Journey To Beerfest 2024
/“We’re excited to bring back the Lancaster Craft Beerfest in 2024 for its eighth edition,” said Chris Trendler, Partner. “We are dedicated to once again bringing a variety of local and regional breweries to create an incredible experience for beer enthusiasts.”
The Lancaster Craft Beerfest is returning to the City of Lancaster on Saturday, August 24, 2024 with two sessions.
Tickets for the beerfest are on sale now - get them here!
Chris Trendler, Jonathan Yeager, and Adam Ozimek decided to start the Lancaster Craft Beerfest in 2012 with the first festival launching in 2013 as part of the Joycat Events organization. The three partners grew up together in Lancaster, PA and always had ideas to create exciting experiences for both local guests in the community and visitors to our area.
Chris, Jonathan, and Adam - creators & Owners of Beerfest and Decades Lancaster
Since then, the friends partnered once again to create Decades–a 45 game retro game, full restaurant, bar, bowling alley, and events venue in the City of Lancaster that has just celebrated its 5-year anniversary in March 2024.
The organization has combined to be under one umbrella for ease of management and to streamline operations as the beerfest returns after a 5-year hiatus that began in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Mike Miville, of MMVIsuals, captured this incredible overhead photo of a past beerfest. The look and feel of the space has been elevated for 2024, with the construction completed on the new Ewell plaza offering a fresh, modern design along with historical architecture downtown.
“After a long few years without the fest, the event is returning to Binn’s Park and the new Ewell Plaza downtown,” said Jonathan Yeager, Partner. “We are looking forward to welcoming guests to our vibrant City again for this unique experience. Many beerfest fans have been asking when it’s returning, and we’re excited to finally be back!”
A lookback at the team over the years of this tradition! This is a shot from 2013.
LEFT: 2014. RIGHT: 2015.
LEFT: 2016. RIGHT: 2017.
LEFT: 2018. RIGHT: 2019.
Adam, Chris, and Jonathan have been hard at work to bring back the popular event to the vibrant City of Lancaster for guests, both local and visiting, to enjoy an outdoor block party packed with beer.
The team has partnered with The Rotary Club of Lancaster Penn Square to add a giving back element to the beerfest this year.
With the City of Lancaster ever-growing with arts & culture, and tourism continuing to rise, it’s the perfect time to once again host the Lancaster Craft Beerfest in the beautiful, outdoor downtown location curated for an unforgettable experience with good times and great hops.
Tickets are ON SALE NOW - get them here.
More information on breweries, vendors, sponsors, and volunteer opportunities will be coming soon within the next few weeks. Please reach out to beerfest@decadesbowl.com with any questions. Learn more at lancastercraftbeerfest.com.
