Unique cosplay ideas for group Oktoberfest costumes

Let’s face it, in Australia, Oktoberfest is not really a family party, unless you are of German descent and you are celebrating this tradition. As Oktoberfest is a festival of beer culture, it is mainly celebrated by young adults as a great way to celebrate the end of the cold weather and to welcome in Spring. As the name suggests it is celebrated over two weeks starting in the last week of September till the end of the first week of October.

Oktoberfest costumes for the house, college or dorm parties

Vintage Pink Beer Maid Costume

As Oktoberfest is celebrated at the end of September, it is a perfect time to have a big house party. It could also be the end of university and high school classes before exams start. It coincides with other great beer festivals in Australia. The AFL Grand Final or the NRL Grand Final are usually held on the last weekend of September. In Melbourne, as there is even a Grand Final public holiday, the perfect timing to host your own Oktoberfest party in your home, with your housemates, loved ones and friends. So while you may be wearing your teams’ colours during the grand final, you can be wearing traditional Oktoberfest outfits in the evening.

What should I wear to an Oktoberfest costume party?

This is very simple. In honour of this old German festival, the traditional dress is also from this era. It is lederhosen for men, and dirndl for women. Lederhosen for men, Dirndl for women. If you Google these phrases you will find exactly the look, just like the group Oktoberfest costumes you can see on our website. You will see the Lederhosen is long shorts (traditionally made of leather = ‘leder’) with braces that are decorated. The Dirndl costume is a knee-length dress with a full skirt, an apron, corset-style lacing in the underbust and a square neckline, partnered with a short sleeve blouse with puffy sleeves.

To really get into the spirit of spring and Oktoberfest you can also wear a sexy Oktoberfest costume, for example, a sexy dirndl dress that is shorter and popularly known as a beer wench costume or German barmaid.

Novelty wedding ideas - Lederhosen and Dirndl

green couples oktoberfest costume

The first Oktoberfest was held over 200 years ago in Bavaria, in honour of a royal wedding. Apart from being a time of great fun and festivities, over the years Oktoberfest celebrations have become more popular. It has become more common for young people who enjoy cosplay, to have fancy dress themes for their weddings. As Oktoberfest was originally a wedding celebration, think about this for your special day.

Group Oktoberfest costumes for the bridal party are easily matched by searching for Oktoberfest couples costumes. You will find a selection of modern yet traditional German traditional dress up ideas. You will be able to find Oktoberfest outfits where the colour of the man’s shirt matches the apron and ribbon of the dirndl dress on our handy website.

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