Beer festivals

Four days of Portuguese craft beer at Campo Pequeno in the Munich manner: kiosks pouring by the cup, street food stalls alongside them and live bands on the opening Saturday.

TipThe ticket buys only the cup; beer is paid for at each kiosk and a refill visit costs 2 euros.

Savannah's riverfront Oktoberfest turns Plant Riverside District into a Bavarian beer garden on October weekends: bratwurst on pretzel buns, giant pretzels, strudel, seasonal beers, keg bowling and the Wiener Dog Races.

TipThe Wiener Dog Races run on the second Saturday at 11:00 on the Riverwalk; arrive early for a rail spot and stay for the stein-holding contest.

The Thessaloniki Beer Festival at TIF Helexpo runs across four September days with 30+ beer kiosks and over 150 labels covering lagers, IPAs, stouts, wheats.

Fall for Greenville closes Main Street for three days every October: 50+ local restaurants, 80+ musical acts, craft beer and wine. Free entry.

EurHop Roma Beer Festival, now in its 12th edition, runs 9 to 11 October 2026 at the Salone delle Fontane in EUR with about 1,000 craft beers from roughly 100 breweries.

TipFree entry to most events; tap-takeovers run nightly. The opening party at Be.Re. is the biggest slot.

The Sacramento Turn Verein, founded in 1854, holds its Oktoberfest at Turner Hall on J Street each October, its 57th in 2026, with authentic German beer, hearty food, live bands and dancing over two nights.

TipTickets are $25 online or $30 at the door, $5 for kids 12 and under, with $2 food and drink tokens; Friday runs 6pm to 11:30pm, Saturday 3pm to 11:30pm.

The Great American Beer Festival, the Brewers Association's premier US beer competition, goes outdoors at Denver's Levitt Pavilion on 10 and 11 October 2026, with a PAIRED beer-and-chef pairing area.

TipTickets release on the Brewers Association site each summer and sell out in minutes; check the GABF judging competition results for medalists to taste.

Meet the Makers walks the artist-owned galleries of Carmel-by-the-Sea for one October evening, pouring Monterey County wine and craft beer alongside light bites from local food makers.

TipBlue lanterns mark the participating galleries; the walk starts in Devendorf Park at 16:00, the tasting ticket is $50 and gallery touring itself is free.

Brew in the Lou, a benefit for the Lutheran Elementary School Association, fills Francis Park on 10 October 2026 with craft beer, spirits, wine and cocktail tastings, local food vendors and live music.

Organised by Black Brew Culture and Proximity Brewing, Blacktoberfest has grown into one of the top-ten US beer festivals by USA Today's ranking. The three-day Old East Durham event features 20+ breweries, 6 Black-owned wine and spirits brands, 30+ food and retail vendors, and live music across a main Saturday event with Friday and Sunday extensions.

The Hanoi Craft Beer Festival each October gathers independent Vietnamese craft brewers in Furbrew's Tay Ho beer garden, with limited collaboration.

TipTickets via Furbrew Facebook; collaboration brews sell out by mid-Saturday.

Harvest on the Harbor is Portland's Maine food festival, held 15 to 17 October 2026 at Maine Studio Works, with the Maine Lobster Chef of the Year contest and Maine OysterFest sessions.

TipTickets must be bought in advance and are non-refundable. The lobster chef contest is on Friday and OysterFest has two Saturday sessions.

Saborea Sin Prisa Granada is the autumn tapas route where around 30 Granada bars pair an exclusive tapa with a mini Alhambra Reserva 1925, ending in a judged final at the brewery.

TipScan the QR code on the plate to see if you have won an instant prize, and visiting three bars enters you in the grand draw for a year of free beer.

The 22nd Warsaw Beer Festival fills Legia Warsaw Stadium from 15 to 17 October 2026 with Polish and international craft breweries, food trucks, workshops and live music.

Chattanooga Oktoberfest fills the First Horizon Pavilion with a biergarten, Bavarian cooking, stein hoisting and oompah bands each October, a free-entry weekend now in its 25th year.

TipEntry is free but all beer and merchandise sales are card-only on site; the 2026 edition runs 17 and 18 October.

The Main Street Block Party with Day of the Dog closes Santa Monica's Main Street on Sunday 18 October 2026, noon to 6 pm, with live music, local businesses, food and drink and a beer and wine garden.

TipIt pairs with Day of the Dog, so expect half the crowd on four legs; the beer garden wristband line moves fastest early.

Savour Kilkenny Food Festival, founded in 2006, runs 22 to 26 October 2026 with a free Festival Quarter market on The Parade, cookery stages, craft drinks and dining events.

TipThe Festival Quarter on The Parade is free, open Saturday 10am to 9pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. The Castle Park concert (Saturday) and restaurant dinners are ticketed, so book those ahead.

Zeeco Oktoberfest Tulsa fills River West Festival Park for four October days with bratwurst, schnitzel, Bavarian cheesecake and strudel, and over 200 taps of German and local beer.

The annual Aarhus craft beer festival at the Godsbanen cultural centre brings together 75 Danish and international craft breweries for a two-day tasting.

The Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, running since 1992, fills Nacka Strandsmassan on 23 and 24 October 2026 with more than 100 exhibitors and guided tastings.

TipFriday and Saturday public sessions. Tickets sell out two months ahead.

Festival Parrillero del Caribe is a two-day grilling festival in Puerto Morelos, south of Cancún: 14 grill stands, 18 tastings, chef contests and live music at its fourth edition in October 2025.

TipEarly-bird tickets were MXN 150 for 2026 against MXN 250 at the gate; children under 12 enter free.

The USA TODAY Wine & Food Experience is a single-afternoon tasting at High Street in Phoenix, with food from local chefs, wine, beer and spirits, music and mixology for one admission price.

TipThe 2026 tasting ticket was $75 through 23 October and $80 after; the 2025 edition was on 8 November, so the date moves from year to year.

Mondial de la Bière Rio, the Brazilian edition of the Montreal beer festival, takes over the Píer Mauá warehouses in Rio de Janeiro for four days with about 1,500 beers from some 250 breweries.

Tsukiji Autumn Festival, 30 October to 1 November 2026, pairs a sale in the Outer Market with a Tsukiji Food Fest at Ichibabashi Park serving seafood, meat, sweets, beer and wine.

TipEntry to the Food Fest is free and you pay for what you eat; it is held in rain and cancelled in severe weather.

207 Beer Week, run by the Maine Brewers' Guild, is a nine-day statewide celebration of Maine craft beer each November, with events at breweries from Kittery to Fort Kent, Portland among them.

TipMost events drop-in; some special-release tap takeovers require pre-booking via the brewery sites.

Breizh Bier Session gathers Breton craft brewers in the rehabilitated Grande Halle de la Brasserie Saint-Hélier in Rennes for a weekend of tasting.

TipThe €7 ticket covers entry and a tasting glass, with pours bought on tokens; the Breiz'Hop association ran the 2025 edition on 7 and 8 November.

Bière à Lille runs a week of tastings and brewery events across the metropolis, closing with a weekend of around seventy breweries at Gare Saint-Sauveur.

TipThe closing weekend at Gare Saint-Sauveur is the part worth planning around. Under-18s go free.

HKTDC's wine and spirits fair fills the Wan Chai convention centre for three days each November with producers pouring wine, whisky, baijiu and beer; in 2024 and 2025 the final day was opened to the public.

TipTrade days need pre-registration and the public day has been the last day of the fair; check the HKTDC site for 2026 public hours before you go.

Welsh'Fest gives Gare Saint-Sauveur over to the north's cheese-and-beer toast for a weekend, with restaurant stands, masterclasses, concerts and an international welsh contest.

TipEntry is free. Ten restaurateurs cook, and four contests run: Espoir, Amateur, Pro and a team Relais.

German-style Christmas market at LOVE Park and City Hall with 120-plus vendors, free entry, raclette, bratwurst, strudel and a beer garden, 21 Nov to 27 Dec.

TipThe market is closed 23 to 25 Nov and on Christmas Day. The City Hall Courtyard has seating for 100 next to the carousel, the warmest place to eat.

The Hanoi Beer Festival each November is HABECO's annual celebration at Quan Ngua Sports Palace, pouring Bia Hanoi, Truc Bach and the premium Hanoi Beer.

TipFree entry; pay-per-pour. Live music both days; the Hanoi Premium tent serves the cleanest pours.

Cincy Winter Beerfest fills the Duke Energy Convention Center downtown for one Saturday, 7 February 2026, with afternoon and evening sessions pouring hundreds of local and regional craft beers, the list posted fest week.

TipRegular admission is $60 plus fees for a three-hour session and early admission $70 for four hours; designated-driver tickets are $30.

SLO Craft Beer Fest fills the Alex Madonna Expo Center each February with unlimited tastings from Central Coast breweries in San Luis Obispo.

TipEarly-admission tickets sell out ahead of festival week; buy through My805Tix rather than at the door.

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival is a one-day Atlantic Station event in Atlanta with 60-plus beers, 40-plus bourbons and barbecue: pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and sausage.

TipThe 15th annual edition is on Saturday 27 February 2027; general admission (2pm to 6pm) was $49 plus fees and Wood-Fired VIP (from 12pm) $89 plus fees.

The Georgia Conservancy's annual Oyster Roast at Grove Point Plantation serves oysters and clams from Sapelo Sea Farms with live music. Ticketed, late Feb.

The Annual Icelandic Beer Festival builds a four-day March celebration around Beer Day, when Iceland's 1989 end of beer prohibition is marked with tastings.

Bockfest in Cincinnati's OTR runs the first weekend of March, celebrating the German brewing heritage with parade, bock beer pours and Christian Moerlein.

Minnesota Monthly's 31st annual Food & Wine Experience filled two floors of Target Field, 13 to 15 March 2026, with 175-plus wine, beer and food exhibitors; 2027 dates are not yet listed.

TipVIP tickets at 16:00 give early access; general admission at 18:00. Sample plates from Spoon and Stable and other Beard-track chefs.

Capitol Beer Fest closes four blocks of Capitol Mall in Sacramento each March for more than 100 breweries and a couple of dozen food trucks.

TipIt runs a tight 11:00 to 15:00, so arrive at opening. The food trucks queue harder than the beer lines by midday.

Gasparilla Music Festival runs a two-day live-music weekend in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park with 30-plus Tampa food trucks and local craft beer.

Savannah's St. Patrick's Day is one of the world's largest celebrations, drawing 500,000-plus to the Historic District. Green fountains, pub food, a parade.

Rebel Beer and Cider Fest is the late-winter Oslo craft festival at Rebel on Universitetsgata. Thirty-plus breweries and cider producers, tasting flights, brewer talks and Norwegian street food pairings across two days.

Lisbon Coffee Fest at LX Factory each March: Portugal's specialty coffee fair, roasters, brewers and barista competitions across three Alcantara days.

An annual pairing event at the Durham Performing Arts Center that brings together 30+ Triangle restaurants with local and regional breweries for unlimited tastings across DPAC's three floors. Running since 2012, it is one of Durham's most anticipated food events, with VIP early access available and live music throughout.

Great Vegas Festival of Beer in downtown Las Vegas is Nevada's largest craft beer festival, 200,000 sq ft of Fremont closures with 100-plus breweries.

TipEarly Entry tickets buy an hour from 14:00 with rare beers; the Motley Disco VIP tier covers gratuities and the food spread.

The Foire de Nantes fills the Beaujoire halls each April, its Vins et gastronomie section stacked with cheese, charcuterie, champagne and craft beer.

TipThe fair opens over five days at the start of April; the Vins et gastronomie aisle is one of five themed sections, so start there.

Three Rivers Beer Week runs each April across Pittsburgh. The 40-plus breweries of Allegheny County pour special releases and host events celebrating.

TipSpread across breweries citywide. Plan a route; the special releases sell through fast.

Southern Europe's largest craft beer gathering, three days over 7,000 square metres at Fira Montjuic. Hundreds of taps from Catalan and international brewers, gastronomic stands, talks and DJ sets.

TipA one day online ticket is six euros and includes the glass; bring the same glass back if you come on more than one day.

Greenville Craft Beer Week runs in mid-April with brewery dinners, tastings and pop-up beer pairings across the city's craft beer scene.

TipTickets sell out for the headline dinners; book early for the Brewers Showcase.

En Ol och Whiskymassa in April draws craft beer and spirits enthusiasts to the Swedish Exhibition Centre with over 160 producers pouring across two days.

Salon of Beer at the Trnavske myto Market Hall brings 50 Slovak craft breweries, 200-plus beers and Bratislava street food vendors each April weekend.

TipTickets sell out the week of the event; buy in advance via the venue website.

Münchner Frühlingsfest, the smaller spring sister of Oktoberfest on Munich's Theresienwiese, opens the city's folk-festival season; two beer tents.

Four times a year Durham Central Park fills with 40+ food and drink trucks plus local brewery taps for the city's most casual food event. Free admission, family-friendly, dog-friendly, with a DJ, bounce houses and face painting. Rain or shine.

A spring craft beer festival at Stadshaven Brouwerij in Lloydkwartier with 40+ Dutch and international brewers plus cheese and bread pairing stalls.

NC's largest craft beer festival takes over Fayetteville Street in late April, billed as the largest single-state beer festival in the US: up to 80 NC breweries, 45 food trucks, free Saturday entry, $45 Friday tasting.

Sacramento Beer Week, run by the Sacramento Area Brewers Guild, spreads ten days of tap takeovers, beer dinners, brewery tours and special releases across greater Sacramento's breweries and taprooms in late April.

TipEvents are spread across breweries and taprooms, so check the guild's online calendar and plan by neighborhood; many are free to attend and pay as you drink.

Beer Geek Madness is the annual craft-beer festival organised by Browar Stu Mostów since 2014. Held at Wrocław's former tram depot Czasoprzestrzeń.

TipSaturday afternoon is the prime slot; Friday evening sees the biggest international brewers.

The Beers of Japan Festival sets up in the 1F Oval Park at LaLaport Fukuoka, rotating seven breweries through the run, among them The Brewmaster, Kuju Kogen, Skyhop and the sparkling sake from Dassai.

TipTickets per pour. LaLaport Fukuoka leg runs April 25 to May 6 in 2026.

Kyushu Craft Beer Week takes over Tenjin Central Park in Fukuoka across the Golden Week break, running 11:00 to 21:00 with competition winners, veteran labels and newer brewers pouring in limited quantities.

TipTickets sold per pour. Tenjin Central Park, April 29 to May 5 in 2026.

Mayfest Fort Worth at Trinity Park each spring draws 175,000 attendees with food vendors including Melt Ice Creams, Pecos Pete's, and a Beer and Wine Garden.

TipThursday entry is free for everyone; Fri-Sun adults pay $12, children (3-12) $7, seniors $7. Free parking shuttles run from the Will Rogers Center.

Niku Fes in Tokyo's Odaiba is the Golden Week meat festival, two dozen restaurants pouring wagyu sushi, A5 steak, Philly cheesesteaks and craft beer over 12.

Romanian Mici Day on 1 May is the citywide Labour Day mici tradition: every brewery garden, park grill and market terrace fires the small minced-meat.

TipObor terrace, Berăria H and Hanu' Berarilor are the biggest public mici spots; book or queue early.

The Beijing Craft Beer Festival fills Shougang Park in Shijingshan over the May Day holiday with over 800 craft beers, a market of more than 40 food brands and electronic music.

Dok Noord hosts an annual autumn food festival with Belgian artisan producers, pop-up kitchens, craft beer tastings and local farmers each October.

EatLocal cheese and beer pairing sessions: raw-milk cheese matched to Ghent craft beers in a guided format.

TipBuy a tasting ticket in advance to access the guided pairing sessions; the general market entry is free without a ticket.

TAPT in Amsterdam's Flevopark is the Amsterdam Oost stop on the annual TAPT craft-beer tour, 60-plus brewers across two days, food trucks alongside.

South Bank's free weekend festival showcases Queensland producers, chef demos, winemakers and brewers in the open river-side parklands. Over 80 stalls.

AVL Beer Week is the annual celebration of Asheville's craft beverage industry, with brewery-specific events, tap takeovers and collaborations across town.

TipNo single ticket; individual events and tap takeovers run at each brewery. Check the official AVL Beer Week site for the rolling calendar.

Kilkenny Beer Festival at Sullivan's Taproom on John Street pours 10 Irish craft brewers across a May weekend with live DJs, pub food and reusable cups.

TipThe €5 cup deposit is refundable on Sunday close. Saturday 13:00-16:00 is the smoothest window for tasting flights before the evening crowd.

Mikkeller Beer Week takes over Copenhagen's bars and breweries for seven days in May, with collaborative brews, brewery dinners, tap takeovers and the MBCC.

A self-guided Braga craft beer snack tour each May: participating venues offer a €5 beer-and-snack pairing from a stamp card collected at Letraria.

TipPick up the stamp card at Letraria on Rua Dom Gonçalo Pereira before 20:00. Most participating venues are within a 15-minute walk of each other.

Utrecht's largest street food festival in Griftpark, with eighty-plus food trucks of international street food and Dutch food producers. Five days of live music, craft beer bars and a Saturday farmers section.

Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen brings 100 international craft breweries to Øksnehallen in Vesterbro across four tasting sessions, with around 800.

Chattanooga Beer Fest pours unlimited samples from about 31 breweries at the First Horizon Pavilion each May, a capped 1,300-ticket session with food trucks and live music alongside.

TipThe 2026 edition ran Saturday 23 May and every year since 2021 has sold out; buy the $48 advance ticket rather than gambling on the door.

The twice-yearly Pivo & Burger Fest fills Pogacarjev trg with the best Slovenian burger operators and over 200 craft beers from Slovenia and beyond.

Sabor Salou turns Passeig Jaume I into a three-day street food market each May, with 56 stands in 2026 serving tapas, rice dishes, seafood, burgers, sweets, wines and local beers.

TipThe 2026 edition opened with a 20-metre hazelnut and ratafia tiramisu sold at €1 a portion, with the takings going to local charities.

Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend, organised by Põhjala Brewery at Kultuurikatel since 2015, runs a buffet-style tasting of 370 beers from international breweries.

Philly Beer Week in Philadelphia is the 10-day citywide craft beer celebration in late May and early June, with 2,000-plus events across taprooms.

Chicago Ale Fest is the early-June Grant Park craft-beer festival at Butler Field, with 200 breweries pouring, $50 general-admission and unlimited 2-oz pours.

TipThe 14:00 session is the better one; better light, the brewers themselves are at the tables. Book at the unlimited-pour tier, not the souvenir-glass one.

Taste of Omaha is the city's largest annual food festival, held at Heartland of America Park every Memorial Day weekend with 60-plus local and national restaurant vendors, a beer garden, and live music across three days.

The Majornas Beer Festival in June is hosted at Majornas Bryggeri on Karl Johansgatan with guest breweries pouring alongside the host, presenting a mix.

Bristol Craft Beer Festival takes over the Harbourside on 11 and 12 June 2027 with craft breweries pouring across the two days; pre-sale tickets open on 1 October.

TipSessions sell out ahead; the We Are Beer team has already opened a 2027 mailing list, so book the June weekend early.

Marquette Waterfront Festival at Yahara Place Park, the east-side Marquette neighborhood June festival, runs live music, craft beer and Wisconsin food.

Porto Beer Fest pours about 600 beers from more than 50 brewers across five June days in the Jardins do Palacio de Cristal, with street food kitchens and free entry to the gardens.

TipEntry is free but you drink only from the official cup, about 5 euros. Tasting pours are 2 euros, so a cup pays for itself quickly.

Bierpassie Weekend turns Antwerp's restored Handelsbeurs off the Meir into a beer hall for three days each June, with brewers pouring more than 200 Belgian specialty beers. Entry and the beer talks are free.

TipOrder the starter pack (tasting glass, two tokens, catalogue) online before the end of May for the early-bird price; every beer costs one token.

Summer SOULstice closes Santa Monica's Main Street each June for a free festival of local food, beer gardens and two live-music stages by the beach.

TipThe 2026 edition ran June 20 with Santa Monica Brew Works pouring; arrive before noon to park anywhere useful.

Fort Collins Beer Week runs one week and about 20 breweries each late June, the Fort Collins Brewers Association's citywide run of collabs and tastings.

TipThe 2026 edition ran 22-28 June with a ticketed Beerfest at The Drake Centre; individual taproom events are mostly free.

Finland's largest international beer festival takes over Rautatientori square for three late-June days, with a deep brewery line-up, side programme and food.

Birralguer takes over the Alghero port for four nights in late June, with Sardinian craft breweries, guided tastings, street food, concerts and DJ sets on Banchina Millelire.

Concerts in the Plaza takes over Mission Plaza on summer Fridays from June, pairing free bands with food vendors and local beer in San Luis Obispo.

TipWoodstock's Pizza and Quesadilla Gorilla feed the 2026 series; the bar pours Firestone Walker and SLO Cider.

Pier 360 fills the Santa Monica Pier each June with beach-sports finals, a beer garden and food vendors from Hot Dog on a Stick to local stands.

TipAdmission is free; the Saturday session runs to 19:00 and the beer garden needs ID even for the queue.

Gent Jazz Festival takes over the Bijloke site in Ghent from 1 to 17 July 2027 with international jazz acts, plus food stalls and bars serving meals, cocktails and Omer beer.

EatArtisan cheese and charcuterie stalls from East Flemish small producers appearing only at the festival fringe.

TipTickets are needed (from about €39). Food and drink are paid by card at the on-site bars and stalls, and there are tables in the garden between concerts.

GRUB's summer market in the Mayfield Depot, Manchester. Twenty street-food traders, craft beer, weekend live music every Friday through Sunday, July-August.

Isola Birra takes over the pine grove on the Su Siccu waterfront in Cagliari for three July evenings, pouring more than 60 beers from fifteen breweries alongside street food, tasting workshops and DJ sets.

TipStalls open at 17:00, the guided tasting workshops start at 19:45 and need booking; live music and DJ sets run from 21:00.

TAPT Festival fills Julianapark each July with 60 craft beers on tap, wine and cocktail bars, and food trucks from pizza to loaded fries and burgers.

TipFriday's borrel session 16:00-20:00 has the shortest lines. Buy the BlikBar token for the canned-brewery flight.

Magdalenenfest in Munich's Hirschgarten is the city's only folk festival on a green meadow; Bavarian specialties, kids' rides, family atmosphere.

The Vancouver Craft Beer and Music Festival (VCBW) is now a one-day event at the PNE Grounds, with more than 125 craft beers to taste and live bands on stage. It skipped 2026, and 2027 dates are not yet out.

Feria Internacional del Mezcal runs July 17-28, 2026 at the Centro de Convenciones, with 100-plus producers, 208 artisans, mezcal tastings and craft beer.

The Vermont Brewers Festival fills Burlington's Waterfront Park on Lake Champlain each July with three tasting sessions, 40-plus Vermont breweries and 200-plus specialty pours; 2026 was its 33rd year.

Honolulu Night Market Kakaako runs a few Saturday evenings a year with Hawaii street food vendors, craft beer, live music and pop-up galleries across the Kakaako arts district.

TipFree entry; arrive by 17:30 to beat the dinner queue at the most popular vendors.

On Belgium's national day the Marolles eats on the place du Jeu de Balle: a casserole of Belgian mussels, a portion of De Corte fries and a beer, served from 5pm with brass bands and songs.

TipBook online, it sells out; on the day meals go on sale on the square from 20:30 at €35 rather than €32.

Bollekesfeest in Antwerp is the city's De Koninck Bolleke beer street festival in the Zuid district, free over four days each late July with music.

TipFree entry. The Bolleke stem-glass is shared between De Koninck and Antwerp's food trucks.

The umbrella city-summer festival that includes Odori Beer Garden, Hokkaido Wine Garden and the Summer Bon Odori dance week. Lamb, ramen and Hokkaido produce.

Gastro Miasto sets up nearly 100 vendors on Wrocław's Bulwar Xawerego Dunikowskiego promenade each summer. Restaurants, food trucks, wineries, breweries.

TipFriday evening is busiest. Sunday afternoon is the family-friendly version with the kids' zone open.

The Manchester Craft Brew Festival at Manchester Academy pours 50-plus craft beers, ciders and wines from 15-plus breweries with street food and live music.

Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival, in its 17th year, runs at the Farm Bureau Center at The Meadow Event Park. General admission $45 (VIP $75) covers.

Courtland's Pear Fair, 52 years old in 2026, celebrates the Delta's Bartlett pear harvest on the last Sunday of July south of Sacramento, with fresh pear pies from 9am, a pancake breakfast and a wine and beer garden.

TipFree entry, $20 parking per car; the pear pies go on sale at 9am and sell out fast, and the pancake breakfast starts at 7:30am.

Crave gathers dozens of Lexington restaurants and food trucks with two days of live music at Gatton Park, the city's biggest pure food festival since the mid-2010s.

TipAdmission is $15 for a weekend pass or $10 for a single day, kids 10 and under are free, and the festival is cash-free, so bring a card; every vendor serves $5 small plates.

Beer Mania in Chișinău is Moldova's only craft beer festival, taking over Parcul Valea Trandafirilor in early August with local breweries, grills and live.

Brisbane Beer Fest is a one-day August festival on the Eatons Hill Hotel lawn with 200-plus beers and ciders, BBQ and smoked meat food trucks, live music and beer competitions.

Schiltigheim, the brewers' town at the gates of Strasbourg, throws its Fete de la Biere in early August, with local craft beers, tarte flambee and music.

San Diego Brew Fest at Liberty Station each August, 70-plus breweries pouring 200 beers with food trucks and lawn games on Preble Field.

Brussels plants a beech at the corner of the Rue des Sables every 9 August, a tradition recorded since 1308. The carriers escort the tree through several taverns, and it has to stand before 5pm.

TipThe tree must be up before 5pm; the procession reaches the Grand-Place in the early afternoon.

Four days of live fire cooking in Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, where Irish and visiting pitmasters sell small plate barbecue from about €8, alongside craft beer bars and grilling demos.

TipFriday and Saturday usually sell out in advance, and the site is cashless, so bring a card.

Great Taste of the Midwest at Olin Park on Lake Monona, the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild's second-Saturday-of-August beer festival since 1987.

The Beijing International Yanjing Beer Culture Festival is a ten-day summer beer fair at the Capital International Exhibition and Convention Center, with four themed food zones and live music.

The Utah Beer Festival at The Gateway, the state's largest beer event since 2012, runs 200+ beers and ciders across 50+ local, regional and international.

Streetfoodfestivalen fills Kungstorget and Basargatan with food trucks during Goteborgskalaset, Gothenburg's late August city festival, and hosts the Swedish street food championship.

Berlin Beer Week runs 10 days from late August across 50-plus craft beer bars and breweries with tap takeovers, meet-the-brewer sessions, cruise tastings.

Cleveland Garlic Festival at Shaker Square, the largest annual fundraiser for the North Union Farmers Market, runs top-chef grill-offs, an Ohio Cheese Guild.

Belgian Beer Weekend in Brussels runs the first weekend of September on the Grand Place. Over 500 beers from 50+ breweries; entry free, individual tastings.

Taste of Madison on Capitol Square, the Labor Day weekend festival since 1983, sets up 80-plus restaurants around the Capitol with live music and Wisconsin.

Beer Love Fest runs nine September days across Montpellier bars before a weekend finale on the Promenade du Peyrou, 60 breweries and over 600 beers.

TipThe week happens in partner bars around the city; only the final weekend is up at the Peyrou.

Hamtramck Labor Day Festival on Joseph Campau runs the Polish food festival in metro Detroit. Pierogi, kielbasa, golabki, paczki and Polish beer over three.

TipFree admission; live music, carnival rides and 20 food vendors line Joseph Campau.

Bieres et Saveurs de Chambly is Quebec's biggest craft-beer festival, gathering over a hundred brewers, cider makers and food producers on the grounds.

A two day beer and bite festival in the Museumpark with around sixty beers on tap, wines and cocktails, and food trucks serving loaded fries, pizza, burgers, Mexican food and charcuterie boards.

TipTickets are cheapest in the early rounds, and the bars take cards only, so leave the cash at home.

Craft Beer Revolution Festival is the annual September gathering of craft brewers on the Berăria H terrace by Herăstrău Lake, with dozens of breweries.

TipFree entry to the outdoor terrace; pay per pour at the brewery stands.

Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is a four-day September celebration of Southern food, wine, beer and spirits, with walk-around Tasting Tents, Whiskey & Fire and over 200 chefs.

TipThe signature Tasting Tents are walk-around events at The Home Depot Backyard; Whiskey & Fire and the burger and fried chicken events are ticketed separately, and the organiser has not yet announced 2027 dates.

Chicago German-American Oktoberfest is the three-day Lincoln Square neighbourhood festival each early September, with bratwurst and pretzel stalls.

TipPretzel stand at the corner of Lincoln and Wilson is the queue worth standing in; the Gene's Sausage Shop rooftop biergarten is the right after-festival stop.

Two ticketed sessions in the Ring Hall at the RDS in Ballsbridge, pouring more than 180 beers from 35 plus Irish and international breweries, with festival food stalls and acoustic sets.

TipEntry is via Gate T on Simmonscourt Road; the ticket includes a sampling glass and pours are paid per measure.

Italy's first official Oktoberfest, running since 2005, pitches its tent on Piazza della Vittoria: Hofbräu beer, canederli, pretzels, schnitzel, pork knuckle and spätzle, with bands nightly and family weekends.

TipWeeknights open at 6pm and weekends at noon, both until 2am; weekday early evenings are the only time you can sit without a wait.

The Bruges Beer Festival fills the BMCC on Beursplein each September, its 18th edition in 2026 with around 50 breweries pouring some 350 Belgian beers.

The South End Art Hop fills 1.5 miles along Pine Street September 11-13, 2026. SEABA is the organiser; food trucks at every block and the Pine Street.

The Kulaťák farmers' market on Vítězné náměstí turns into a one day beer festival with more than 25 small Czech breweries pouring hundreds of beers into returnable glasses, plus street food and live music until 20:00.

TipAdmission is free; the farmers' market runs 8:00 to 14:00 and the breweries pour until 20:00, so arrive mid afternoon for the widest choice of taps.

Pig Island, 17 years old in 2026, brings New York chefs to Snug Harbor on Staten Island for one September Saturday to cook whole hogs, belly bites and country ham, with craft beer, cider and spirits included.

TipAll-inclusive tickets are sold on Eventbrite and the event runs rain or shine; come hungry, as beer, cider and spirits are included.

The Steel City Big Pour pours craft beer each September in Pittsburgh to fund Construction Junction. Dozens of breweries and local food in a warehouse.

TipTicketed fundraiser for Construction Junction. Buy ahead; it sells out most years.

The autumn Pivo & Burger Fest weekend brings Slovenia's craft beer producers and Ljubljana burger operators back to Pogacarjev trg in mid-September.

Hessen Haus turns its beer hall over to Oktoberfest for more than two weeks from mid-September, pouring Hofbraeu, Paulaner, Warsteiner and Spaten from Germany in litre steins or Das Boot, with over fifty biers on tap alongside giant Bavarian pretzels, bratwurst, schnitzel and spaetzle.

TipThe run is continuous rather than weekend-only, so a weekday visit avoids the stein-hoisting crowds; the kitchen keeps its regular menu alongside the festival dishes.

Oktoberfest at the Rochester Public Market on Friday 18 September 2026, 5 to 9 p.m., is a free family-friendly evening of German food, beer, live music and games, with Rohrbach's Brewing.

TipHarvest Festival runs on the regular Saturday market day with extended programming. Arrive early for the best selection of apple varieties from Finger Lakes orchards.

TILF, the Taiwan International Wine Tasting Lifestyle Festival, fills Warehouses 2 and 3 at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park for three September days of wine, whisky, sake and beer tastings.

TipFree entry; pay-per-pour. Bring cash and ID; runs September 12 to 20 in 2026.

TV Osaka YATAI Fes is a free-entry food festival of stalls serving dishes from across Japan, held at Osaka Castle Park on 18 to 23 September 2026 with stage acts and draught beer.

TipFood and drink are paid while entry is free. The 2025 edition was on the Great Lawn of Tsurumi Ryokuchi, so confirm the venue on tv-osaka.co.jp/tvofes before you travel.

Sarajevo Beer Festival runs late September at Zetra Olympic Center, pouring Sarajevsko Pivo and Balkan craft producers across two days; confirm current.

TipConfirm the current edition on the festival's Instagram before travel; buy the pass online ahead.

Adams Avenue Street Fair each September in San Diego's Normal Heights, Southern California's largest free music festival with 300 vendors, beer gardens.

Eat Real Festival runs three days at Oakland's Jack London Square in late September with sustainable food vendors, craft beer and a craft fair.

Mondial de la Biere is one of North America's biggest beer festivals, pouring hundreds of beers and ciders from Quebec and abroad across a long weekend.

Fort Worth Oktoberfest at Trinity Park each September features a Paulaner bierhalle, Hacker-Pschorr Biergarten, and German food at the Food Haus.

TipParking is at 1501 University Drive; entrance to the festival grounds is near the Van Zandt Cottage off Farmhouse Way.

Festival in the Park at Freedom Park is Charlotte's free three-day arts and food fair on the last weekend of September, with a beer garden and concessions.

TipFree admission. Beer garden runs inside the park; nothing alcoholic leaves the grounds. Park onsite fills early, walk in from Dilworth.

Beermad is Madrid's craft beer fair, three late September days on Avenida del Planetario beside Parque Tierno Galvan with 50 breweries pouring more than 200 styles, around 15 street food stands and live music.

TipEntry is free; the official tasting glass costs 3 euros. Friday opens at 17:00, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00.

Ciao, Summer! is Horse & Dragon Brewing's Sunday-afternoon festival of low-ABV beers, held annually in mid-September since 2021; the next is 26 September 2027 at the Fort Collins taproom.

TipThe 2026 edition lands 20 September at the brewery on Racquette Drive; tickets come from Horse and Dragon directly.

Les Houblonnades gathers regional brewers and Douaisis producers at the Arkéos museum park, with a medieval buffet, a night market and brewing lessons.

TipEntry is free and it starts from 17:00. Douai is about half an hour from Lille Flandres by train.

The Pigtown Festival closes Washington Boulevard each September for the city's only pig races, plus a pie-eating contest, local food vendors and craft beer.

Key West Brewfest pours more than 50 breweries at the Southernmost Beach Resort each autumn, a Sunrise Rotary fundraiser for its scholarship fund.

TipThe organisers list the 2026 festival week as September 30 to October 4, with the grand tasting itself on October 3 at the Southernmost Beach Resort.

PINT Bockbierfestival in October takes over De Hallen Studios in Amsterdam, 40-plus Dutch craft brewers pouring bock beer across three ticketed sessions.

The Lille Street Food Festival fills the EuraTechnologies site with around fifty stands of restaurateurs, food trucks, brewers and wine merchants over four days.

TipEntry is free and payment is cashless, so load a card at the gate before you queue for food.

Oaktoberfest in the Dimond runs in Oakland's Dimond district the first weekend of October. Two hundred local craft brews, German food, five live music stages.

Asheville Oktoberfest, run by the Asheville Downtown Association, fills Coxe Avenue in the South Slope Brewery District with 20-plus local breweries pouring fall beers, plus distilleries, wineries, German-inspired food trucks, oompah music and games.

TipAdmission is free; a Prost Pass ($25 in advance, $35 on the day in 2026) adds a tasting glass and a punch card for samples. Held 1pm to 5pm on a Saturday.

Taste of North Park each October in San Diego, the 50-restaurant October taste-pass through North Park with 15 beverage sips, live music and craft beer.

Organised by All About Beer Magazine and running since the mid-1990s, the World Beer Festival at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park brings 75+ breweries and 200+ beers to the ballpark with separate NC Beer, Cider and Belgian gardens. The Friday pre-festival Seasonal Beer Showcase is worth attending separately.