Brewhalla Beer Festivals

The Brewhalla Beer and Music Festival features craft beer, food and live music at beer festivals in Fort Langley and North Vancouver.

Brewhalla is the brand for the series. In 2024 Brewhalla North Vancouver and Brewhalla Fort Langley were both in the spring. There’s a new event in New Westminster during the summer, on August 10th. Then in the fall, there’s an event in Chilliwack, on October 5th. In the past there have also been Brewhalla events in Port Moody and Cloverdale (but not in 2024).

See below for details about all of Brewhalla’s various events, or visit the official Brewhalla website.

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The Brewhalla Beer & Music Series of Festivals

Brewhalla is a relatively new addition to the summer events scene in the Lower Mainland. In 2024 there are four festivals. The first is in North Vancouver and the second is in Fort Langley. The third event is a new one in New Westminster, and the fourth takes place in Chilliwack.

Each of the Brewhalla events are for people ages 19+. This is because these events are beer festivals. Around 20 to 30 different craft breweries usually take part at each festival.

In addition to all the beer stations, there are food vendors and multiple live music performances to enjoy as you eat and drink. Exact details for each event vary, but generally you can expect there to be raffles or giveaways as well as activities like cornhole (i.e. bean bag throwing) and other lawn games to play.

Brewhalla Craft Beer Festivals

2022 was the inaugural year for the Brewhalla Festival. There have been four stops each year since the festival series was created, but some of the locations have changed.

In 2024, there are events in North Vancouver, Fort Langley, New Westminster and Chilliwack. See below for details about this year’s events as well as ones that have happened in the past.

Brewhalla North Vancouver

The first stop of the Brewhalla tour in 2024 was in North Vancouver on Friday, April 19th, from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The event took place at the Shipyards. One of the most popular places for events on the North Shore, the venue is at 125 Victory Ship Way. It’s about a five-minute walk from the SeaBus terminal near the bottom of Lonsdale Avenue.

General admission tickets were on sale for around $45 each this year. There were about 32 different breweries featured at the event, plus a variety of food trucks. The musical acts scheduled to perform this year included the following:

Trilojay
Side One
DJ Paisley Eva
DJ A-Slam

To learn more about this event, see our article about Brewhalla North Vancouver.

Brewhalla Fort Langley

The second Brewhalla event in 2024 was on Saturday, May 18th (which is on the Victoria Day Long Weekend). It was at Fort Langley Park at 9089 Nash Street from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Admission included a tasting glass and three drink tokens. Additional beverage samples cost extra.

The festival in Fort Langley is the only one that happened in years before 2022. In the past it was known as the Fort Langley Beer Festival. Now it’s “Brewhalla Fort Langley.” It’s pretty much the same, just with a different name and at a slightly different venue. In the past it happened outside the Fort Langley National Historic Site. Since 2022 it’s happened at Fort Langley Park (which is about a kilometre west of the fort).

The food options at this venue usually include items like burgers, donairs, macaroni and cheese, acai bowls, donuts and more.

The musical acts at this event in 2024 were the following:

Antonio Larosa
Side One
A-Slam

To learn more about this event, see our article about the Fort Langley Beer Festival or visit the Brewhalla.ca website.

Trading Post Beer Truck in Fort Langley — Fort Langley Beer Festival

Brewhalla New Westminster

Note: This event runs from noon to 6:00 pm on Saturday, August 10th in 2024.

New for 2024, the third Brewhalla event of the year takes place at Queen’s Park in New Westminster. It happens on August 10th from 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm.

As of mid-July, tickets are available online for about $45 each (plus taxes and fees). VIP admission costs about $75 per person and includes express entry, four extra drink tokens and early access.

Similar the other Brewhalla events, the New Westminster stop features around two dozen breweries and around half a dozen food trucks. There are also games like cornhole, giant Connect 4 and giant Jenga, as well as a “best dressed contest”.

The musical acts set to take the stage in August are the following:

Side One
BIG FUZZ

To learn more about this event, visit the Brewhalla.ca website.

Brewhalla Chilliwack

Note: This event returns from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Saturday, October 5th in 2024. Additional details are to be confirmed.

New for 2023 was Brewhalla Chilliwack. It took place on Saturday, October 7th, at Watson Glen Park. The venue is located at 5727 Tyson Road and the festivities ran from noon until 6:00 pm. The event returns on October 5th, 2024 at the same location.

As with other events in the series, Brewhalla Chilliwack features various breweries and food vendors. The entertainment lineup for 2024 is to be confirmed as of July. Last year’s lineup included the following:

Cameron Whitcomb
House of the Future
Michaela Slinger
TriloJay

Tickets cost around $45 for general admission and around $75 for VIP admission. Entrance to the festival includes a commemorative glass and three drink tokens. VIP tickets come with additional perks as well.

For more information about this event, see our article about Brewhalla Chilliwack.

Brewhalla Cloverdale

Note: This event isn’t happening in 2024.

The final Brewhalla event in 2023 was in Surrey on Saturday, October 28th. This event took place from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds at 17798 62nd Avenue. There was free parking available at the site itself on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Cloverdale event featured more than 30 breweries, a number of food options and live music. There were also fun games to enjoy. General admission cost $45 each before taxes and online fees. Early bird and VIP tickets were also available.

Live entertainment at the 2023 event included performances by the following:

Side One
TriloJay
Antonio Larosa
Sadé Awele
Frankie & The Juicebox

To learn more, see our article about Brewhalla Cloverdale.

Brewhalla Port Moody

Note: This event didn’t happen in 2023 and it’s not happening in 2024 either.

In 2022 the Port Moody Brewhalla event was the only one of the four festivals that took place over two days. It happened on the Friday and Saturday of August 5th and 6th, 2022. The event’s hours of operation were from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on the Friday and from noon until 5:00 pm on the Saturday. The event took place at Inlet Field Park at 3024 Murray Street which is just a few blocks from Rocky Point Park.

Before it got postponed, the 2023 Port Moody event was going to happen on just one day, Saturday, August 12th. Over 20 breweries took part in the event in 2022 with more than six food options as well. Tickets started at a little under $50.

Inlet Field Park is just down the street from what’s known as “Brewer’s Row” near Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park. This means that if this event isn’t enough for you, there are plenty more breweries not too far away!

The musical acts who performed at this event in 2022 were the following:

Jobe
Brother Luck
Hyaenas
Aza Nabuko
Shady & Con
Mikey Jose
Sam Chimes
Shaun Finn
Frase & Fawna
Syd Warwick
Yvonne Kushe
Raincity
Adam Thomas
Phil Bo
Brewhalla House Band

To learn more about this event, see our article about Brewhalla Port Moody.

To see a video of this event, see below or click Brewhalla Video .

Brewhalla Video

To give you an idea of what to expect at a Brewhalla event, check out the videos below. The first one shows scenes of the festival in Port Moody in 2022. The second one is of the event in North Vancouver later in the same year.

Brewhalla North Port Moody Video

As you’ll see in the following video, there were lots of beer vendors at the Port Moody event, and the number of attendees was very reasonable. When we went you didn’t have to line up for a long time to get your samples. There was also live music to enjoy and food trucks to buy all kinds of tasty treats from. The weather on the day was also perfect for beer drinking!

Brewhalla North Vancouver Video

The same as the event in Port Moody, Brewhalla North Vancouver was also awesome. It took place at the Shipyards in October. Over half the event was outside, but in a large, covered area. Not shown in the video were vendors which were also set up indoors in the Pipe Shop.

The band featured in this video is Trilojay.