| Edmonton's International Beerfest | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Beer festival |
| Venue | Shaw Conference Centre |
| Location(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Years active | 2003–2019, 2021– |
| Founder | Sean Farmer |
| Previous event | 24-25 March 2023 [1] |
| Next event | 21-23 March 2024 [2] |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Website | https://www.internationalbeerfest.com/ |
Edmonton's International BeerFest is an annual festival held in early spring in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]
Event
The festival allows patrons to sample beers, lagers and ales from around the globe[5] brought in by different vendors, microbreweries, and pubs from around the world, with a focus on Alberta and Canada.[6][7]
The first events sold out.[8] Since then, the event has won the City of Edmonton's local magazine Vue Weekly's Golden Fork Awards for best Beverage Festival/Event in both 2014[9] and 2015.[10] Beerfest then received runner up in the same category in 2016,[11] 2017,[12] and 2018.[13] [14] Approximately 25,000 people have attended in past years.[15][16]
See also
References
- ↑ "Edmonton's International Beerfest - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca".
- ↑ "Edmonton International BeerFest".
- ↑ "Edmonton Beer Festival about craft beer advocacy, education". metronews.ca. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ "Festival City: Edmonton's International Beerfest". The Wanderer. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "100 bottles of beer in the hall: tales from Beerfest". Vue Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "Beer drinkers find heaven". metronews.ca. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Rock 'n' roll on tap at Edmonton's International Beerfest – also, beer". gigcity.ca. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "Edmonton International BeerFest". Edmonton Journal. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ↑ "Golden Fork Awards 2014: Other Bests". www.vueweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ "Golden Fork Awards 2015: Other Bests". www.vueweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ "Golden Fork Awards 2016: Other Bests". www.vueweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ "Golden Fork Awards 2017: Other Bests". www.vueweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ "Golden Fork Awards 2018: Other Bests". www.vueweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/longneck-ice-cold-beer-ever-break-your-heart-beerfest-returns-to-edmonton
- ↑ "International Beer Fest celebrates tenth anniversary". Edmonton Examiner. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Edmonton International Beerfest". Canadian Beer News.
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