It’s time to start planning your spring and early summer BC ale-ventures, and what better way to kick things off than with a beer festival?
Dozens of craft breweries (and maybe even a cidery and distillery or two) all coming together at one venue, with good food, music, and your fellow craft beer lovers — what could be better? Here are the craft beer festivals on the calendar for spring and early summer 2024. Stay tuned for summer and fall festival announcements coming soon.
Start planning your next beer-themed getaway to attend one or some of these fun events. And be sure to check out the Sip & Stays on offer as well!
Vancouver Brewers Fest • Vancouver
April 19 – 28
This festival event features events at various breweries around Vancouver. The events calendars is continuing to fill up with collaborations, games and tournaments, guided tastings and beer talks, food specials and exclusive menus, and more. It’s a chance to connect with your local brewery, meet others with a similar interest in craft beer, and discover one of the many unique breweries that call Vancouver home.
Also, be sure to check out the Vancouver Tasting Passport promotion we are running throughout the month of April.
Brewloops • Kamloops
April 27
This popular event returns in a new spring slot. Brewloops features more than 25 breweries, cideries, and distilleries from across the province along with live music, food trucks and more.
Caribrew Beer Fest • 100 Mile House
April 27
The second annual Caribrew Beer Fest returns to 100 Mile House. A fundraiser for the local Rotary Club, the event will take place at the 100 Mile House Community Hall, featuring six breweries from as far north as Prince George with a couple from in between along with 100 Mile’s own Cask & Cleaver.
Nanaimo Craft Beer Week • Nanaimo, Parksville Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay
April 27 – May 5
Hosted by the Nanaimo Craft beer Society, this weeklong festival will have multiple events and multiple locations around the region to celebrate local craft beer culture. With returning favourites and new events, you’ll want to keep an eye out for the full event list announcement coming soon.
Search for the Perfect Pint • Port Moody
May 3
The Search For the Perfect Pint features dozens of breweries and food vendors for you to sample. This is an all-inclusive festival: no tokens needed!
Not only is this a celebration of great craft beer, it’s also a major findraising event for the Port Moody Rotary Club. All the proceeds goes directly back into the community to support local, charitable organizations.
Langley Craft Beverage Week
May 10 – 19
This nine-day run of events returns to Langley in May in conjunction with Brewhalla in Fort Langley, including a kick-off party at Dead Frog Brewery and other events at Brookswood Brewing, Five Roads Brewing, Trading Post Brewing, Farm Country Brewing, Camp Beer Co., Locality Brewing and Smugglers’ Trail Caskworks, culminating in a special event called Spirits in the Park on Sunday, May 19, that will feature featuring all the Langley Breweries and 10-12 BC craft distilleries along with live jazz and folk music performers. 
Kelowna Beerfest • Kelowna
May 11
Kelowna Beerfest kicks off the summer season with 40 breweries and cideries from BC, 8 food trucks, games, and DJs just steps away from the beach. New this year, you can choose from a morning or afternoon tasting session.
Brewhalla Beer & Music Festival • Fort Langley
May 18
This popular annual event welcomes more than 30 local BC craft breweries, cideries, wineries, and distilleries, along with two live music stages, food trucks, games, attractions, and more.
Squamish Beer Festival • Squamish
June 22
Located at the Loggers Sports Ground, the Squamish festival brings together more than 55 breweries and cideries for craft beer lovers to celebrate great beer and mountain culture with food, games, axe throwing, DJs, live music, and more. Early-bird ticket prices are available until April 30.
Grab your tickets, your fellow craft beer lovers and start planning your festival outfits!
No matter where your ale-ventures take you this year, be sure to share your experiences by tagging @BCAleTrail or #BCAleTrail – and always enjoy responsibly.
