Updated Beer Festival List

Summer is almost over and school is about to be back in session, so it’s time for some fall beer festivals. Grab your jackets and hats and read through to pick the ones you’ll be attending. This list is also available on the 2015 Festivals page.

Saturday, August 01

11am-6pm – City Market Free Beer Festival, City Market, Kansas City. The Pitch hosts the first City Market Beer Fest with 100 beers available for purchase. $10 for 4 beers or $20 for 10 beers.

Saturday, August 15

1pm-5pm – Zona Rosa Microbrew Fest, Zona Rosa, Kansas City. Lots of great beers and Missouri Mashers will be doing a competition as a part of the festival.
2pm-6pm – 75th Street Summer Beer Fest, 520 W 75th Street, Kansas City, MO, $35. A lot of local breweries are listed to be at the Summer Fest in 75th Street’s Alley.

Friday, August 21

6pm – Screenland Armour’s Arts and Crafts Beer Festival, 408 Armour Road, North Kansas City. Screenland Armour kicks off the event with exclusive film premiers, the best bands, artists, and even more rare beers!

Saturday, August 22

Screenland Armour continues their Arts and Crafts Beer Festival.

Saturday, August 29

1pm-4:30pm – Midwest Microfest, 800 The Midway, Salina, KS, $35 GA, $60 VIP. If you’ll be in the middle of Kansas on August 29, then this will be a good fest to attend. Over 20 breweries are set to pour their beer at the event, including Red Crow, Radius Brewing, Goose Island, and River North. There will also be live music.

Saturday, September 5

Festival of the Lost Township, Raytown, MO, $35 ($40 at the door) GA, $100 VIP. Hosted by Crane Brewing Company, this beer festival also includes meet and greets with local beer celebrities.

Saturday, September 12

2pm-6pm – Tour of Brews, 3365 SW Fascination Drive, Lee’s Summit. Formerly TKC Real Ale Fest, this beer fest will have one of a kind firkins, live music, and beer demonstrations. This event is in the middle of a fun-filled weekend in Lee’s Summit that includes a Tour of Towns on Friday, Small Biz Showcase on Saturday, and a community day with an adult scavenger hunt on Sunday.
1pm-6pm – Brewtopia, 4380 S Noland Road, Independence, MO, $30. Apex Brew and BBQ Supplies hosts their first festival. Taste a wide variety of beers from over 40 homebrewers and local breweries. Live music, food, and more.

Saturday, September 19

1pm-5pm – High Plains Brewhoff, Overland Park, free by invitation. This fun event that puts you in the judge’s seat asks you to prepare your liver. Celebrity brewers and homebrewers will be judged by you! Tickets are now available at Brew Lab.
1:30pm-6pm – KC Beer Fest, Power & Light District, Kansas City, MO, $35 GA, $60 VIP. This fest has been around for a while, so they’ve got it pretty well organized. Over 200 craft beers from around the world, rare keg tappings, live music, and food trucks will be spread across two blocks in downtown Kansas City.
5pm-10pm – Village West Wine Fest & Beer, 9400 State Avenue, Kansas City, KS, $75 GA, $150 VIP. That’s a hefty price tag, but this fest at Schlitterbahn will showcase over 200 wines and 100 beers from around the world, food from over 30 of KC’s finest restaurants, fireworks at 9pm, and dancing from 9pm until midnight. Limited to 2,000 attendees.

Saturday, October 17

12pm-7pm – KC Brew Fest Fall Edition, Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO, $40. Split between two sessions (12pm-3pm & 4pm-7pm), this fest will include tastings from over 50 breweries.
6pm-9pm – Brew at the Zoo, Kansas City Zoo, 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO, $35-$45. Appetizers, music, beer, and wine samples as well as two drink tickets included in your ticket at this event. Breweries include KC Bier Co, Big Rip, Boston Beer, Crane Brewing, and more. In the Valley Below will be performing.

Saturday, October 24

1:30pm-5pm – Beerfest at the Ballpark, 1800 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, KS, $36. I’ll be honest, you should skip this one. The venue is great, but the beers and crowd were less than stellar, especially for the price. If you really want to go, they do have over 200 domestic, microbrewed, and international craft beers while a DJ will be playing.

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