly competition and plenty of moments for the whole keller to get involved.

Towcester Racecourse will be decorated and themed as a traditional beer keller, and attendees will be invited to take their seats on long tables ready to sing, dance and join in.

placeholder image — Towcester Racecourse will be decorated and themed as a traditional beer keller, and attendees will be invited to take their seats on long tables ready to sing, dance and join in.

This includes a live oompah band playing party classics, a DJ until midnight, a stein-holding challenge, crowd singalongs, Bavarian party games, and food and bar service throughout the evening.

The £30 ticket covers entry to the beer keller from 7pm. The bar is open to purchase drinks and the Oktoberfest menu will be served throughout the evening, ideal for before the music starts or whenever you need to refuel.

The menu currently features a large and warm salted pretzel with German mustard, a German-style bratwurst in a soft roll with sauerkraut, crispy onions and mustard, warm apple strudel with vanilla custard, a sliced bratwurst with curry ketchup and seasoned fries, and crispy chicken schnitzel with shredded lettuce, pickles and mustard mayo in a brioche bun.

Coming traditionally dressed in lederhosen and dirndls is warmly encouraged but not compulsory, and there will be a free stein of beer awarded to the best dressed guest of the night.

It was announced in July that National Hunt racing is set to return to Towcester Racecourse on London Road in 2027 after a nine-year absence, and this has now been confirmed for next October. Photo: Martin Apps / Countrywide Photographic.

This event is for adults aged 18 and over, and free parking is available on site. With a midnight finish, you are encouraged to arrange a lift or pre-book transport home before the event.

‘Towcester has such a rich history within British racing’

It was announced in July that National Hunt racing is set to return to Towcester Racecourse on London Road in 2027 after a nine-year absence, and this has now been confirmed for next October.

Horse racing ceased to be staged at the South Northamptonshire track in May 2018, but the venue has continued to host greyhound meetings ever since.

Opened in 1928, Towcester staged National Hunt meetings for 80 years before its closure but the sport is set to return next year after Betway unveiled a partnership with Towcester Racecourse owners Orchestrate.

As part of the agreement, the Betway brand has become the principal strategic partner of the racecourse – which has been officially renamed as Betway Towcester Racecourse, and extensive course and facility refurbishment works are already underway.

Those works are expected to cost in excess of £2 million ahead of the return of horse racing in autumn 2027, and the revival of the course will also be documented in a fly-on-the-wall series scheduled for release next year.