Another festival of craft beer delights is happening November 7 – 20, 2025, on Vancouver’s North Shore.
Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Festival kicks off on November 7th with the signature festival at the Pipe Shop. It’s the perfect way to set the tone for two weeks of fun events, activities, and new brew releases highlighting the incredible craft breweries, cideries and distilleries that call the North Shore home.
This is also the perfect time to fill your Vancouver’s North Shore Tasting Passport. The contest runs from November 1 – 30: visit any of the participating locations and collect a stamp with purchase (or, go digital with the BC Ale Trail mobile app!). Once you have 6 unique stamps, hand in your passport to be entered into the grand prize draw. The best part? All of the VNSCBW events take place at locations where you can collect stamps!
Individual Brewery Events
The two-week festival is full of events and breweries, cideries and distilleries across the North Shore.
• November 7 – Launch Party
Kick it off in style at the official Launch Party at the Pipe Shop in The Shipyards. Always the tastiest and most exciting event of the Fall season on the North Shore, this high-energy event features live music, food trucks, and a curated selection of beverages from North Shore craft producers. This party always sells out, so get your tickets early!
• November 8 – Strathcona North
Enjoy a full meal deal with the North Shore’s pre-eminent culinary-driven brewery at Strathcona’s Brew Masters Dinner, where delicious food is thoughtfully paired with equally delightful beer.
• November 9 – Braggot Brewing
Party like a Viking! At Braggot Brewing, the celebration includes keg lifting, keg carrying, axe throwing, and stein holding—and some viking-worthy snacks in-between.
• November 10 – Bridge Brewing Company.
Come celebrate the expansion of one of the North Shore’s OG breweries at Bridge’s Open House in their new location just off Pemberton.
• November 11 – Shaketown Brewing
Test your ability to change the game at Shakertown’s Inaugural Liar’s Dice Tournament. There’ll be great prizes, a local-favourite food truck, and a feature cask release!
• November 12 – Wildeye Brewing
Think you know your UB40 from your MC5? Test your knowledge of Music History at a very special Festival edition of Wildeye’s legendary Trivia Nights.
• November 13 – Black Kettle Brewing
Catch the Jets v. Patriots game—and more importantly, the party outside before it—at Black Kettle’s Gameday Tailgate, featuring a bona fide Rib cookout, exclusive pilsner Urquell steins, and discounted appies.
• November 14 – Windfall Cider Co
Change it up at the only cidery on this list. Get to know these unique, community-produced ciders at a very special evening of tastings.
• November 15 – La Cerveceria Astilleros
Get jiggy with it at a Mexican fiesta dance party, featuring a live DJ and some new beer releases.
• November 16 – The Woods Spirit Co.
Enjoy your beer a little differently at Woods’ “Beer’tails” Night, where the North Shore distillery collaborates with a local brewery to create something truly unique and definitely magical.
• November 17 – North Point Brewing
And the coveted Monday Night spot goes to North Point where you can catch the big game with an exclusive beer special at the Monday Night Football Party.
• November 18 – Copperpenny Distilling Co.
Close enough! Get into the holiday spirit (ready or not) at Copperpenny’s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” Party, featuring winter cocktails and curated holiday gift basket making.
• November 19 – Beva Brewing & Blending
Come thirsty—and hungry— to a very special Kitchen Pop-Up with a special guest that will complement Beva’s already delectable tasting room menu.
• November 10 – Beere Brewing
Close out the Festival with one more shot of energy at Beere’s very special Stout Release Party where $5 gets you a 16 oz pour of their new Espresso Stout called “Spressy Tini.”
For a full list of events and details, visit the VNSCBF page.
The Craft Beer Festival on Vancouver’s North Shore is all about kicking back, enjoying great locally-brewed beer, and making memories with friends old and new. See you there!
