The Delta Hotels by Marriott Helena Colonial is running a two-night Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, with free admission and a menu of German-inspired food and Hofbräu beer.
The spread includes Pretzel Bites with beer cheese sauce at $10 and German Pork Schnitzel — described as a traditional breaded preparation — at $19. The hotel is billing it as getting a jump on Oktoberfest season, a tradition that Munich typically wraps up well before Halloween but that Helena is extending with its own version on the last weekend of October.
Both nights are open to the public with no cover charge, making it one of the more accessible fall events on the calendar this month. The Delta Colonial sits near the Walking Mall and is a familiar venue for Helena's convention and event crowd. Residents looking for something to do before or after trick-or-treating on the 31st have a ready option a few blocks from Last Chance Gulch.