THE SUNFLOWER STATE / FESTIVAL FIELD GUIDE
Kansas beer
festivals.
Make a weekend.
Ten Kansas beer festival destinations, from fall garden tastings and river fundraisers to Wichita brewery gatherings, downtown Hutchinson, and a Hays food-and-drink evening. Choose a region, check the edition, and make a weekend around the local pour.
KANSASBEER FESTIVALS
Sunflower roads.
A local pour.FOLLOW A FESTIVAL. EXPLORE A LITTLE.
CURRENT & UPCOMING EDITIONS
Botanical Brewfest, Brew Ha-Ha, and Flint Hills Beer Fest have October dates announced. Lawrence’s Beers of the Kaw follows on November 1, 2026.
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
Overland Park / Shawnee
An Arboretum fall tasting and Shawnee’s craft-beverage-and-music gathering on the Kansas side of the metro.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Lawrence / Kansas River
Beers of the Kaw’s watershed brewery tasting supporting Friends of the Kaw.
Explore this region ↗2 FESTIVAL PICKS
Topeka / Capital Region
Brew Ha-Ha’s mentoring fundraiser and Tap That Topeka’s summer brewery gathering.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Manhattan / Flint Hills
A Blue Earth Plaza tasting supporting local homecare and hospice.
Explore this region ↗2 FESTIVAL PICKS
Wichita / South Central Kansas
THE Beer Fest’s Delano brewery tasting and ICT Bloktoberfest’s beer garden and paid sampling event.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Hutchinson / Reno County
Kansas brewery pours and a homebrew competition supporting recreation programs.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Hays / Western Kansas
Barrels, Brews, & Bites’ food-and-beverage fundraiser for local history.
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 Kansas brewery guide and Kansas 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.
Botanical’s current date is October 17.
The 2026 event and main festival pages agree on October 17, 2–5 p.m. An older FAQ footer shows October 18 and different hours; use the dated current announcement.
Read the garden date check ↗THE Beer Fest moved to Delano.
Wichita Brewing explicitly moved its completed January 31, 2026 event to the Delano Brewpub. Older production-site descriptions should not establish a future venue or entrance.
Check the Wichita brewery edition ↗Bloktoberfest’s beer tasting is separate.
The completed 2026 park celebration had free public entry, but Beer Fest sampling required a separate adult ticket on Friday, October 9. The two-day celebration was not two-day tasting admission.
Compare the Wichita formats ↗03 / 10 FESTIVALS WORTH KNOWING
Find your kind
of Kansas 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.