Craft Beverage Events and Festivals

There is no shortage of excellent festivals and events featuring Michigan craft beverages. Check out the season’s best offerings.

• Traverse City Beer Week -  November 7-15, Traverse City
• Toast The Season - Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail - November 7-9 & 14-16, Leelanau
• Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer, and Food Festival - November 21-22, Grand Rapids
• Polar Beers - December 4, Detroit Zoo, Detroit
• Nouveau Festival – Fenn Valley Vineyards - December 6, Fennville
• Mt. Pleasant Craft Beer Festival - June 6, 2026, Mt. Pleasant
• Burning Foot Beer - August 26, 2026, Muskegon

Pure Michigan Events – Pure Michigan means pure fun, and we have your one-stop shop for events throughout the state right here. Find world-class events to small-town festivals – and everything in between.

Michigan Brewers Guild Events – With over 300 breweries, we rank fifth in the nation in breweries, microbreweries, and brewpubs. Annual festivals take place in the Upper Peninsula and Detroit, among other events.

Michigan Wine Collaborative Events – Shaping the future of the Michigan wine industry, the Michigan Wine Collaborative hosts informative and interesting events throughout the year.

Visit Detroit Wine and Beer Festivals – Check out this guide to Wine and Beer Festivals in Metro Detroit.

Annual Events

There are many annual events to follow. Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer and Food Festival features more than 1,500 wines, beers, ciders, and spirits from around the world with a focus on Michigan-made. Looking for hard cider events? Each fall, the Annual Mid-Michigan Cider Fest provides Michigan cider tasting, music, and more. In the springtime, consider Grand Rapids Cider Week – Cider Week GR celebrates the Local-to-Grand Rapid cider scene with seven days of events and activities culminating with a cider festival in downtown GR.