Oktoberfest Dallas · Flag Pole Hill

Oktoberfest

The 2026 festival is in the books. The next date lands here the moment the Exchange Club sets it.

Flag Pole Hill, 8015 Doran Circle, Dallas, TX 75238 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Same pit, bigger lawn. Once a year we pack up the smoke and set up at Flag Pole Hill for Oktoberfest Dallas, the Lake Highlands festival presented by the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands.

Plan your day

What's on the Pit

Oktoberfest runs on bratwurst, and ours is the reason people find the tent. Brats spend the morning in the smoker, then hit the grill at the tent for the casing snap you can hear from the beer line. That alone would be a good day. Kraut on top, a cold stein sweating in your other hand while the band finds its second wind. Most tents would stop right there and take the compliment.

Then the brisket shows up. Chopped, smoky, still warm from the pit, piled on the brat until the bun gives up trying to close. Prefer pulled pork? Same pile, same pit, your call. Bratwurst under smoked meat, kraut holding on for dear life. We call it a Braterosa, and it comes with a two-hand warning. Oktoberfest may never call it anything else. Want the lighter lift? Our smoked hot dog takes the same pile and becomes the Hot Dogerosa.

Flag Pole Hill sits in Lake Highlands, a few minutes from our pit on Skillman, so everything arrives with the smoke still talking. Look for the tent with the dancing peppers on top and follow the line.

Twenty-six seconds of smoke and sparks. Sound up.

The tent menu

  • Smoked Bratwurst 10 tickets Smoked bratwurst on a bun with sauerkraut.
  • Braterosa 16 tickets Smoked bratwurst topped with chopped smoked brisket or pulled pork and sauerkraut. Bring both hands. The Braterosa, a smoked bratwurst on a bun piled with pulled pork, sauerkraut and brown mustard in a paper boat Open a bigger photo
  • Smoked Hot Dog 6 tickets Smoked hot dog on a bun. The classic, minding its own business.
  • Hot Dogerosa 12 tickets Our smoked hot dog buried under chopped smoked brisket or pulled pork. The Hot Dogerosa in a red and white checked paper boat, a smoked hot dog under chopped brisket, pickled jalapeño slices, red onion and zigzags of yellow mustard 2 photos Open bigger photos
  • Tiny Twists 2 tickets A bag of mini pretzel twists for the walk back to the stage. A bag of Rold Gold Tiny Twists pretzels held up in front of the MEAT marquee sign and the Strouderosa BBQ license plate board Open a bigger photo

Priced in festival tickets, one ticket to the dollar. Smoked at our pit, finished on the grill at the tent.

Tickets and parking are the festival's call. Check oktoberfestdallas.com (opens in a new tab) before you head out.

The Strouderosa BBQ tent at Oktoberfest Dallas on Flag Pole Hill, a teal Strouderosa BBQ banner overhead, menu boards on the tent poles and the crew working behind the front table Open bigger photos
The teal tent at Flag Pole Hill. Follow the dancing peppers.
The Braterosa, a smoked bratwurst on a bun piled with pulled pork, sauerkraut and brown mustard in a paper boat Open bigger photos
The Braterosa: brat, pulled pork, kraut, brown mustard
Three smoked bratwursts on toasted buns topped with sauerkraut, lined up on a metal tray Open bigger photos
Smoked brats with sauerkraut on toasted buns

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Gates

10am to 10pm

Where

Flag Pole Hill
8015 Doran Circle
Dallas, TX 75238 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Tickets

Prices, parking and the fine print live on the festival site.
oktoberfestdallas.com (opens in a new tab)

Flag Pole Hill, 8015 Doran Circle, Dallas, TX 75238 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Can't make the hill?

The pit at 9090 Skillman runs all week. Same brisket, shorter walk.