LANSING, MI – The Michigan Brewers Guild has announced the return of its hugely popular beer festivals after a break of more than a year.
Three upcoming events are planned with ticket sales opening to the public on June 24th at 10am online. Enthusiast member tickets will be available from June 22nd at 10am.
Michigan August Beer Festival – South takes place on Saturday, August 14th at LMCU Ballpark, home of the West Michigan Whitecaps, in Comstock Park north of Grand Rapids. General admission is from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the gates opening at 12 p.m. for a VIP hour for enthusiastic members. Tickets are priced at $ 50 per person in advance ($ 55 a day), with Designated Driver tickets priced at $ 10.
Michigan August Beer Festival – North takes place on Saturday, August 28, at Turtle Creek Stadium in Traverse City, home of the Traverse City Pit Spitters. General admission is from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the gates opening at 12 p.m. for a VIP hour for enthusiastic members. Tickets are priced at $ 50 per person in advance ($ 55 a day), with Designated Driver tickets priced at $ 10.
The UP Fall Beer Festival takes place on Saturday September 11th at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. General admission is from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the gates opening at 12 p.m. for a VIP hour for enthusiastic members. Tickets are priced at $ 50 per person in advance ($ 55 a day), with Designated Driver tickets priced at $ 10.
“We are happy and excited about the opportunity to return to the Michigan Brewers Guild beer festivals and look forward to seeing people in person,” said Scott Graham, Executive Director of the Guild.
“We are currently working with our partners at West Michigan Whitecaps and Traverse City Pit Spitters on logistics and security logs, which gives us the added benefit of their infrastructure and experience of their own events.”
Founded in 1997, the Michigan Brewers Guild represents nearly 300 member breweries making up a passionate beer community that believes in quality craftsmanship, bold character, fun, responsibility, and pushing the boundaries of brewing.
The guild’s mission is to promote and protect the Michigan’s beer industry with an overall goal of helping locally brewed beer reach 20% of all beer sales in the state by 2025.
Michigan’s brewing industry contributes more than 21,000 full-time jobs and $ 914 million in labor income with a macroeconomic impact of over $ 2.5 billion, according to a press release.
Michigan ranks 6th in the nation for total breweries, microbreweries, and brewpubs.
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