11/7/25 – 11/21/25
Early Bird Sale
$65 – Early Entry (1-6p)
$35 – General Admission (2-6p)
$15 – Designated Driver
Winterfest 2026 – Over 75 Frosty Indiana Craft Bevs, Silent Ski Disco, & Our New VIP Iceberg Lounge.
February 7, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm UTC+0
#IndyWinterfest | Drink Beer. Support Indiana Brewers.
Join the Indiana Brewers Guild for our 17th annual Winterfest nonprofit fundraiser on February 7, 2026 from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds West Pavilion in Indianapolis! Support local vendors & enjoy games while sampling over 200 beers, 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.
Tickets
TICKET TYPES
- 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.
11/22/25 – 11/28/25
Black Friday Package Sale
$280 – 4 Pack Early Entry
$75 – Early Entry (1-6p)
$45 – General Admission (2-6p)
$160 – 4 Pack General Admission
$15 – Designated Driver
11/29/25 – 12/28/25
Tier Three Sale
$75 – Early Entry (1-6p)
$45 – General Admission (2-6p)
$15 – Designated Driver
12/29/25 – 2/6/26
Tier Four Sale
$80 – Early Entry (1-6p) if available
$50 – General Admission (2-6p)
$15 – Designated Driver
2/7/26
Day of Event
$85 – Early Entry (1-6p) if available
$60 – General Admission (2-6p) if available
$20 – Designated Driver
Pre-Banding
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.
Winterfest Sprinter Sponsors
Winterfest Beverage Vendors (as of 9/4/25)
10-56 Brewing Company
2Toms Brewing Company
450 North Brewing/Simmons Winery/450 North Spirits
Bad Dad Brewing Company
Barker Brewhouse
Bier Brewery
Blockhead Beerworks
Broad Ripple Brewpub
Brokerage Brewing Company
Burn Em Brewing
Cedar Creek Brewing Co.
Civilian Brewing Corps
Creatures of Habit Brewing Co
Damsel Brew Pub
Deviate Brewing
Feed Store Beer Co
Flix Brewhouse, Carmel
Four Day Ray Brewing
Guggman Haus Brewing Company
Hi & Mighty/Shake Up
Hog Molly Brewing Co.
Hoplore Brewing
Kekionga Craft Company
King Jugg Brewing Company
Mad Anthony Brewing Company
Metazoa Brewing Company
Moontown Brewing Company
Northbrook Brewing
Pax Verum Brewing
People’s Brewery & Taproom
Primeval Brewing
Quaff ON! Brewing Company
Saint Benedict’s Brew Works
Saint Joseph Brewery
Science Project Brewing Co.
Studebaker Brewing Co
Sun King Brewery
Terre Haute Brewing Co.
The Guardian Brewing Co
The Tap Brewery
Three Floyds Brewing & Distilling
Urban Vines
Westwind Brewery Co.
Wooden Bear Brewing
ZwanzigZ Brewing
Winterfest Sponsors & Vendors
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 visiting 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 info@drinkin.beer.
Previous 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!
Winterfest Entertainment
Coming Soon!
Winterfest Giving Back
Coming Soon!
