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 was 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, and another in Cloverdale on November 2nd.

In 2025 there are Brewhalla events in North Vancouver (in April) and Fort Langley (in May). If, when and where they take place elsewhere next year is to be confirmed.

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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 five festivals. The first happened in North Vancouver and the second was in Fort Langley. The third event was a new one in New Westminster and the fourth takes place in Chilliwack. The final event of the season happens in Cloverdale.

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

In 2024, there are events in North Vancouver, Fort Langley, New Westminster, Chilliwack and Cloverdale. 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

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

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

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

The musical acts in August of 2024 were the following:

Side One
BIG FUZZ

To learn more about this event, see our Brewhalla New Westminster article.

Brewhalla Chilliwack

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

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. The event returns on October 5th, 2024 at the same location. Festivities runs from noon until 6:00 pm.

As with other events in the series, Brewhalla Chilliwack features various breweries and food vendors. The entertainment lineup for 2024 includes the following:

Side One
Six Gun Romeo
DJ Simon Bridgefoot

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 runs from 6:00 pm until midnight on Saturday, November 2nd in 2024.

The final Brewhalla event in 2024 is in Surrey on Saturday, November 2nd. This event takes place from 6:00 pm to 12:00 am at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds at 17798 62nd Avenue.

The Cloverdale event features breweries, a number of food options and live music. There are also fun games to enjoy. The event has a Halloween theme so everyone is encouraged to wear their costumes and participate in the costume contest.

As of early October, admission in 2024 costs $30 each before taxes and online fees. Packs of multiple tickets are also available.

The 2024 entertainment lineup is to be confirmed. Performers at the 2023 event included 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.