THE GRAND CANYON STATE / FESTIVAL FIELD GUIDE
Arizona beer
festivals.
Make a weekend.
Ten beer-festival destinations, from Valley tasting fields and stadium pours to Flagstaff’s mountain setting and a downtown Tucson crawl. Find your kind of festival, then make more of the trip.
ARIZONABEER FESTIVALS
Desert pours.
Mountain weekends.FOLLOW A FESTIVAL. EXPLORE A LITTLE.
NEXT ANNOUNCED EDITIONS
Mesa’s Halloween tasting and two announced 2027 festivals are next. Check the venue carefully: several familiar events have changed their setting.
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.
4 FESTIVAL PICKS
Mesa / Tempe / Gilbert
Two different Mesa tastings, Tempe’s Oktoberfest, and Gilbert’s craft-beverage festival.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Scottsdale / Salt River Fields
The Arizona Strong Beer Festival’s large tasting at Salt River Fields.
Explore this region ↗2 FESTIVAL PICKS
Flagstaff / Northern Arizona
The Flagstaff Beer Festival and Real Wild and Woody’s mountain edition.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Tucson
A downtown route connecting the Tucson Craft Beer Crawl’s venues.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Sierra Vista / Southeast Arizona
Sierra Vista’s wider wine, beer, and spirits celebration.
Explore this region ↗1 FESTIVAL PICK
Wickenburg / Western Arizona
Wickenburg’s downtown Oktoberfest with craft-beer tasting.
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 Arizona brewery guide and Arizona 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.
Mesa has two different new settings.
Arizona Craft Beer Fest goes to The Post and Macdonald Plaza for October 31, 2026. Copper State’s January 16, 2027 edition moves to Sloan Park. Use the location attached to the event you choose.
Compare the Mesa festival profiles ↗Real Wild and Woody went to the mountain.
The verified 2026 event was a two-day Snowbowl edition. Older Phoenix or Tempe indoor listings do not establish the venue or date for the next festival.
See the mountain-edition note ↗2027 headlines can sit above 2026 details.
Strong Beer’s roster still names 2026 breweries, Copper State’s lineup is awaiting its 2027 update, and Superstition’s next date is TBA. Check the year before treating old rosters or packages as new announcements.
Check the pending-edition note ↗03 / 10 FESTIVALS WORTH KNOWING
Find your kind
of Arizona 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.