15th Annual Skitoberfest
October 5, 2024

15th Annual Skitoberfest

October 5, 2024
Get pumped, Winter Is Coming!

15th Annual Skitoberfest

  • Food & Drink Specials
  • Live Entertainment
  • Fun for all ages
    Family Friendly

When is the last time you drank a Michigan brew while burning skis in the bonfire?! If you know us and you’ve been to Skitoberfest, then your answer is likely 2023! We are super stoked to present Skitoberfest 2024 – an Oktoberfest-style party with a twist. Fall for winter with the return of your favorite activities – keg bowling, stein hoisting, Kids’ Zone fun, pond pedaling, and more! We’re creating the great Bier Hall filled with craft brews, delicious eats, and rockin’ the tent with live music. No Skitoberfest is complete without our Pray for Snow Bonfire, wrapping up a perfect fall day in true Boyne Mountain-fashion. Ski ya there!

Looking to make the most of the weekend?

2024 Updates Coming In August

2023 Event Overview

  • Noon-5pm: Winter Expo
    Noon-5pm: Kid's Zone | Bounce House, Inflatables, Tubing, Face Painting, Games, Paintball, Pony Rides
    Noon-5pm: Live Music from Yankee Station
    Noon-5pm: Scenic Chairlift Rides
    Noon-5pm: SkyBridge Michigan open
    Noon-5pm: Bier Alley| Michigan Craft Beers, Michigan Wine & Spirits, Food Trucks
    Noon-5pm: Pumpkin Smashing, Hammerschlaugen
    1-4:00pm: Balloon Twisting, Hula Hooping Station
    1-3:30pm: Stein Hoisting Qualifying Rounds

    1:30pm & 3:45pm: Fire Breathing Show
    2:00pm: Pond Pedal | Prizes for Best Crash & Fastest Across
    4:15pm: Stein Hoisting Championship | Prizes Available for Champions
    4:30pm: Pray for Snow Bonfire
    5-8pm: After Party | Back Forty Biergarten | Prizes
    8pm-Midnight: Snowflake After Party 

  • Everyone knows the truth... if the kids ain't happy, ain't no one happy. So at Skitoberfest, we've got you covered. Get a Kids Zone Wristband, and let the kids have fun all afternoon for one low price!

    • Hula Hooping
    • Inflatables (Bounce House, Obstacle Course, and more)
    • Tubing Hill
    • Battle Archery
    • Face Painting
    • Pony Rides
    • Chalk Art on Village Lane
    • Ski Decorating
    • Balloon Twisting

  • Ready to get geared up for the winter season. Check out the Winter Expo outside on Circle Drive for new products from all your favorite brands.

    • Nordica
    • Blizzard Tecnica
    • Marker Dalbello Volkl
    • Rossignol
    • K2
    • Atomic
    • Salamon
    • Ride Snowboards
    • Stockli
    • Head-Tyrolia
    • Nitro Snowboards
    • LINE Skis
    • Elan-Leki 
    • Smith Optics
    • Boyne Country Sports Featuring BoyneVoyage Trailer

  • If you're planning to make the most of your day at Skitoberfest, you can't do it on an empty stomach. Fortunately, we believe that good food and great drinks should be just as much fun as, fun itself.

    • Happy’s Taco Shop

    • Waffle Cabin

    • Forty Acres Tavern

    • Everett's
    • Trophy Room Pub & Pizzeria

    • Tillie’s Tafel

    • Boyne Concessions

    • Petoskey Brewing Company

    • New Belgium Brewing

    • Beards Brewery

    • Shorts Brewing Company

    • Starcut Ciders

    • Atwater Brewery

    • Bell's Brewery

    • High Five Spirits
    • Bee Well Mead & Cider
    • Saugatuck Brewing Company 

Celebrate The Change Of Season!

Our favorite fall event is almost here! So start waxing those skis and break out the snow dances because the countdown to winter is on.

2021 Recap Video

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