YOUR FALL MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE IS CALLING!

The Banff Craft Beer Festival returns October 22–24, 2026, transforming the historic Cave and Basin National Historic Site into three incredible days of craft beverages, great food, bumping entertainment and mountain adventure.

If you’ve been waiting to make your plans, this is your calling.

Grab your Crew – Get your Tickets! – Book the Room because #BanffBeerfest – The World’s Most Beautiful Beer Festival – is almost here!

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🍺 THIS ISN’T JUST ANOTHER BEER FESTIVAL

There are beer festivals and then there’s Beerfest in Banff.

Where else can you spend your day exploring one of the world’s most spectacular mountain towns and your evening sampling incredible craft beverages inside the birthplace of Canada’s National Parks?

The Cave and Basin isn’t your typical festival venue. Its historic buildings, unique spaces and incredible Rocky Mountain surroundings create an atmosphere that simply can’t be recreated inside a convention centre.

For three days, we’ll fill it with some of Alberta’s best craft beer, spirits, cider, cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages and food – plus music, entertainment and thousands of people ready for an unforgettable weekend in the mountains.

You really must experience this one for yourself.

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🏔️ COME FOR BEERFEST. STAY FOR BANFF.

The best way to experience #BanffBeerfest? Make a weekend out of it by booking a Hotel Package – includes accommodation at selected Banff Lodging Company Hotels and Beerfest Ticket & Tokens. Learn more and purchase Hotel Packages HERE

Get into Banff early. Explore downtown. Do some shopping. Wander along the Bow River. Take in the mountains. Check into your hotel…

Then it’s time for Beerfest.

And when the festival wraps up for the night, head over to the official After Party at the Rose & Crown in one of Canada’s most legendary mountain downtowns.

That’s what makes Banff Beerfest different. It’s not just a night out. It’s a mountain getaway.

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🍻 TASTE YOUR WAY THROUGH BEERFEST

One of the best parts of Beerfest is discovering something you didn’t know existed.

Meet the people behind the products. Try something you’ve never had before. Find a new favourite brewery, distillery, cider, cocktail or non-alcoholic beverage.

Then grab some great food and keep exploring!

Beerfest gives you the chance to experience an incredible collection of the craft beverage scene all in one spectacular place.

You might arrive knowing exactly what you want to try. – but you’ll probably leave talking about something completely unexpected.

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🚌 EVEN GETTING THERE IS PART OF THE ADVENTURE

The Lake Louise Ski Resort Shuttle service connects downtown Banff with the Cave and Basin. Your Beerfest ticket gets you on the bus leaving from the parking lot behind the Mount Royal Hotel and over the years guests have described the ride as the beginning of an “adult field trip to somewhere amazing.”

We think that’s pretty accurate.

Hop aboard with your friends, leave the driving behind and get ready for Beerfest.

Please Remember: 

• Private attendee vehicles cannot park at the Cave and Basin during the festival. Guests should plan to use festival transportation, taxi service, get dropped-off and picked-up by a sober friend or enjoy the beautiful scenery by strolling ten minutes from downtown. 
• If you have accessibility issues please contact us at least one week in advance at beer.info@albertabeerfestivals.com and we will coordinate transportation to and from the event. *Please note, there is not a dedicated shuttle with accessibility capabilities so you must coordinate with us in advance.

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⏰ TICKETS WON’T LAST LONG

Here’s the important part – the very thing that makes the Banff Craft Beer Festival so special also means there simply isn’t room for everyone.

The Cave and Basin is an intimate venue with limited capacity.

That’s part of the magic. It means you can wander, explore, meet the brewers and makers. Discover another room. Find another favourite. Enjoy delicious food. Catch the entertainment.

But it also means that once a session sells out, it’s tapped out!

And trust us, this is not the weekend adventure to leave until the last minute.

For tickets, hotel packages and festival information, visit albertabeerfestivals.com/festivals/banff-craft-beer-festival

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🗓️ SAVE THE DATE

Banff Craft Beer Festival
📍 Cave and Basin National Historic Site
🗓️ October 22–24, 2026
🎟️ Thursday & Friday tickets SELLING FAST
🎟️ Saturday Afternoon & Evening tickets SOLD OUT
🛌 Hotel Packages through Banff Lodging Co.

This one sells out every year—don’t miss your chance to raise a glass in one of the most breathtaking places on Earth.

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Sincerely,

Bill Robinson
President – ABF

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