Win Tickets ($101): Bend Brews & Beyond @ Drake Park in Bend OR | 50+ Breweries, NA Options, Food
We are giving away a pair of tickets to Bend Brews & Beyond @ Drake Park in Bend OR on May 23. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed May 4.
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From our sponsors:
Bend Brews & Beyond
May 23, 2026
12-9pm | $52-70 | 21+
Purchase Tickets: bendbrewsandbeyond.com
Drake Park
777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR 97701
Grand Craft Bend is thrilled to announce the 2nd annual Bend Brews & Beyond which will again feature more than 50 Oregon breweries and cideries with every locally-owned Central Oregon hopped, appled, and honeyed beverage producer invited, as well as over a dozen non-alcoholic beverage makers, allowing everyone to celebrate together whether they feel like drinking alcohol moderately or not at all.
The festival takes place in downtown Bend’s Drake Park (777 NW Riverside Dr.) on Saturday, May 23 from noon to 9 p.m. The event is still 21+ only and tickets are required for all attendees. Early bird tickets are just $26 and now on sale through March 16. From March 17 through May 22, tickets are lower—yes cheaper not more expensive—than last year and include admission, souvenir mug and 5 drink tokens. Online price is $35 for alcohol and $25 for non-alcohol passes. Tickets are limited and the event may sell out. If available, tickets will be $45 alc./$35 non-alc. at the gates.
Bend Brews & Beyond encompasses the tremendous state of Oregon-made beers with over 100 beers available including specialty beers in the Next-Tap biergarten helmed by the Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization (COHO). Of course, there will be plenty of ciders, non-alcoholic beers, hop waters, kombuchas, cold brew and beyond. New this year is the addition of a dedicated Hempgarten for all hemp-derived CBD and/or Delta 9 infused beverages. The event is also small enough to be thoroughly enjoyable and not overcrowded. Attendance will be limited to 5,000 people.
Also new for 2026 is the Bend Bands & Brewers Bash. This festival within a festival—included with admission–features bands collaborating with breweries to create beers “that taste like their music sounds” and those beers will be available at the main stage. What’s more, these beers will be available by the full mug instead of simply as samples so as to thoroughly enjoy the suds throughout the sets.
Because local craft breweries and producers are far from faceless corporations, most of the brewers will be pouring during the Meet the Makers session from 3-5 p.m. And attendees are encouraged to don their funkiest pants to strut their stuff at the return of the Bend Drinking Pants Pageant. Winners will be judged both by what they wear and how they wear it. It’s “the most fun you’ll have with your pants on.”
Several of Bend’s most beloved food trucks will be on site. Everyone is encouraged to drink responsibly and make plans to arrive and depart safely with transportation options being announced soon. In addition to bike parking, there will again be SUP, tube, and kayak parking for those wishing to float to the fest and as a reward for not driving riders, floaters, and paddlers will receive a bonus drink token from the valet.
The festival benefits the Oregon Brewers Guild, a nonprofit organization promoting and protecting Oregon Craft Beer since 1992, making it one of the nation’s oldest craft brewers associations.
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This would be awesome!
Before we got married and moved to Bend. I was introduced to Bend by attending the Beerfest and fell in love with the energy and offerings. Once we moved here 10 years ago we have seen changes and having this new festival helps to bring back the magic and showcases what makes central Oregon and Oregon special!
I have always wanted to go to this festival, pick me!
We would love to go… one of the few area fests we haven’t been to!
would love to go!
Fun! Would love to go!
Would love to take a friend to this!
I have always wanted to visit Bend and this sounds like a fabulous reason to go!
Road trip!
My partner has never been to Bend before, so I’d love to show her and attend this brew fest! Hope we win!
Time to visit beautiful Bend, OR.
Pick us please! Sounds so fun.
It be a cool thing dato
This sounds like a super fun weekend!
Would love to go!
Love me some brews! Love me some Bend! Send me!
Yes!
Great show in a great place, yes please
Count me in for Bend Brews & Beyond! Good vibes and great beers is my kind of weekend! Cheers 🍻
Bend is my happy place. I love their brew festivals.
Bend! Awesome! Sounds Like A Fun Getaway…🤞.
50+ breweries, beautiful Drake Park, and food to keep me vertical — this is not just an event, it’s a CALLING. I already have a spreadsheet. I’ve pre-researched hop profiles. I once drove 2 hours for a good craft IPA and I’d do it again.
I relocated to Bend last year after living in Beaverton for 10+ years. It’s veryy expensive to live here and hard to save any money. This would be a fantastic treat! 😊
I’ve been look for a reason to visit Bend. This would be perfect!
This sounds terrific, I would love to be able to attend!
Id love to go at least once
What a fun event!!! Would love to experience with my husband enjoying a break from kids and responsibilities and a few good Brews and good eats! Huge cider fan and husband loves his IPAs!
we definitely want to check this one out this year! i love bend and this festival looks amazing! so many good local brews!
An excuse to go spend the day by the water, yes please
Would love to experience this!
Would absolutely love to turn this into a fun weekend getaway
Bend Brews in the Park?! Yes.
My brother’s birthday 🎈…
The Husband and I need a mini road trip!
Great getaway some fun & can even go by see family in the area. A weekend of memories
Have yet to check this out! Would love to go!
This would be a great brew fest to be able to attend
Road trip! For NA beer
As a (relative) newbie to the state, I’ve traveled to Bend twice now with my fiancé while he’s there for work. I would love an excuse to go there and explore more of Bend afterwards.
Bend and beer, YUM!!
I haven’t been to Bend in years. Would love to hop to it! cheers
This event looks like fun! I would love to go!
Weekend getaway to Bend with beverages, yes please! Lots of fun and sips to be had! Would love to take the boyfriend and just relax and have chill adult time.
Birthday weekend!!!
I like beer. Don’t judge me.
It would be a fun 1 year anniversary celebration for me and my girlfriend!:) getting tickets no matter what!
Bend is one of the most amazing places I have ever been to. I would love another reason to go visit! (Plus I have family there!)
Thanks for the chance to win—fingers crossed!
This would be so AMAZING!
Cheers!
This sounds like an amazing time id love to experience the fun!!
this would be a great fun way to hang out with my friend! 🤞
Would love to attend and imbibe! Bend is such a great destination.
Perfect weekend away for the Bestie and i!!!!
This would be a nice event to take my mom to. We love trying new ciders and beers! I’ve also never been to Bend nor Drake Park. I would feel so lucky to win.
Great reason for road trip!
This sounds like so much fun and I haven’t had an opportunity to explore Bend! This would be a great reason to take a trip.
Loved Portland’s craft brewing scene for decades! Would love to learn about and taste Bend’s offerings. My wife has never never been to Central Oregon, so it would be an honor and pleasure to win these tickets!
Semi spontaneous trip to Bend? Yes please!
I’d love to go to this with my husband!
id love to take my dad on a day trip to this!
moved here 5 yrs ago but haven’t made it out there, I’ve got a friend from college who lives there, it would be perfect
BREWS YES YES YES
I need this in my life
I would love to attend!
Love to sample the goods!
Bend is fun, beer is fun, I’m surprised there aren’t more entries!
I would love to be able to take my partner, who recently just got into brewing beer!
It will be a first, fun times there! So ready to represent! Thank you!
Bend would be so fun! Yes, Please!
This beer-lover has only been to Bend once. Who wouldn’t want to spend the day trying new brews in a beautiful city?!
Bend Brews & Beyond, what more could i want!!!
I can’t believe I live here and haven’t attended this yet! Sounds like a hoppin good time and I would love to go!!!
Before this beer nerd moves away from the beautiful PNW, I would love one more fun trip to Bend.
Nice time of year for it
YES!!!
I would love to go.
Would be a good road trip
Yes, what a great way to kick off the summer season!
My friends always raved about Bend Brewfest, but I never got to go, and then when it got cancelled everyone was so bummed. We were so excited to learn this festival is the replacement for it and are planning to make the trip out this year!
I recently relocated to the PNW and haven’t been to Bend yet, this would be so fun!
Oddly enough I will be in Bend to visit my bff, would love tickets!
Bend and beer! Perfect combo!
I’d love to attend with my sister!