On October 14th, 2024, Kirkwood hosted it’s annual Oktoberfest at Kirkwood Park. Oktoberfest celebrates the marriage of King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. At Kirkwood, German exchange and Kirkwood students were encouraged to go and celebrate. At this festival there is lots of German music, food, and dancing.
The Deutschmeister band plays many traditional german songs for Oktoberfest.