Art Walk Oktoberfest

It was so worth coming downtown for Art Walk Oktoberfest and being around all of the great energy of the people! There’s a lot of hard work from all of the vendors and it’s an amazing place to come experience being part of the Jacksonville community.
I love trying new foods and the samplings of so many food trucks and restaurants added to the overall atmosphere of Art Walk Oktoberfest. Parking was super easy for me as I came around 4:30pm and got a spot on Laura Street one block from Hemming Plaza. The parking meters except debit/​credit cards and are free after 6pm so I only ended up paying for an hour and a half of time. Very convenient.
Overall, I recommend making it your mission to attend next year or any future Art Walk. The smells, the music, the art, the lights, the people, the conversations, the promoters, the laughter and of course, the beer made this the very best way to experience downtown!

What a cool event. To see the downtown area alive and kicking with people and community is amazing. This place was kicking. There were all kinds of foods to sample. Bacon on a stick? Organic cotton candy? Who could have imagined such wonders, and yet here they are in all their splendid glory. The vendors with their various wares were there from handcrafted leather bags, to beautiful, unique, and unusual paintings and other art work. There were street performers and a live band I believe singing a «beer polka»! What fun! You should check it out. The only issue we had was finding a parking spot!

Art Walk is great but the Oktoberfest one is the best. Live German bands, beer and art. Don’t miss it!

I have been to four art walks this year, and this was by far my favorite. With the theme being Oktoberfest, they had more food and beer than usual. At first the lines to get tickets and beer were confusing to figure out and long. But once you figured everything out then it then you didn’t mind b/​c you felt like it was worth it. I tried McKenzie’s Pumpkin Jack Cider and Pumpkin Ale from Bold City Brewery. Both were really, really good.
The music and the dancing were really great and entertaining. I liked that they put the stage street side across from MOCA, instead of inside Hemming Plaza. They should do that from now own. I also liked that they added all the tables to and strung up lights to make it look really pretty once the sun had set. Jacksonville really out did themselves and also happy the turn out. The streets were busy with families & friends taking in all the fun & good vibes the Art Walk had to offer. I really don’t know how they are gonna top this one, but they can def. try. Another great and successful event to show that Jacksonville is definitely growing.

It’s Artwalk with more beer and food then normal. You have everything from food trucks to the gourmet if Tapa That and everything in between. You also have the whole Octoberfest theme with German music. The city and the promoters really go all out once a month for Artwalk. So come out like me and enjoy the weather and walk. After all it is supposed to be good for you.

I really enjoyed my first art walk. Full of vendors, food trucks and the live music was great. My only issue is that I felt like i was lost and even with the art walk map I downloaded it was still a bit confusing to get around. I also feel like they could have set up the vendors in an organized fashion. Maybe they were but I couldn’t tell amongst the crowd of people and the super long lines to get beer.
Don’t get me wrong I still had a fun time and enjoyed sampling various foods and sweets from different vendors. The Oktoberfest theme was made apparent by the live music and cute hats they were selling. I give this art walk a thumbs up and who knows I’m sure I’ll find myself at another one :-)