Vancouver

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Sunday Septemer 21, 2025

Vancouver Island’s Most Celebrated Food & Beverage festival

We invite you to indulge in an extraordinary all-inclusive culinary experience at Brewery & the Beast! More than 50 of Victoria and Vancouver Island’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.

Chunks of bright red salmon bites served on wooden picks and an herb sauce, presented on a wooden plank with fish bones at Brewery and the Beast festival

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

Taco de Chicharron served at Brewery and the Beast festival

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.

Pink cocktails served in plastic festival cups with Driftwood Brewery branding and a woman's hand with teal nail polish at Brewery and the Beast festival

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: April 22, 2025

Date: Sunday September 21, 2025

Venue: Starlight Stadium

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. 

  • Unlimited Access to the beverage offerings during the VIP Experience and the Main Event, including: Craft Beer | Cocktails | Premium Wines | Cider, Hard Tea & Seltzers.

  • Beverage Pour Sizes = Beer, Seltzer, Hard Teas, Cider (12oz) | Wine (3oz) | Cocktails (0.5oz). Unlimited Non-Alcoholic Beverages included. 

  • 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 or tokens needed—it’s all included with your ticket.

$259.95 + GST

Main Event

2pm-5pm

YOUR TICKET INCLUDES:

  • Unlimited Access to Dishes and Culinary Offerings from more than 50 of Victoria and Vancouver Island’s best restaurants and renowned chefs

  • Unlimited Access to the following beverage offerings: Craft Beer | Cocktails | Premium Wines | Cider, Hard Tea & Seltzers.

  • Beverage Pour Sizes = Beer, Seltzer, Hard Teas, Cider (12oz) | Wine (3oz) | Cocktails (0.5oz).

  • Unlimited Access to all of the Non-Alcoholic and Zero Proof beverages  

  • Live Music and Guest DJ’s

No extra purchases or tokens needed—it’s all included with your ticket.

$159.95 + 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

CULINARY

2024 beverage PRESENTERS

2024 VIP PRESENTERS

Brewery & The Beast takes place on the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking Peoples — the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations — and Sc’ianew (Beecher Bay) ancestors and families. 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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