Winterfest 2026 – Over 75 Frosty Indiana Craft Bevs, Silent Ski Disco, & Our New VIP Iceberg Lounge.

Join the nonprofit Indiana Brewers Guild for our 17th winter fundraiser, Winterfest, February 7, 2026  from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds West Pavilion in downtown Indianapolis benefiting Joy’s House.

Support local vendors & enjoy games while sampling over 200 beers plus cider, craft cocktails & alt beverages all brewed by your favorite Hoosiers!

Please review festival info below as well as our FAQs and remember to drink responsibly.

New VIP Ticket – Info Coming Soon!

Early Entry – Enter at 1pm & receive a taster glass to enjoy first dibs on beers from 75+ participating Hoosier breweries and guests, with a smaller crowd size and shorter lines.  Early Entry guests will also receive a limited edition Winterfest pint glass upon exit.

General Admission – Enter at 2 p.m. and receive a taster glass good for unlimited 3 oz. pours of local beer, cider and craft cocktails.

Designated Drivers – Enter anytime & enjoy unlimited water, soda, and limited samples of NA beverages from our vendors. (We’re bringing more to our NA ticket in 2026!)

No refunds or exchanges. This is an all-weather (rain, snow, sleet, or shine) event.

Pre-banded lines are the fastest way to enter the fest!

With 1000s of attendees for the festival, we’ve added more options to get you banded and get you into the event as fast as possible!  Pre-banding locations will be posted here as they’re confirmed.

FRIDAY FEB 7TH 530-8PM

Daredevil Hall

2721 E 86th St Suite 180, Indianapolis, IN 46240

Daredevil Facebook Event

Mashcraft Downtown

2205 N Delaware St #104, Indianapolis, IN 46205

Mashcraft Facebook Event

SATURDAY FEB 8TH 10AM-1215PM

(BANDING ENDS PROMPTLY AT 1215)

The Tap MASS AVE

As of 8/7/25

We love building our Indiana craft beer community! 

Our vendor selection is unique to our event and features local and regional artisans, businesses, and nonprofits. Please help us support LOCAL by going to websites, following socials, and buying plenty of goods while you enjoy this year’s fest. The State fairgrounds provides food for this event via concession stands with delicious and grandstand style eats for your belly. If you would like more information on how to become a vendor, please reach out to shanna@drinkin.beer.

2025 Vendors

Our Official Merch Partner Vivus Supply Co, Our Beneficiary Joy’s House, Reclaim & Rethread, Travis Owens Paintings, New Art Rivals, Conner Prairie, United State of Indiana, Shamrock Beer Run, Chiro One, Merrifield Exteriors, Blue Studio Creative, Heartland Sparkle Hair Fairy, Kan-Kan Cinema & Restaurant, Ceramic Graphics Steins, Crone By Design Renewal By Andersen, Mom Hoppy Hour, Spunk N Disorderly Soap, Mad Hatter Haven & More TBA!

SELFIE STATIONS

That’s right, we’ve got 2 selfie stations this year with professional camera provided by Bhatta Boom Photo Booths!

GAMES

We’ll have the usual Cornhole, Gian Jenga  & More with Indy Custom Cornhole, NEW OPTIMIST GAMES & SMALLER GAMES FROM OUR SPRINTER SPONSORS.

BEST BREW BUNCH GROUP CONTEST

Get those creative juices flowing and tag #indywinterfestgroup25 ON FEB 8TH for a chance to win!
PRIZES
Winners will be chosen 2/15 at 5pm and announced on IG & FB. Group limit is 10.
1ST PRIZE
Each member will win 1 Early Entry ticket to our 3 remaining fests – Springfest, Summerfest, and Fall Fest.
2ND PRIZE
Each member will win 1 Early Entry ticket to our 1 fest of the groups choice – Springfest, Summerfest, and Fall Fest.
3RD PRIZE
Each member will win 1 Early Entry ticket to our 1 fest of the groups choice – Springfest, Summerfest, and Fall Fest

BEST WINTERFEST BEER VOTING

Vote for your favorite Winterfest Beer!  Participating breweries will have QR codes & win a trophy & prizes!