Spring Fest Logistics
Thank you for signing up to pour with us at Spring Fest – we’re looking forward to a fantastic event! To ensure a safe and fun event for all please carefully review all the information below and share it with your festival team. Below are all the details you’ll need to know. If you have any questions and/or need any clarifications, please reach out to Julia at julia@drinkin.beer or by phone/text at 765.620.0153
DATE
Saturday, April 11, 2026
2pm Early Entry Ticketholders | 3-6 pm General Admission Ticketholders
LOCATION
Historic Woolery Mill
2250 W Sunstone Dr, Bloomington, IN 47403
TICKETS
- Unique links will be directly emailed to producer festival contacts with instructions on securing your tickets for the event. This year, we’re offering the following, ALL of which must be secured by your team online in advance of the event:
- Complimentary brewer tickets – 4 available per brewery
- Extra brewer tickets – maximum of 2 per brewery at $25/each
- General Admission discounted tickets – $35 each, maximum 6
- Vendors will each receive two passes for the event upon check-in. If you need additional tickets for staff, please contact julia@drinkIN.beer for a special rate.
PERMIT FOR SERVING ALCOHOL
Producers that are pouring at the event are required to submit for an expo day permit with your local excise district officer. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
CARRYOUT SALES
Carryout sales are permitted during the final hour of the event. If you participate in this, product must be in its original container/packaging, you must inform the purchaser that the product is for off-premise consumption only, and you must have your own POS to collect your sales.
FESTIVAL MAP
A map is located here with the festival layout. This is where you’ll find your booth location for labeling your beer and to see where you’ll be set up for the event. Please note that we are assigning sections until March 25 and that specific numbers will be added after that.
LOAD IN & LOAD OUT
Saturday, April 11 | 10a-1p (vehicles must be out by 12:45p)
Loading In
- Enter the Mill through the main entrance off of Tapp Road
- All producers/vendors will be on the list at the brewer/vendor check in station when you arrive
- Producers/vendors will receive wristbands upon check in
Breweries, vendors, and sponsors arriving after 12:45 p.m. will need to carry, cart, or request assistance from volunteers with golf carts to load in. All booths must be set up by 1:15p To make load-in easier and to minimize confusion, please allow yourself extra time for any delays. Traffic around the Mill can be busy, and late arrival can cause difficulties for you and others.
Loading Out
- Load out will start once the general public has completely exited the festival area at approximately 6:15
AVAILABLE PRODUCT AND STIPENDS
Participating producers should bring no less than 30 gallons of beer (or equivalent for a cider/spirits-based drink) to the event, earning a $375 stipend. Stipend checks will be mailed by April 22.
SERVING ALCOHOL
Please ensure that everyone on your team has their valid server’s permit on hand, and that guests visiting your booth are not over-served. Please do not dispense alcohol into any other vessel than the sample glasses given to each attendee.
ELECTRICITY
Electricity will not be provided to your booth unless prior arrangements have been made.
ICE, TABLES, CHAIRS
The Guild will provide an 8′ table, and two chairs for each booth plus ice for producer vendors.
TENTS
You’re welcome and encouraged to bring a standard-sized popup tent – up to 10’x10′ to use in your booth space.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- If you have a Sprinter booth outside of the main brewery booths and you plan to put up a tent, you must have a fire extinguisher inside.
- If you need assistance at the event, or an attendee has a question which you can’t answer, reach out to one of the Volunteer Captains.
- If there’s an emergency, immediately notify the nearest police officer or ER professional, a Volunteer Captain, or Brewers of Indiana Guild staff member, or call 911.
- Bring pitchers, water kegs, and dump buckets for cup rinsing if you so choose.
- Last pour at 6p on Saturday will be strictly enforced.
- Please post your beer list and special tapping times to your social media channels.
- Please submit the products you’re bringing on this page and note that the beverages on tap that have been submitted is here.
