Brewery & the Beast Calgary - 2026 - VIP Event

Everything is included with your inclusive ticket purchase: Food, Drinks, and Live Entertainment. 

There is no additional purchasing required.

What you get with your INCLUSIVE VIP Experience Tickets:

1:00pm - 5:00pm:

• A one-hour food & beverage experience hosted by Guest Chefs and Award-Winning Bartenders, exclusive to VIP Ticket Holders only.
• The Food:
  • Exceptional dishes, fresh shucked oyster bar, and desserts.
  • Enjoy as much as you like, it is all included. 
• The Drinks: 
  • Cocktails, craft beer, premium wines, seltzers, and hard teas.
  • Ten (10) tickets are included with your event ticket to use for alcoholic beverages.
  • These beverage tickets are used during the VIP Event and the Main Event.
  • One (1) ticket = One (1) beverage of your choice.
  • Pour sizes as follows: Beer, Cider, Seltzers & Hard Teas = 12oz, Cocktail = 1 oz, Wine = 3 oz. 
  • All Non-Alcoholic drinks are included in the price - beverage tickets are not required. 
• The VIP area remains exclusive to VIP Ticket Holders throughout the entire event, and includes:
  • Shaded lounge and seating areas
  • Private bar
  • Premium air conditioned washroom facilities
  • Separate entry and exit points
• PLUS: VIP's get 10 minutes of early access into the Main Event.

Then, at 2pm the Main Event begins!

The Food:

• 60 of the city's best chefs will be serving incredible dishes, cooked over live fire.
• Savour as much as you like, it's all included with your ticket purchase.
• What restaurants will be there?  Visit our website to see the stellar line up of award-winning and beloved local establishments.

The Drinks:

• Cocktails, craft beer, premium wines, cider, seltzers, hard teas and non-alcoholic beverages.
• Beer, Cider, Seltzers & Hard Teas = 12oz; Wine = 3oz; Spirits = 1oz. 
• One (1) ticket = One (1) beverage of your choice.

The Experience: View the event video below to see what it's all about.

• Entertainment: Live Music and all the favourites from Guest DJs provide the soundtrack.
• Venue: The Confluence offers a spacious outdoor setting to enjoy this grazing-style festival.
• Charity: The festival provides scholarship awards to students at SAIT and funds local food security programs.