While the holiday season is just getting underway in downtown St. Joseph, with Light Up the Bluff happening Friday, St. joseph Today is already heavily involved in planning one of downtown’s biggest Winter events, two months from now.
The 2024 St. Joe Winter Beer Fest takes place on Saturday, February 1 from 12:00p-4:00p, outdoors, under a big tent on the corner of Broad St. and Lake Blvd. in downtown St. Joseph.
With available tickets limited to only 1,050, Paul Knapp, executive director of St. Joseph Today said ticket sales opened online Sunday, December 1. Tickets usually ‘sell out’ for the beer fest.
Ticket purchasers will have two ticket options again this year. A limited number of VIP tickets will be available (until 11:59p December 31) for $75 and will include admission, a tasting cup, 15 tokens (one token per sample), 30-minute early access to the event, a 2025 Winter Beer Fest long sleeve t-shirt, entertainment courtesy of Sunset Coast DJ and winter comradery.
General Admission tickets will be available for $40 and will include admission, a tasting cup, 12 tokens (one token per sample), entertainment courtesy of Sunset Coast DJ, and winter comradery. Festival attendees can order tickets online only at stjoetoday.com/beerfest.
Knapp expects that beer fans will be excited about the lineup of Michigan breweries planned for the festival. The 2024 event will feature twenty-one (21) breweries/cideries.
Breweries/cideries include but are not limited to
Bell’s Brewery,
Blake’s Hard Cider,
Brew Detroit,
Good Boy Vodka,
Grand Armory Brewing Co.,
Haymarket Brewery,
Lansing Brewing,
Lazy Ballerina Winery (Hard Cider Only),
New Belgium Brewing,
North Pier Brewing Co.,
Peat’s Cider,
Petoskey Brewing,
Right Brain Brewery,
River Saint Joe Brewery,
Round Barn Brewery,
Saugatuck Brewing Co.,
Silver Harbor Brewing Co.,
Sister Lakes Brewing Co.,
The Livery,
Upper Hand Brewery,
Watermark Brewing Co.
St. Joseph Today gave Thanks In Advance to sponsors Beaudoin Electrical Construction, RE/MAX by the Lake, The Buck Burgers & Brew, NOBO and Bud Distributing for their support of Winter Beer Fest and the community.
For more information on the St. Joe Winter Beer Fest, visit stjoetoday.com/beerfest.
