Organizers of Toronto Oktoberfest say they’re cancelling their event for 2025 due to “current funding restraints.”

The notice was posted on the event’s website, and organizers said the event – which began in 2012 as a nod to the famous festival in Munich, Germany – will be back next year.

“Due to current funding restraints, we have made the difficult decision to pause Toronto Oktoberfest for 2025 while we focus on building an even better festival experience for the future,” they wrote.

“Mark your calendars—we will definitely be back in 2026!”

They did not elaborate on what the funding restraints were.

Last year’s Oktoberfest unfolded over two days in late September at the Downsview Airport Lands.

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