8 CITIES + 25k PEOPLE = ONE HECK OF A PARTY
BARRIE
2026 I❤️BEER FESTIVAL - April 18TH
🚨 Early Bird pricing on now, Tickets $14.99 Limited time! 🚨
Join us for the 4th annual Barrie I❤︎BEER & Taco Festival on Saturday, April 18th, 2025 for a fun filled day or night of beer, cider and spirits sampling, eats & beats!
INFO
➡️ 19+ Event - Please Drink Responsibly
➡️ No refunds on tickets or tokens (Tickets & Tokens are Transferable on Showpass.com)
➡️ This is a 1 day event with 2 sessions
➡️ If you don't like beer, there are plenty of non-beer options like cider and spirits.
➡️ Designated Driver tickets are available at the door for $10.00 + Tax
EVENT INFO
📍 Location: East Bayfield Community Centre
🗺️ Address: 80 Livingstone St E, Barrie, ON L4N 7J1
📅 Date: Saturday, April 18th, 2026
🌎 Theme: Drink Local & Dance like Nobodies Watching
🕰️ Time: #1 - 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM & Session #2 - 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
🧥 Coat Check: No
TOKENS
Every I Heart Festival uses a token based system for both food and drink. Digital Tokens can be purchased with your tickets online, can be purchased separately online using this LINK or physically at the event (Cash only at the event).
💵 Token Cost: $2.50 Each - Includes HST
🪙 Tokens are used for both Food and Drink
📏 Beer Sample Size: 5 Ounces
🍺 Most Beer Samples are 1 token (Speciality Beers & Spirits can be more)
🍴Food Ranges from 2 to 6 tokens depending on portion sizes,etc
2025 DRINK
Cowbell Brewing Co. (Blyth, ON)
Junction 56 Distillery (Stratford, ON) • Founder's Original (Burlington, ON) • Rice Lake Hard Cider (Baltimore, ON) • Lake of Bays Brewing Co. (Baysville, ON)
Trestle Brewing Company (Parry Sound, ON) • Blue Mountain Brewing Co (Thornbury, ON) • Latina Beer (Niagara Falls, ON) • Paniza Brewing Co (Toronto, ON) • Boshkung Brewing Co. (Minden, ON) • 8.6 (Oakville, ON) • Two Loons Brewing (Toronto, ON) • Bobcaygeon Brewing Company (Peterborough, ON) • Black Lab Brewing (Toronto, ON) • Wellington Brewery (Guelph, ON) • Little Beasts Brewing Co. (Whitby, ON)
2025 FOOD
Chucky Habanero Hot Sauce • Bitten on Locke
El Patcho’s Tacos • Fiesta Empanada • LeSher Kitchen • Tacoronto • Food Works by KaJo Inc • Picante mx • Mexi-can cocina • Big Daddy Bacon • Unique Choice
FEATURES/FUN
Cup rinsing stations • Free water stations • Oktoberfest style seating area • Board game seating area • Beer pong area • 9:00 PM Dance Party • NES Classic • SNES Classic • SEGA Classic • Playstation Classic • Jenga • Battleship • Connect Four • Name Tag Station • People Watching👀 • Hot Sauce Sampling • Beer, cider & spirits available • 10+ Taco Exhibitors • 16 Drink Exhibitors • Digital Menu Card
TICKET INFO
➡️ All General Admission Tickets include admission to the Festival and an official 10 ounce I❤︎BEER sampling cup. Tokens can be purchased at the festival at the designated token tent or online.
🎫 Designated Driver Tickets are $10 at the Door. DD Tickets give you admission to the event but you are not permitted to consume any alcohol at the Festival (If caught consuming alcohol of any kind, you'll be removed from the venue). Non Alcoholic drinks and food can be purchased using tokens at the local food vendor booths and the snack shack.
🙋 Volunteer prior or during the event to get FREE Tickets and Tokens . Start times are flexible and the work is pretty easy. [APPLICATION FORM]
🚨 The Earlier you buy your admission ticket, the cheaper it is. Tickets start at just $14.99 (Plus HST and Ticket Fees) and slowly make their way up to our regular ticket price of $22.99 (Plus HST and Ticket Fees)
