ABOUT

The Harrison Beer Festival has been created to showase BC Craft Breweries and celebrate craft beer month in BC.  The Harrison Hot Springs and Agassiz region has a rich history in the beer industry.  For 60 years hops, a basic ingrediant in beer, were the main industry in the Agassiz Area of British Columbia. At the height of the business, 300 acres were planted with hops.


This annual event takes place in October. In addition to bringing great tasting beer to the shores of Harrison Lake, the Harrison Beer Festival brings great food and entertainment as well.

 

 cask Night:   

When: Friday October 25th from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm.

Where: St. Alice Hall


What: This special event will feature 10-11 brewers offering a cask of their finest unique brew in a friendly competition to see which cask is finished first.  

Music is provided by Blackthorn, a celtic group from Vancouver

Learn more about the event.

Cost: To Be Determined: includes tasting glass, 3 tokens, and food buffet (7:00 - 9:00pm ) Ticket Sales to start in early August

Additional drink tokens are $1.50 each

 
   

 

Beer Festival:        

When: Saturday October 26th from 1pm to 5pm.

Where: St. Alice Hall

What: The Harrison Beer Festival will bring some of BC top brewers and one from the Yukon to Harrison Hot Springs to celebrate Craft Beer month.  Visit our Brewers and their Beers.

Once again we will have our electronic voting system. Using your smart phone can vote for your favourite brewery. They get a coveted trophy and you get a chance to win tickets to next years event. 

Cost: To Be Determined  Includes tasting glass, 3 drink tokens and full access to the food buffet from 2- 4 pm. Tickets are now on sale!

Additional drink tokens are $1.50 each

 
   

 

 OKTOBERFEST DANCE:

When: Saturday October 27th from 8pm to 11:30pm.

Where: St. Alice Hall

What: The St. Alice Hall will rock to the sounds of the Beer Barrel Band as we all learn to polka with beer, pretzels and bratwurst on hand.  Get your polka on or just have fun!  Learn more.

Cost:  To Be Determined  inlcudes glass mug, your first beer and full access to Oktoberfest food buffet. Buffet available from 8:30-10:30 pm. Tickets will go on sale in early August.

 

 

The Harrison Beer Festival is organized by Tourism Harrison with the support of a number of key partners including:

•   The Village of Harrison Hot Springs
•   The Harrison Agassiz Chamber of Commerce
•   The Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa

We encourage you to come to our friendly Village for a night or two and enjoy all that this event has to offer.  Need to head home after the event than please ensure your group has a designated driver.   Alterntaively during the Beer Festival itself take advantage of the bus service or other transportation options on our travel page.