The Squamish Beer Festival is an opportunity for guests to sample all kinds of craft beers at the Loggers Sports Ground in Squamish in late June.

The festival took place on Saturday, June 22nd in 2024. Other events on that same weekend elsewhere in the Lower Mainland were the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Lynn Valley Day, Sasquatch Days, the Scotiabank Half Marathon, Greek Day on Broadway and more.

The festival returns in 2025 and happens on June 20th to 21st.

To learn about everything happening on the second-to-last weekend of the month, see our June Calendar of Events. To learn about the Squamish Beer Festival, continue reading.

This article contains the following information about the Squamish Beer Festival:

Where and When | Festival Admission | What to Expect | Other Information

The Squamish Beer Festival

Celebrating its eighth year in 2024, the Squamish Valley Beer Festival is an annual festival for all things beer and cider. The festival attracts over 2,000 attendees. It features a variety of entertainment options as well. There are usually live bands, DJs, street entertainers, food trucks, interactive art installations, axe throwing and more. There are over 100 different craft beers and ciders to choose from!

Where and When

The Squamish Valley Beer Festival takes place at Loggers Sports Ground, which is at 39555 Loggers Lane in Squamish.

In 2024 the festival happened on Saturday, June 22nd. It’s a half-day event and runs from around 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm.

The Beer Festival happens on the same day as the Squamish Farmers Market. The farmers market is a weekly event that takes place on Saturdays on Cleveland Avenue in downtown Squamish. It’s worth checking out as both events are in the same area.

Festival Admission

Ticket prices to the Squamish Beer Festival vary depending on how early they are purchased and whether they include beer tokens. Prices for the 2024 festival are listed below. The first price in each category didn’t come with any samples. The second price, on the other hand, included 15 beverage tokens.

Early-bird Tickets – $49 or $65 (sale ended April 30th)
Regular Tickets – $55 or $70 (from May 1st to June 21st)
Day-of Tickets – $65 or $80

As this event serves primarily alcohol, attendees need to be aged 19+ to participate.

What to Expect at the Beer Festival

At the event you can expect to see lots of people, beer vendors, live entertainment and about six food trucks. As many as 2,000 people attend the event.

Over 55 craft beer breweries, cideries and other beverage makers participate each year. Between them, they offer samples of over 100 different drinks.

Food vendors at the event in 2024 included Carte Diem Greek Food, Frencheez, Hot Dog Hustlin’, Luz Tacos, Teriyaki Boys, Shameless Buns and Whistler Wood Fire Pizza.