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Join us for our FIFTEENTH ANNUAL Craft Beer Festival!!

Enjoy unlimited sampling of over 60 beers from an AMAZING brewery line up, live music, food trucks, and artisan vendors in beautiful historic Sykesville.The event is rain or shine.

2026 Headliner Band – FireKite

When: November 14, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Where:  Sykesville, MD 21784, USA

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Please bring your ID. Guests will be checked in under the name on the ticket.

Guest tickets come with $10 Main Street Bucks, redeemable at your favorite participating downtown shops and restaurants for an extended period! You can also cash in your Main Street Bucks at the concession tent for $5 beer!

- Participating stores are listed below.

Tidal Salt, Black Barn Alpacas, Baldwin's Dream, BotaniGal, Patapsco Distilling, Park Books on Main, Georgie Lu's, Revive & Co, Unwined, The Local Motive, Hair by Samsara, The French Twist, E.W. Beck's, & Foxy Boutique.


NO PETS ALLOWED (Town Ordinance 301, which modified the Town Code. The Town Code reference for the “no pets or animals allowed at Town events is: Chapter 51, Article 1, Sections 51-1 through 51)

🍻 VOLUNTEER NEEDED

Lend a hand, then raise a glass!

Join our Craft Beer Festival volunteer crew on Saturday, November 14, and help bring the fun to Main Street! You’ll get a volunteer T-shirt and a ticket to enjoy the festival after your shift, with over 60 beers to sample and live music to keep the good vibes going. 🎶

Bring your friends, make a difference downtown, and stay for the cheers!

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Free Shuttles

FREE shuttle service thanks to our sponsors! Picking up at Freedom Park and Sykesville Middle School, looping through the nearby “Park and Ride” and taking you to our beautiful Main Street, 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, regular and ADA accessible at both locations.

Main Street Bucks

Guest tickets come with $10 Main Street Bucks redeemable at your favorite participating downtown shops and restaurants on event day through to the Sunday after the event! You can also redeem your Main Street Bucks at the concession stand to buy domestic beer for $5.

Participating businesses:


Tidal salt on Main

Baldwins Dream

BotaniGal

Patapsco Distilling Company

Park Books on Main

Georgie Lu's Childrens Consignments

Revive & Company

The Local Motive

Unwined

River & Rail

E.W. Becks Pub & Restaurant

Hair by Samsara

French Twist Cafe

Black Barn Alpacas

Uncle Joe's Market & Deli

Dirty Gangster Dog


Join The Team

Be part of the team that makes it all happen! Our volunteers are the heart of our events, and we’re so grateful for every community member who gives their time and energy. Sign up today using the link below!

Volunteer

2026 Headliner Band - FireKite!

2026 Unlimited Tasting

Each participant offers a selection of beers, with multiple varieties available at each stop.
  • Checkerspot
  • Lone Oak
  • 1623
  • Troegs
  • Devil's Backbone
  • Big Truck
  • Rusty Rail
  • Cushwa
  • Manor Hill
  • Fifers/Craft Crush (RTDs)
  • Aldus
  • Bold Rock
  • RAR
  • Arizona Hard Tea
  • New Trail
  • Happy Dad
  • Surfside
  • Tenth Ward Distilling
  • Port City
  • 7 Locks
  • Great Lakes
  • Mobtown
  • Delirium
  • Two Pitchers Brewing
  • Dewey Beer Co
  • Fin City
  • Forward
  • Freedom Brew

2026 Artisan Vendors

  • Rustic Flags
  • Forging and Welding by Will
  • FlutterHouse
  • The Silver Kat
  • ArtfulEats
  • Black Eyed Susan Spice Company
  • Grace Renich Art
  • Rob and Son's Bakehouse
  • Bell's Leather
  • Rosie Cheeks Distillery
  • Honeyhaus
  • Laura Elizabeth Jewelry
  • Cheezeballz
  • McClintock Distilling
  • The Bathing Raven Candle Co.
  • Matt Radhe Woodwork
  • Sam & Nock's Cookie Fix
  • Flour Fable Baking Co.
  • Kara's K9 Waffel Treats
  • Genesis Cigar Lounge
  • and more (update coming soon!)
Thank you to our 2026 Craft Beer Festival sponsors!

M&T Bank

Maryland Collision Center

Town of Sykesville

Mueller Homes

Renewal by Andersen


Turf Valley Resort

Thank you to our Stage Sponsor!

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Patapsco Distilling Co.

The Local Motive



*Non-refundable, event is rain or shine.

NO PETS ALLOWED(Town Ordinance 301, which modified the Town Code. The Town Code reference for the "no pets or animals allowed at Town events is: Chapter 51, Article 1, Sections 51-1 through 51-)

NO BIKES ALLOWED

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