$35 in advance, $40 at the entrance. Entrants are given a glass (embossed with our logo, and not plastic!) for a 4 ounce pour. This year includes unlimited samples. Online tickets are held for you at the entrance. Tickets also available from local merchants and City Hall. About 40 breweries and cidermakers are represented. Live music throughout the event, which goes from 1-6 pm. All the proceeds go to charity.
Get a babysitter for your children. It's just too dangerous in a crowded tent, and too likely to adversely impact your enjoyment of our event!
Please, no dogs. Service Animals allowed. Note:The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals. Service animals must be under control at all times
Fitchburg's Riverfront Park is located just off Boulder Drive, the street parallel to downtown Main Street. The park is at the southern end of Boulder Drive, before Boulder and Main Street connect back together. The park is across the river from Boulder Drive, and you will see the large tent set up for the event.
Use 100 Boulder Drive, Fitchburg MA in your GPS. Plenty of nearby free parking in two adjacent parking garages, or take the train from Boston or other points east, or the bus from Leominster and Gardner.
Riverfront Park is located just a short distance from the downtown Fitchburg train station. Taking the train on Saturday from Ayer, Concord, Acton, Cambridge or Boston is a viable alternative to automotive travel. See the train schedule here.
Use 100 Commercial Street, (or 100 Boulder Drive) Fitchburg MA on your GPS. Or follow these directions:
From the EastTravel west on Route 2 to Fitchburg. Take exit 31B (Fitchburg Rt.12) Bear right off the exit to follow Route 12. Follow Route 12 for aprox 3 miles. At Enterprise car rental, turn right over the bridge.
At the end of the bridge, turn left onto Main Street, then the first left onto Putnam Street. Watch for signs for parking for the Brewers Festival.
From the SoutheastFrom Worcester, travel north on Interstate Highway 190. This merges with Rt. 2. Follow Rt. 2 West to Fitchburg. Take exit 31B (Fitchburg Rt.12) Bear right off the exit to follow Route 12. Follow Route 12 for aprox 3 miles. At the Enterprise Car Rental center, turn right over the bridge, then turn left on Main Street, then the first left onto Putnam Street. Follow the signs to the Brewers Festival.
From the NortheastFrom Townsend, take Rt. 13 to Rt. 2A. Turn right and continue into Main Street, Fitchburg. Follow Main Street into downtown, becoming a one way street. Follow the signs to the Brewers Festival.
From the NorthwestFrom Ashby, take Rt. 31 into Fitchburg. Continue on Rt. 31 until you come to a set of lights. Veer to the left around the Common (the Rollstone Boulder will be on your right). Go straight through the set of lights, then continue on Main Street, which becomes Boulder Drive. Follow the signs to the Brewers Festival.
From the SouthwestFrom Westminster follow Rt. 2A north to Fitchburg's Upper Common. Continue on Main Street, which becomes Boulder Drive. Follow the signs to the Brewers Festival.
From the WestFrom Route 2, take the Route 31 exit. At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Route 31 (Princeton Road) and follow it to Westminster Street, River Street and Kimball Street following Route 12, a total of 3.8 miles to the Cleghorn rotary. Route 12 becomes Kimball Street. Rollstone Street is approximately 1/2 mile past the Cleghorn rotary. Turn left onto Rollstone Street. At Main Street (approx 1,000 feet) turn right. Main Street will become Boulder Drive. Follow the signs to the Brewers Festival.