THE YELLOWHAMMER STATE / FESTIVAL FIELD GUIDE
Alabama beer
festivals.
Make a weekend.
Ten beer-festival destinations, from Huntsville tasting halls to Birmingham brewery celebrations and the Gulf Coast. Compare the pours, check the edition, and give the weekend a good reason to happen.
ALABAMABEER FESTIVALS
Find a pour.
Stay a little.FOLLOW A FESTIVAL. EXPLORE A LITTLE.
NEXT ANNOUNCED EDITIONS
Three upcoming 2026 celebrations are on this board. Completed editions are clearly marked, and important Auburn and Mobile changes are flagged below.
Pick a place. Find your next favorite.
01 / PICK YOUR PART OF THE STATE
Start close.
Keep exploring.
Choose a regional starting point, then compare the format. A brewery tasting, a beer garden, and a food-first celebration make different kinds of weekends.
2 FESTIVAL PICKS
Huntsville / Redstone
Von Brewski’s indoor tasting and Redstone’s German-style festival.
Explore this region ↗2 FESTIVAL PICKS
Sand Mountain / Cullman
Albertville’s Taps & Tunes and Cullman’s biergarten tradition.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Tuscaloosa / West Alabama
Tuscaloosa’s downtown Oktoberfest at Government Plaza.
Explore this region ↗2 FESTIVAL PICKS
Montgomery / Opelika
ZooBrews in Montgomery and Whistle Stop’s Opelika Oktoberfest.
Explore this region ↗2 FESTIVAL PICKS
Gulf Coast
Gulf Shores food trucks and craft beverages, plus Elberta’s sausage-and-beer outing.
Explore this region ↗This is a destination guide with the last verified edition shown when a new date is unannounced. Some picks are broader craft-beverage or heritage celebrations with beer at their center. Pair the shortlist with our Alabama brewery guide and Alabama beer roundup.
02 / DATES WITH THE YEAR ATTACHED
What is on
the calendar?
Announced future editions and completed editions to watch. Every date belongs to the stated year; old ticket links do not become new festival dates.
Organizer and official destination announcements checked October 12, 2026. Packages, venues, and dates can change. Confirm the current edition before buying or booking.
Auburn’s traditional festival is off for 2026.
The organizer canceled the traditional Oktoberfest and announced an expanded October 16 beer dinner instead. A possible 2027 return is being explored; that is not a confirmed festival date.
Read Auburn’s current announcement ↗Mobile’s listings need an extra check.
Dauphin Street’s festival homepage shows a cancellation notice while tourism and ticket pages retain the October 3, 2026 listing. We are flagging the discrepancy rather than treating the scheduled event as completed.
Check the festival’s latest notice ↗A return year is not a dated ticket.
Cullman says Oktoberfest returns in 2027, but the page still carries the completed 2026 dates and packages. This guide will keep that edition marked completed until precise new dates are verified.
See the Cullman edition note ↗03 / 10 FESTIVALS WORTH KNOWING
Find your kind
of Alabama weekend.
Search a city or festival, narrow the region, and check the edition status. Each profile explains the setting, ticket details, and the practical checks for a better visit.