Oregon Brewers Festival

Oregon Brewers Festival
The festival in 2007
BeginsThursday before last full weekend in July[1]
EndsLast Sunday in July
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
Years active1988–2019, 2022, 2024-
Participants85,000 (2014)[2]

Oregon Brewers Festival (OBF) is a four-day craft beer festival held annually from 1988 to 2019 and 2022 at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, Oregon, except in 2020-21 when the COVID-19 pandemic and 2023 when low attendance and hot weather from last year caused it to be cancelled.[1] OBF has become the most popular outdoor beer festival in North America, based on attendance.[3] Each brewery brings one beer.[1][4] The attendance peaked in 2014, however it has been declining since.[5] There is a Root Beer Garden for those who are under 21 or loathe alcohol.

  1. ^ a b c "FAQ". Oregon Brewers Festival. Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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  4. ^ Perry, Douglas (July 24, 2008). "Brewers Fest FAQ: What you need to know". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  5. ^ "Has Portland's Beer Festival Scene Been Tapped Out?". New School Beer + Cider. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-27.