We are excited to welcome you to the 8th annual harrison beer festival! We hope that you will join us in meeting our brewers, Tickets are now on sale!
Make it a weekend Getaway, packages available at the Harrison hot springs Resort and the Harrison lake Hotel!
Cask night- FRiday OctobeR 25, 2019
Irish themed, wear your Tartans and your Green! House band blackthorn will
Cask night tickets are on sale now!
Beer festival- Saturday, October 26, 2019
Come and taste the best beers in bc! This year we are welcoming 21 craft breweries at the st.alice hall. vote to win for your favourite beer!
beer Festival Tickets Are on Sale now!
Oktoberfest- Saturday OCtober 26, 2019
Wear your lederhosen or your dirndl, while sampling
traditional german beer or some of BC's best german-style beer! The beer barrels will get you up and dancing the german polka!
Oktoberfest Dance tickets are on sale now!
Looking to attend more than one event? Combo your tickets and save some money! COMBO tickets are now on sale!
Cask night and Beer Festival $65
October 25-26 Irish themed Cask Night and the afternoon beer tasting!
Beer Festival and Oktoberfest Dance $77
October 26 Afternoon tasting and the german themed oktoberfets dance!
Beer LOvers $107
October 25-26- Attend all Three! Irish themed cask night, afternoon beer tasting, and the oktoberfest dance!
2018 highlights
CONGRATULATIONS TO OLD YALE BREWING CO. FOR WINNNING TOP CASK ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT! This is Old Yale’s second year winning top cask!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OLD YALE BREWING CO. FOR FIRST PRIZE AT THE BEER FESTIVAL!
CONGRATULATIONS TO RED COLLAR BREWING CO. FOR SECOND PRIZE AT THE BEER FESTIVAL!
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO TAYLIGHT BREWING CO. FOR THIRD PRIZE AT THE BEER FESTIVAL!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
BLACK PRESS
TOURISM HARRISON HOT SPRINGS
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS RESORT AND SPA
ERDINGER BEER
AGASSIZ-HARRISON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
VILLAGE OF HARRISON HOT SPRINGS
THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT
Valley Water
In October, we like to cheers to our favourite beers by celebrating Craft Beer Month. This year, we are celebrating our 8th annual Harrison Beer Festival! The Harrison Beer Festival is comprised of 3 events; Cask Night, Beer Festival, and the Oktoberfest Dance. Each event includes access to a themed buffet, provided by the Harrison Hot Springs Resort. Tickets are now on sale!
On Friday, October 25th, we will welcome back Cask night! Cask Night's theme is Irish Party! With live Irish music performed by our house band Blackthorn, 10 tasty casks, and fun games; including a potato peeling contest. Wear your tartans and your green!
The Beer Festival Tasting will place on Saturday, October 26th, this is where we welcome 21 craft breweries to the St. Alice Hall. Bringing you the best breweries in BC that surely should not be missed. One lucky brewer will take home the coveted First Prize Best beer award, chosen by you! Vote on-site for the Best Beer! Take a look to the left for 2018's lucky winners! Tickets are now on sale!
A beer festival in October would not be complete without an Oktoberfest Dance! On Saturday October 26, the Beer Barrels Band will get you doing the polka, and during the break there will be German-themed games; including the hilarious Das Boot beer drinking competition. Try traditional German beer or some of BC's best german-style beer! In 2019, we will feature select BC breweries.
Tickets are now on sale, get your tickets early as they sell out fast! For prices and details check out the different headings at the top of the page.
Thank you to all those that attended and supported the event these last 7 years. We are excited to bring you another year of Beer, and Fun in beautiful Harrison Hot Springs.
Think about making it a weekend getaway. There are hotel packages available, hot springs to enjoy, restaurants to dine in. Plus eagles are starting to dine on the spawning salmon. Fall is the perfect time of year to take a boat tour down the Harrison River to see this spectacular site of thousands of eagles.
CASK NIGHT
Bringing in 10 of BC's best craft breweries, for an evening of friendly competition comparing a variety of unique, one of a kind brews. With a warm and friendly Irish pub feel complete with food, music and games.
Harrison Beer Festival
Armed with your complimentary tasting glass, compare a selection of awesome craft beers. You will then vote to decide the winner of this year's Harrison Beer Festival. See the list of Brewers or the list of beers they will be pouring.
Oktoberfest Dance
October and beer means Oktoberfest and tonight you will experience great music with the Beer Barrels, great beer & a great time. Come dressed to celebrate and the best male and female costumes will win a great prize.
Ticket Sales
Tickets for each event are available on line. All events will take place in the St. Alice Centre of Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa.
Festival food
Each of our events has a unique menu of food and is included with your ticket price . As well, many of the restaurants in town have joined in to make Harrison an Oktoberfest culinary delight.
Accommodations
We encourage our festival patrons to either come with a designated driver or to stay overnight at one of our many hotels.