(updated on 8/30/2024)

We had a great Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Saturday, August 24 2024 for two sessions in the beautiful City of Lancaster!

Returning to Binn’s Park and the newly renovated Ewell Plaza, the beerfest created an experience for beer enthusiasts both local and regional. It was a fantastic celebration of flavors and community all blending into one big party.

It’s because of our incredible sponsors that we are able to return once again. Each sponsor helped to ensure we can continue this mission and host a community event that cultivates local growth, tourism, and elevation of our City.

MEET THE PRESENTING SPONSORS

Presenting Sponsors of the event are Decades and The Rotary Club of Lancaster Penn Square–the latter benefitting from a portion of ticket sales of the event.

“The Rotary Club of Lancaster Penn Square is excited to partner with Lancaster Craft Beerfest to bring this great event back to downtown Lancaster,” said Sherry Harry, President, Rotary Club of Lancaster Penn Square. “This fun event showcases many local businesses and proves to be a good time for all.”

Joycat Events, the organization that created and managed the beerfest for the last seven festivals, is now under the Decades Lancaster umbrella since ownership of both businesses are now combined. Decades is also excited to be a presenter of the beerfest as it returns once again to Lancaster City.

MEET THE EVENT SPONSORS

We were grateful to have both Benchmark Construction and The Restaurant Store as Event Sponsors to help bring the Lancaster Craft Beerfest back and better than ever.

"We’re excited to support the Lancaster Craft Beerfest because of the opportunity it provides to bring people together and support the City of Lancaster,” said Mike Callahan, Chairman of the Board at Benchmark Construction. “There’s nothing better to us than celebrating the city we’ve helped transform since 1985 through various construction projects.”

It was a great event that combined the support of the community with opportunity to reach many different visitors.

"We are excited to sponsor the 2024 Lancaster Craft Beerfest and support our local breweries and our friends at Decades,” said Melissa Bachman, Marketing Director at The Restaurant Store. “Our community has an amazing food and beverage scene, and this event brings us together to help celebrate that."

MEET THE EVENT PARTNERS

We welcomed four Event Partners to help shape the experience for beerfest attendees. Meet the lineup below!

BUILDING CHARACTER

Building Character served root beer at their stand for designated drivers (and any other root beer fans!) while showcasing many of their cool Lancaster merch items for sale.

ROCKHOUND APPAREL

RockHound Apparel created our 2024 Lancaster Craft Beerfest tshirts!

STRAY

STRAY Productions is responsible for our audio, staging, and production to ensure our live music and space was perfect for the celebration.

SIGNARAMA

Signarama created our assortment of banners, brewery signage, direction signs, and more, to help showcase all of the different spots, sponsors, and routes during the festival.

We are also grateful for Brian Nguyen, Lancaster PA content creator, who took photos of the event.