Oktoberfest Golf Mixer & Beer Garden in DTLA

Most Oktoberfest parties in LA happen on a patio with a long table and a stein. This one hands you a golf club. On Wednesday, October 21, Golfers United and The Swing Factory are turning the indoor golf bays at Swing Factory Golf on South Hill Street into a pop-up beer garden for an evening mixer. If you're scanning the calendar for Things Happening In Los Angeles that aren't another bar crawl, it's a good midweek option.

What the night looks like

The listing runs it from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, so two hours, right after work. You get time in the simulator bays, a beer garden set up inside the venue, and snacks built around the Oktoberfest theme. The organizers are also running indoor golf challenges through the evening, which works well in a room full of people with wildly different swings.

That's the point, really. Golfers United pitches its events as a way to make golf feel less exclusive, and this one says outright that all skill levels are welcome. You can show up with a real handicap or never have held a driver. Plenty of people will be there mostly for the beer and conversation.

The venue

Swing Factory sits in an older downtown building with exposed concrete columns, big factory windows and ductwork running across the ceiling. The bays use projector screens and launch monitors, so you're hitting real balls into a screen that tracks each shot across a virtual course. Between bays there are couches and small tables, which makes it an easy room to mingle in when it's not your turn.

What your ticket covers

General admission is listed at $39.19. According to the event page, that gets you:

• Access to the indoor golf bays
• Light bites and refreshments
• Networking time with the rest of the crowd

Tickets are sold through the event listing linked on this page. Check it before you head over for any last details from the organizers.

Getting there

The address is 742 South Hill Street, between 7th and 8th in the Historic Core. Pershing Square station on the B and D lines is a few blocks north on Hill, and 7th Street/Metro Center is walkable too, which helps if you plan on more than one beer. Street parking downtown on a weeknight is hit or miss, and there are paid lots nearby on Hill and Broadway.

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