Kona brewers festival
Join the Kona Brewers Festival for a Community Celebration!
Experience Kona’s spirit in celebrating the 30th Craft Beer Anniversary on local culture and community in Hawaii. Kona Brewers Festival: The Kona Brewers Festival is an annual fundraising event that celebrates the love of craft beer, delicious cuisine, live music, and the unique culture of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Established in 1996, the beloved community event has become a cherished tradition, attracting visitors and locals alike. Proceeds from the festival support local nonprofits focused on environment, youth, sustainability, and culture, making a positive impact on the Big Island community.
Tickets
Quick Details
General Admission Only
- 10 beer tasting tokens
- Commemorative beer mug or glass
- Unlimited food tastes
- Live music
- Trash Fashion Show
All tickets are $100. Ticket sales support the foundation and beneficiary organizations. An $8 per ticket ticketing service fee will be added (includes tax) at checkout. Please check your email promotional folders, spam and junk for your tickets. Cheers!
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Latest Past Events
30th Annual Kona Brewers Festival March 8, 2025
King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Resort 75-5660 Palani Rd | Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, Kailua-Konadetails
Schedule
Saturday, March 8, 2025
7:30 am start Run For Hops
1:30pm Blessing by Kumu Keala Ching at the Ahuena Heiau
2:00pm Gates Open
6:00pm Taps Close
RUN FOR HOPS
Join us for a family friendly 5k before the Kona Brewers Festival. Presented by Big Island Race Events and the Ke Kai Ala Foundation.
BLESSING
Kumu Keala Ching and The Ke Kai Ala Foundation gather to bless the event.
GATES OPEN
The gates open to ticket holders. Don't forget to bring your physical or digital tickets to the festival.
TAPS CLOSE
This is a feeling you soon won't forget. The sun sets on another incredible Kona Brewers Festival.
Breweries & Brews
Entertainment
Trash Fashion Show
Kona Town’s Finest Music
Maka Gallinger
Rolinda Bean (Weluwelu)
FAQ's
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Location & Parking
Can I bring my child?
Children are welcome to attend the Run for Hops.
Right to photo or video
By using your ticket, Holder grants Festival Organizer and its affiliates and licensees the irrevocable, transferable, perpetual right and license to publish, print, display, record and use (by photograph, film, tape, aural devices and any other method or device) the Holder’s name, voice, image and likeness while at the Festival (the “Recording”), and the use of such Recordings for any and all purposes, in any and all media now known and hereafter devised.
