Unpack your leder­hosen and dirndls and brush up on your Oompah steps. If it’s the first Friday in October, it must be Oktoberfest, which is sponsored by the Punta Gorda Downtown Merchants Association.

Admission is free to the Oct. 5 fest, which takes place in front of the Historic Courthouse on Taylor Street and runs from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.