Kitchener I Heart BEER Festival

9 CITIES + 25k PEOPLE = ONE HECK OF A PARTY

KITCHENER

2026 I❤️BEER FESTIVAL - MAR 14th

Cowbell Brewing Co. Presents...

🚨 Early Bird pricing on now, Save 35% for a Limited time! 🚨

We are so pumped to be bringing back our 9th annual Hamilton I❤︎BEER Festival presented by Cowbell Brewing Co. on Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 at the Bingemans Conference Centre. Join us for a fun-filled day or night of beer, cider, and spirits sampling, games and dancing!

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

🎟️ BUY Tickets 👉🏽 (Coming soon)

HELPFUL LINKS

🗓️ Join the Facebook Event Page for Updates: LINK

🗺️ 2026 Floor Plan: Coming January 2026

🌮 Kitchener Digital Menu Card: Coming Early February 2026
🌎 Join The I❤︎BEER Festival Facebook Group to stay in the Loop: LINK

🎟️ BUY Tickets 👉🏽 (Coming soon)

EVENT INFO

📍 Location: Bingemans Conference Centre

🗺️ Address: 425 Bingemans Centre Dr, Kitchener, ON N2B 3X7

📅 Date: Saturday, March 14th, 2026
🌎 Theme: Drink Local
🕰️ Time: Saturday - 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
🧥 Coat Check: Yes ($5.00 near main entrance)

🎟️ BUY Tickets 👉🏽 LINK

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)

Wellington Brewery (Guelph, ON) • Silver Fox Distillery (Arthur, ON)
Great Lakes Brewery (Etobicoke, ON) • Black Swan Brewing Co (Stratford, ON) • Top Dog Brewing Company (Kingsville, ON) • Block Three Brewing (St. Jacob, ON) • Farm League Brewing (Cambridge, ON) • Paniza Brewing Co (Toronto, ON) • Wrinkly Bear Brewing Company (Guelph, ON) • Wishbone Brewing (Waterford, ON) • Anderson Craft Ales (London, ON) • Nickel Brook Brewing Co. (Burlington, ON) • Broken Rail Brewing (St. Marys, ON) • Jackass Brewing (Cambridge, ON) • Sassy Britches Brewing Co (Brantford, ON) • NE1 Spirits (Mount Brydges, ON) • Camerons Brewing (Oakville, ON)
Broadhead Brewing Co. (Ottawa, ON)

2025 FOOD

Chucky Habanero Hot Sauce • Bitten on Locke

El Patcho’s Tacos • Fiesta Empanada • LeSher Kitchen • Fresh Burrito Mexican Grill • Chickbites • El Milagro • Tacoronto • Unique Choice • Picante mx • Mexi-can cocina Big Daddy Bacon • Maria's Tacos • Bigjerk • Hometown Tacos & Pretzels • Berlin 95

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 • 16+ Taco Exhibitors • 24 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 online with your ticket or at the festival (Cash Only at the event) at the designated token tent.

🎫 Designated Driver Tickets are $10 + tax 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 to or during the event to get FREE Tickets and Tokens. Start times are flexible and the work is pretty easy. [SIGN UP PAGE]

🚨 The Earlier you buy your admission ticket, the cheaper it is. Tickets start at just $12.99 for Session #1 and $16.99 for Session #2 (Plus HST and Ticket Fees) and gradually make their way up to our regular ticket price of $22.99/$26.99 (Plus HST and Ticket Fees).