Calgary
Sunday August 24, 2025
Calgary’s Most Celebrated Food & Beverage festival
We invite you to indulge in an extraordinary culinary experience at Brewery & the Beast! More than 60 of Calgary & Banff’s award-winning restaurants and renowned chefs will be serving up an incomparable feast for the senses. Featured dishes are crafted with responsibly sourced local ingredients and cooked over live fire, ensuring fresh, bold flavors in every bite.
A Premium, Inclusive Experience
Each chef presents an exclusive, expertly crafted dish, allowing you to create your own unique tasting menu.
Complimenting the chef's creations are Premium Wines & Specialty Cocktails, Craft Beers, Cider, Hard Teas, and Zero-Proof Beverages.
Enjoy a soundtrack of fresh Live Music and your favourite tracks from Guest DJ’s
Eat Well. Support Local.
All proteins at Brewery & the Beast are responsibly and ethically raised - sourced exclusively from trusted farms and ranches in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan - providing guests with a 100% Canadian-grown experience.
The festival proudly supports local communities, with more than $175,000.00 raised to support culinary scholarships, mental health initiatives, and food security programs in Alberta and BC.
Join Us at Brewery & the Beast
Learn more about our ticket options, group packages and what’s included. Scroll down for all the event details, and;
Check out the incredible lineup of restaurants and beverage makers who will be serving their very best for you to savour.
Ticket Information
Tickets on Sale: March 25, 2025 @ 8:00am
Date: Sunday August 24, 2025
Venue: The Confluence (Formerly Fort Calgary)
Brewery & the Beast is 100% Canadian, independently owned, and produced by a small family organization.
Your support of this event is genuinely appreciated.
VIP Experience
1pm-5pm
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES:
A one-hour exclusive hospitality experience prior to the Main Event, featuring: guest chefs and bartenders, fresh-shucked oyster station, full-service bars and live DJ.
10 minute early access into the Main Event.
Unlimited Access to the chefs dishes and culinary offerings during the VIP Experience and the Main Event.
10 x Drink Tickets for full sized servings of Craft Beer | Cocktails | Premium Wines | Hard Tea & Seltzers.
Beverage Pour Sizes = Beer, Seltzer, Hard Teas, (12oz) | Wine (3oz) | Cocktails (1oz).
Unlimited Non-Alcoholic and Zero-Proof Beverages.
Shaded lounge with seating areas for the duration of the event.
Access to a VIP-only bar throughout the entire event.
Premium air-conditioned washroom facilities for entire event.
VIP’s can come and go from the space as they wish.
Live DJ during the one-hour exclusive VIP event + Live Music during the Main Event.
Separate VIP entry + exit point.
No extra purchases needed — it’s all included with your ticket.
$249.95 + GST
Main Event
2pm-5pm
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES:
Unlimited Access to chefs dishes and culinary offerings from more than 60 of Calgary and Banff’s best restaurants and renowned chefs.
8 x Drink Tickets for full sized servings of Craft Beer | Cocktails | Premium Wines | Cider, Hard Tea & Seltzers.
Beverage Pour Sizes = Beer, Seltzer, Hard Teas, Cider (12oz) | Wine (3oz) | Cocktails (1oz).
Unlimited Access to all of the Non-Alcoholic and Zero Proof beverages.
Live Music and Guest DJ’s.
No extra purchases needed — it’s all included with your ticket.
$149.95 + GST
Tickets can be purchased using AMEX, Visa, Mastercard, and Affirm.
EXCLUSIVE GROUP & CORPORATE HOSTING PACKAGES
VIP Corporate Hosting Ticket Packages
Group Packages for Friends & Staff Functions – Preferred rates available
2024 CULINARY PRESENTERS
2024 beverage PRESENTERS
2024 VIP PRESENTERS
Brewery & the Beast takes place on the traditional territories of the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations. We acknowledge this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We recognize, with gratitude, how fortunate we are to live, work, and play on lands that Indigenous nations have called home since time immemorial.
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