Over 100 breweries under one roof!

The longest running Brewfest in Central New York is back again for year 26! Often imitated but never duplicated, the Wildcat CNY Brewfest presented by DWI Team is kicking it up a notch again this year. Lots of new breweries added and more attendance by representatives of the breweries themselves to pour and answer questions.

Check the complete list of breweries below that we will be pouring at the festival. Tickets are available here, or at the following retail locations: Now & Later, Middle Ages Brewery, All Who Wander, Branching Out Bottle Shop, EJ Wren Homebrew Supply, Buried Acorn, and Meier’s Creek.

Live Music: My So-Called Band

My So-Called Band is an all 90’s tribute band from CNY!  Rock, pop, dance, hip-hop, you name it!  They play it all! 

Live Music: Soul Risin’

Soul Risin’ is the Syracuse, NY, soul grass jam band! Thriving off of their live shows, the group brings together an array of musical influences to get any venue on their feet. 

TITLE SPONSOR:

Wildcat Pizza Pub

 

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

DWI Team

 

OFFICIAL BATHROOM SPONSOR:

Rentals to Go

 

MAP SPONSOR:

Voss Signs

 

CORPORATE SPONSORS:

Corning Museum of Glass

Leafguard

On the Rocks

Phygit Foods

Syracuse Pedal Tours

 

Interested in learning how you can sponsor the CNY Brewfest?  Contact Kim Allen at kallen@GalaxyEventsCompany.com to learn more!

FAQ’s

What beers are being poured? We will announce specific beers when we get confirmation from participating breweries.

Are Tickets session specific? Unless you have a Golden Ticket, your ticket is only good for the session you purchased. Please be aware of this when you are purchasing your tickets, whether you do so online or in-person as there are no refunds or exchanges.

I have a Golden Ticket. What can I use that for? The Golden Ticket will get you in Session One OR Session Two at the regular time (1:00 or 6:00).You may purchase an Early Entry Add On Ticket if you’d like to enter early for your desired session.

Are there attendance caps? We are capping the attendance at each session this year to allow enough room for everyone to move around comfortably and for us to plan for a set amount of people at each session. Keeping this in mind, if we reach this number in a session, no tickets (or a limited number of tickets) will be available at the gate.

Is there a Designated Driver ticket? This year we will offer a designated driver ticket for $20. These tickets will ONLY be available at the gate. While we have tried other options in the past, none of them have seemed to work out despite our best intentions.

Does the ticket price include beer or does that cost extra? Your ticket price includes all beer samples. No beer has to be paid for at the festival.

Where do I park? Parking is on-site at the fairgrounds and is free. The fairgrounds and their employees control the parking and will direct you where to park for the festival. Depending on what other events are going on at the same time, there may be a line to enter and parking may be a bit of a walk. Please let the attendants know you are there for the brewfest to assure the closest parking possible.

Are children allowed? No children or infants are allowed. All patrons must be 21+.

Can I bring my pet? Only registered service animals are permitted.

Is food included? Food will be available for purchase at the event.

Will there be a coat check? Yes, we will have a coat check at the event.

Are there refunds?  No general refunds for this event. Refunds will ONLY be available for the following reasons. 

•If Federal, State, or County mandates change and we are not able to hold this event, we will refund the cost of the ticket and any taxes paid as well as the ticket fees.

•If we need to change the date, time, and/or location of the event, we will offer refunds to those who cannot attend the new date/location.  Only the ticket cost and associated taxes will be refunded.  Ticket fees will not be refunded in the event of a date change.  

•In all cases above, you will also be given the option of using your ticket for the next Festival. This would save you from having to forfeit the ticket fees.

Breweries

Over 100 of the most sought after tastes

1911

21st Amendment Brewery

3 Floyds

42 North

Allagash Brewing Company

Aslin Beer Co.

Athletic Brewing Co.

Aurora

B. Nektar

Beer Tree Brew

Big Ditch Brewing Company

Black Bird Cider Works

Blake’s Hard Cider Co.

Bullfinch Brewing

Buried Acorn

Burlington Beer Co

Common Roots

Downeast

Empire Brewing Company

Equilibrium

Evil Twin Brewing NYC

Fifth Hammer Brewing Co

Foam

Founders Brewing Co.

Frequentem Brewing

Frost Beer Words

Genesee Brewing Company

Good Nature Farm Brewery & Tap Room

Goose Island Beer Company

Graft

Grow Brewing Co.

Haberle Brewing Company

Heritage Hill

Hill Farmstead Brewery

Hudson North Cider Co.

Hudson Valley Brewery

Interboro

Ithaca Beer Company

Jack’s Abby

Jersey Girl Brewing

Keuka Brewing Co.

Kings County Brewers Collective (KCBC)

Kona Brewing Company

Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Leinenkugel’s

Local 315

Maine Beer Company

McGraw Box Brewing Company

Meier’s Creek

Middle Ages Brewing Company

Montauk Brewing Company

New Holland Brewing Co.

Night Shift Brewing

Ommegang Brewery

ONCO Fermentations

Other Half

Peacemaker Brewing Company

Prison City Brewing

Resurgence Brewing Co.

Riseform Brewing

Rising Storm Brewing Co.

Rohrbach Brewing Company

Saranac

Sea Dog Brewing Co.

Shep’s Brewing Company

Shipyard

Sierra Nevada

Singlecut

Six Point

Sloop

Southern Tier

Steuben Brewing Company

Stoneyard Brewing Co.

Stout Beard

SweetWater Brewing Company

Talking Cursive

The Shed Brewery

The Veil Brewing Co.

Thin Man Brewery

Three Heads Brewing

Threes Brewing

Underground Beer Lab

Victory

Wagner Valley Brewing Co.

War Horse

Willow Rock

Young Lion Brewing Company

Zero Gravity

Schedule

Over 100 brilliant breweries
  • VIP Party • 03.24.23 • 6PM-9PM

    CNY Brewfest’s second ever VIP Party!

    Back by popular demand!!

    We will be hosting a VIP Party Friday, March 24th from 6-9PM.

    This session is limited to just 300 people and provides a much more intimate vibe than the Saturday sessions, with a smaller number of breweries pouring. However, as those of you that attended our VIP sessions in the past know, this party is a blast with some kick ass beers and awesome company. The VIP Party will not have the full variety of what Saturday’s sessions offer, but will instead feature a select list of around 30 unique and hard to find beers. You’ll have an opportunity to meet and chat with some of the great brewery friends we have made over the years.
    Limp Lizard’s food truck will also be on site with delicious grub available for purchase!

    As with the Saturday session tickets, VIP tickets will remain at 2022 prices at $50 per ticket.

     

    Live Music: Soul Risin’

    Dance the evening away to Soul Risin’! Syracuse’s soul grass jam band! Thriving off of their live shows, the group brings together an array of musical influences to get any venue on its feet. From southern rock to funk, blues, reggae, and bluegrass jams, with a touch of genuine soul, they take it to new levels on stage with creative improv & jams leaving fans craving more.

  • Session One • 03.25.23 • 1pm-4pm

    Cost: $50
    Early Entry:
     Limited to 300 people. $20 add-on.
    Attendance Cap: Limited to 1200 People

    We are further limiting each session this year to allow enough room for everyone to move around comfortably and for us to plan for a set amount of people at each session. Keeping this in mind, if we reach this number in a session, no tickets (or a limited number of tickets) will be available at the gate.

    Live Music: My So-Called Band
    My So-Called Band is an all 90’s tribute band from CNY!  Rock, pop, dance, hip-hop, you name it!  They play it all!  

    Food Trucks:
    Limp Lizard will be on-site with food available for purchase.

  • Session Two • 03.25.23 • 6PM-9PM

    Cost: $50
    Early Entry:
     Limited to 300 people. $20 add-on.
    Attendance Cap: Limited to 1200 People

    We are further limiting each session this year to allow enough room for everyone to move around comfortably and for us to plan for a set amount of people at each session. Keeping this in mind, if we reach this number in a session, no tickets (or a limited number of tickets) will be available at the gate.

    Live Music: My So-Called Band

    My So-Called Band is an all 90’s tribute band from CNY!  Rock, pop, dance, hip-hop, you name it!  They play it all!  

    Food Trucks:
    Limp Lizard will be on-site with food available for purchase.

Tickets

Over 100 brilliant breweries

Tickets

LOCATION

The Horticulture Building at the NYS Fairgrounds
581 State Fair Blvd.
Syracuse, NY