Oktoberfest at Idle Hands Craft Ales

Idle Hands throws a day-long Oktoberfest outside its Malden taproom, and the 2026 edition doubles as the brewery's fifteenth anniversary. Two bands play traditional Oktoberfest music across the afternoon and evening, with barbecue and dessert vendors, a neighbourhood makers' market and a charity dunk tank raising money for a local housing nonprofit. Admission is free, though the brewery warns its own lot fills fast.