The 18th annual festival runs a Friday tailgate-style Backyard Bash followed by Saturday's grand craft-beer tasting, both with live music and food. The festival's own pages describe the beer lineup as either over 100 or 150+ craft beers depending on which page you read, and admission is 21+ for the tasting though the Village around it stays open to everyone.
Before you go
- Buy presale tickets online before the festival to avoid the higher day-of price.
- Bring ID the tasting areas are 21+.
- Friday's Backyard Bash runs 6 to 8 PM Saturday's Grand Tasting runs 2 to 5 PM.
What we checked, and when
Read off the venue's own page on 2026-08-24.
The festival's own events page lists Friday presale tickets at $55 ($65 day-of), Saturday presale at $45 ($55 day-of), a Pour Pass covering both days at $80, and a limited 2-day ticket at $95. The total shown reflects the Pour Pass, the standard way to attend both days.
⚠️ One sentence in the Saturday event body says "October 11th," but the header, homepage, and Baytowne's own October calendar all say Saturday, October 17. October 17 is the date to go by.
⚠️ The festival's own pages disagree on the beer count: the homepage says over 100, the events page says 150+.
21+ for the tasting areas the Village itself stays open to the general public during the festival.