The calendar

Beer events & festivals

Plan the right beer journey at the right time — the festivals, beer weeks, and competitions worth traveling for, with live dates from official sources. Ranked editorially, sourced on every event’s page; the 2026 calendar follows below.

Coming up in 2026

Dates from official sources, soonest first. Cancelled or postponed editions stay listed and flagged, never quietly removed.

7 Nov
SatSaturday
San Diego Beer Week 2026
7–15 November 2026
San Diego · United States
№14
13 Nov
FriFriday
Hobbiton Beer Festival 2026
13–14 November 2026
№30
Larry Koester · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY · Flickr
13 Nov
FriFriday
Fremantle BeerFest 2026
13–14 November 2026
Fremantle · Australia
№35
13 Nov
FriFriday
Billie's Craft Beer Festival 2026
13–14 November 2026
Antwerp · Belgium
13 Nov
FriFriday
Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB) 2026
13–14 November 2026
Chicago · United States
Andy (dumptruck) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY SA · Flickr
27 Nov
FriFriday
Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival 2026
27–28 November 2026
Dunedin · New Zealand
Alpat · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY SA · Flickr
12 Dec
SatSaturday
Christmas Beer Festival Essen 2026
12–13 December 2026

Recently past

Archived editions stay up for the record — and link ahead to the next year when dates are announced.

Visitors crowd the backlit Glenfiddich stand inside the exhibition hall at the Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival

Nigab Pressbilder · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY · Flickr

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2026

23–24 October 2026 · Scheduled

The HemisFair Park entrance arch hung with the Beer Festival banner, with festival tents and the Tower of the Americas behind, during the San Antonio Beer Festival

Nan Palmero · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY · Flickr

San Antonio Beer Festival 2026

17 October 2026 · Scheduled

Fresh Hop Ale Festival 2026

10 October 2026 · Scheduled

Tripodero · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons

Snallygaster 2026

10 October 2026 · Scheduled

Crowds of festivalgoers pack the tasting hall at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver

Four Brewers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY SA · Flickr

Denver, United States

Great American Beer Festival 2026

10–11 October 2026 · Scheduled

W.Feistler · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons

Blumenau, Brazil

Oktoberfest Blumenau 2026

7–25 October 2026 · Scheduled

Top 50 Beer Events

Curated on beer quality, cultural distinctiveness, destination appeal, atmosphere, and accessibility — the full research record sits on each event’s page.

Panoramic view over the Oktoberfest grounds on the Theresienwiese with beer tents and fairground rides

Steve Collis from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons№1

Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest Munich

19 Sep – 04 Oct 2026 · World's largest folk festival; multi-million annual attendance

Coin-coin · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons№2

Pajottenland / Brussels region, Belgium

Toer de Geuze

09 May – 10 May 2026 · Open-house weekend across 14 HORAL member producers and blenderies

№3

Plzeň, Czechia

Pilsner Fest

05 Oct – 10 Oct 2026 · Multi-day celebration in the birthplace of Pilsner Urquell

KKPCW · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons№4

Brussels, Belgium

Belgian Beer Weekend

04 Sep – 06 Sep 2026 · Large free-entry festival in Brussels' Grand-Place

№5

Prague, Czechia

Prague Beer Fest

10 Apr – 11 Apr 2026 · Two-day festival highlighting Czech and international independent beer

Tkarcher · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons№6

Forchheim, Germany

Annafest

24 Jul – 03 Aug 2026 · Eleven-day hillside festival built around traditional beer cellars

№7

Paris, France

Paris Beer Festival

25 May – 31 May 2026 · Week-long city program ending with a large public festival

Festivalgoers stream beneath the giant golden arch of clinking beer mugs at the main entrance of the Qingdao International Beer Festival at dusk

Sprt98 · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons№8

Qingdao, China

Qingdao International Beer Festival

17 Jul – 15 Aug 2026 · Month-long festival with attendance commonly reported in the millions

Crowds fill the historic beamed hall during the Bruges Beer Festival

№9

Bruges, Belgium

Bruges Beer Festival

12 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 · Large Belgian and international brewery showcase in the historic center

№10

Athens, Greece

Greek Beer Festival

27 Mar – 29 Mar 2026 · Three-day public showcase of Greek and guest breweries

Vermont Brewers Festival tasting glass raised against Lake Champlain sailboats at Waterfront Park, Burlington

szapucki · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY · Flickr№11

Burlington, United States

Vermont Brewers Festival

17 Jul – 18 Jul 2026 · More than 40 Vermont breweries on the Lake Champlain waterfront

№12

Asheville, United States

Asheville Beer Week

15 May – 29 May 2026 · Two-week program across Asheville-area breweries and beer venues

№13

Melbourne, Australia

Pint of Origin

15 May – 24 May 2026 · About 800 beers from more than 200 breweries across 22 venues in 2026

№14

San Diego, United States

San Diego Beer Week

7–15 November 2026

№15

Straubing, Germany

Gäubodenvolksfest

07 Aug – 17 Aug 2026 · About 1.3 million visitors, seven tents and roughly 27,500 seats

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival/Photographer: Barry Brecheisen · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons№16

Telluride, United States

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival

18 Sep – 20 Sep 2026 · About 10,000 attendees per day in a scenic mountain town

№17

Blumenau, Brazil

Festival Brasileiro da Cerveja

04 Mar – 07 Mar 2026 · More than 200 breweries and roughly 900 labels promoted for 2026

№18

Yakima, United States

Fresh Hop Ale Festival

10 Oct 2026 · About 65 brewers; Yakima Valley grows roughly three-quarters of U.S. hops

Kiyoteru Awaji · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons№19

Taipei, Taiwan

Tianmu Beer Festival

18 Jul – 19 Jul 2026 · Free public festival reported to attract up to about 200,000 visits

№20

Wrocław, Poland

Beer Geek Madness

17 Apr – 18 Apr 2026 · Specialist two-day festival with a strong international brewery roster

№21

Yokohama, Japan

BeerFes Yokohama

12 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 · More than 200 beers promoted for the 2026 edition

№22

Stuttgart, Germany

Cannstatter Volksfest

25 Sep – 11 Oct 2026 · About 4.2 million visitors reported for a recent edition

Four Brewers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY SA · Flickr№23

Denver, United States

Great American Beer Festival

10 Oct – 11 Oct 2026 · Major U.S. national beer festival; 2026 edition moves outdoors

№24

Ensenada, Mexico

Ensenada Beer Fest

20 Mar – 21 Mar 2026 · More than 120 craft breweries and over 30 food participants reported for the 15th edition

№25

Helsinki, Finland

Craft Beer Helsinki — Summer

25 Jun – 27 Jun 2026 · Three-day summer festival in central Helsinki

David Burn · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons№26

Wellington, New Zealand

Beervana

21 Aug – 22 Aug 2026 · More than 60 breweries commonly represented

The white windmill rising above the signed entrance of Founders Heritage Park in Nelson, the home of MarchFest

№27

Nelson, New Zealand

MarchFest

28 Mar 2026 · More than 20 breweries and 100+ beers promoted for 2026

Paweł Leszczyński · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons№28

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw Beer Festival

26 Mar – 28 Mar 2026 · Flagship multi-day gathering for Poland's large modern craft-beer market

№29

Gothenburg, Sweden

All In Beer Fest

17 Jul – 18 Jul 2026 · Two-day festival centered on Scandinavian independent beer

Stacked wooden ale barrels beside a thatched hobbit building at the Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, home of the Hobbiton beer festival

Larry Koester · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY · Flickr№30

Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton Beer Festival

13–14 November 2026

The De Molen brewery stand pouring barrel-aged beers at Copenhagen Beer Celebration, the festival now known as Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen

Bernt Rostad · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr · CC BY · Flickr№31

Copenhagen, Denmark

Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen

22 May – 23 May 2026 · Up to about 800 beers across multiple tasting sessions

Jmmuguerza · CC BY SA · Wikimedia Commons№32

Villa General Belgrano, Argentina

Oktoberfest Argentina

02 Oct – 12 Oct 2026 | The 2026 program is promoted across October 2–4 and October 9–12 rather than continuously. · Two long-weekend festival blocks in Argentina's best-known German-heritage town