Beerfest at the Ballpark to Celebrate Michigan-Made Craft Beverages for Fifth Year

Beerfest at the Ballpark will return to Cooley Law School Stadium this April for its fifth year celebrating Michigan beer, cider, mead, and spirits.

The festival will take place on April 28 from 3 to 8 p.m. VIP ticket holders can enter at 2 p.m. The event will happen rain or shine, and there will be plenty of covered space to retreat to if it rains.

Over 300 beers from 50 Michigan breweries will be represented at the festival, as well as the products of 15 cideries, meaderies and distilleries from around the state. Every festival ticket includes entry to the festival, a sturdy logo tasting glass and 10 or 15 tasting tickets, which are redeemable for one three-ounce pour of beer.

For the first time in the festival’s history, VIP ticket holders can take part in a rare beer tasting. For $25 on top of VIP ticket cost, taste two-ounce pours of 10 rare Michigan sours and barrel-aged beers, including Arbor Brewing Company’s 2017 Velvet Hammer, a sour brown, and Saugatuck Brewing Company’s Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Beam Me Up Stouty.

The festival will also feature a selection of live music performed on two different stages. Attendees can look forward to performances by Hoist: A Tribute to Phish, Delilah DeWylde, Mark Warner, Shelby and Jake and The Swift Brothers.

Beerfest at the Ballpark tickets are available for purchase online and at the Cooley Law School Stadium box office, which is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on non-game days and 10 a.m. to 7th inning on game days.