Upcoming Virginia Craft Beer Events
Find festivals, tastings, beer dinners, and craft beverage happenings across Virginia.
Appomattox Railroad Festival
A family-friendly festival to celebrate the heritage and history of Appomattox County and its citizens. Featuring parade, food, arts & crafts, live bands, train exhibits, fine art show, and fireworks.
Fall Festival at Massanutten
Join us on the slopes to highlight the beautiful Shenandoah Valley with local musicians, food trucks, and artisans.
Crozet Fall Arts & Crafts Festival
Featuring over 120 artists and craft artisans, local food, Virginia wine & beer, live music from local performers, children’s activities, and more.
Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival
Explore artwork from over 130 artists, enjoy live music, kids’ activities, and food vendors. Plus, stay for the After Party and enjoy live music and craft beer and wine.
Hop N’ Hog
Culpeper’s Block Party and BBQ Competition returns with BBQ, beer, and bourbon! Enjoy BBQ tastings, craft beer, wine, & bourbon, artisan vendors, family fun, live music and more. Choice your experience with three different passes.
No Beer Beer Fest – Cider & Mead Festival at Eavesdrop
Join us for an afternoon of incredible ciders, meads, live music, and great food. Plus, the release of our Apple Pie Mead collaboration with Funktastic Meads. Tickets: $45 in advance, $55 at the door.
Howl-O-Ween Pawty at Gloucester Brewing
Bring your pet dressed in their finest Halloween costume! Pet Costume Contest, Treat Station, Photo Station and more! Bring a donation for the Gloucester Mathews Humane Society.
Fall Harvest Pickle & International Food Festival
Featuring the region’s most exciting pickle makers, fermented food producers, international food vendors, food trucks, artisans, and local makers for a celebration unlike your typical fall festival.
Fall Harvest Pickle & International Food Festival at Crooked Run
The festival will bring together some of the region’s most exciting pickle makers, fermented food producers, international food vendors, food trucks, artisans, and local makers for a celebration unlike your typical fall festival.
5th Anniversary Celebration at BrewHaHa
Celebrate all weekend long with live music, new beer releases, and fun!
SCREAMFest at Tradition
Friday: Haunted Brewery, 7-9:30pm with live music and costume contest. Saturday – Halloween Market 1-7pm, Haunted Brewery 7-9pm, and Rocky Horror Picture Show at 9:30pm.
Carnival of Curiosities at St. George
Enjoy a day of strange brews and curious delights, live music, artisan vendors, special beer releases, steal the pint, and more!
Halloween Party & Costume Contest at Big Ugly
Adult Halloween Party & Anime Market. Halloween candy beer specials all day. Costume Contest at 8pm.
Witches & Brews Halloween Market at Lost Rhino
An enchanting afternoon of crystals, tarot, astrology, art, self-care, and pure witchy vibes.
Yorktoberfest
Sample more than 40 beers, ciders, and more form across Coastal Virginia. Enjoy live music, beer classes, and local vendors.
Rick Rowe’s Monster Mash at Stable Craft
Rick Rowe’s DJ Dance Party, Mummy Races, Costume Limbo, Costume Contest, and more!
Boos and Brews/Fall Fest at Afterglow
Join us for a day of ghoulish delights and family-friendly festivities. Trunk or Treat, Vendor Market, and more!
Williamsburg Beer Festival
Join us Friday, November 6th, 2026, in New Town, for the Williamsburg Beer Festival. Enjoy beer samples from local breweries. As well as food samplings from our restaurant sponsors, music, raffles, and fun for everyone. All proceeds support The Howard Hanna Children's Free Care Fund, benefiting our partner hospital, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD) and their Mental Health Care for Kids Initiative.
Williamsburg Beer Fest
Raise a cup to 250 years of America - and to a great cause! Includes 16 pours and lite bites. Tickets: $40; Non-Drinkers: $20. Proceeds benefit the Howard Hanna Children's Free Care Fund and CHKD.
10th Anniversary Celebration at Benchtop
Join us for our 10th Anniversary Celebration -- filled with live music, food trucks, and special beer releases - Czech Dark Lager Anniversary Beer, Rum Barrel-Aged Old Wooden Ship, and Wicked Walter - and more!
Pickle & Grilled Cheese Fest at Bunnyman
Enjoy a day of sour, salty, and spectacular entertainment! Pickle vendors and the area's top grilled cheese vendors plus food trucks.
Taste of Nelson
Enjoy unlimited tastings of Nelson 151 products – cider, beer, & wine; live music by Holy River and more; food trucks, and fall festival fun.
Apple Harvest Festival at Albemarle Ciderworks
Celebrate Apple Season with farmers' market vendors, local artisans, Brunswick stew, apple butter, live music, hayrides, and array of ciders!
LoCo Cider Fest
Kick off Virginia Cider Week at LoCo Cider Fest featuring small-batch pours of Loudoun County craft ciders, mountain views, cozy vibes, and plenty of fall fun. Tickets: $40
Bright Leaf Brew Fest
The 19th Annual Bright Leaf Brew Fest is right around the corner! Sample from over 100 different beers, enjoy live music, and eat some delicious food.
Oyster Bash by Rotary Club of Oyster Point
27 Beers – 22 Amateurs & 5 Pros. Enjoy raw, roasted, and fried oysters, Brunswick stew, desserts, wine and tastings of all 27 beers. Tickets: $75.
4th Annual Picklefest at Tradition
Enjoy all things pickles!
Chili Cookoff at Thin Brew Line
Enjoy free chili tastings to crown the winner! 1st Place = $50 Gift Card and 2nd Place = $25 Gift Card.
Friendsgiving at Eavesdrop
All day Friendsgiving packed with live music, local vendors, great food, cold beer, and some very cute special guests (Alpacas & Baby Goats!).
CHKD Red Truck Christmas Photos at Afterglow
Get in the spirit with Christmas photos and holiday cheer!
Old World Christmas Market at Bear Chase
Shop over 30 local makers and find the perfect 100% handmade holiday gift!
Crozet Winter Brews & Booze Festival
Enjoy unlimited samples from craft breweries, cideries and distilleries with a Tasting Ticket. Entrance to the event is FREE! Guests will be able to purchase full pints and select cocktails from our Cash Bar. Plus, all can enjoy music, shop from local vendors at the Holiday Market and support community owned & operated Crozet Park.
Concealed Darkness Release Party at Blue Mountain Barrel House
Celebrate the newest release of Dark Hollow Reserve, Concealed Darkness. Bottles and variants available for purchase. Whole-hog pig roast along with other food options available for purchase plus live music all day.