Historic Eastern Market in downtown Detroit once again welcomes the public to sample hundreds of beers brewed by members of the Michigan Brewers Guild at the 16th Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival – one of the largest all-Michigan beer tastings in the state. The festival will take place on Saturday, October 25 with General Admission from 1-6pm and gates opening at Noon for a VIP hour for Enthusiast Members.
This list of participating breweries and the beers they’ll be pouring can be found online in a searchable 2025 Detroit Fall Beer Festival List or as part of the Detroit Fall Beer Festival Program (PDF).
Throughout the afternoon, attendees can purchase and enjoy food from Detroit area restaurants and listen to local musicians Kelsey Detering (1:30-3pm) and JonPaul (JP) Wallace (4-5:30pm), while sampling and sipping fresh, local beers from breweries around the state.
Tickets are on sale at MiBeer.com and are $60 per person in advance ($70 the day of – credit/debit only). Each ticket includes a sample cup and 15 tokens for beer samples. Additional tokens are available for purchase in the merchandise tent. All tickets sales are final and not refundable for any reason. Admission is for those 21 and older, with valid I.D. The festival will be held rain or shine.
The Motor City has a long-standing brewing history and in recent years it has been revitalized thanks to a growing interest in the craft beer movement. Established in 1891, the current Eastern Market is one of the nation’s oldest farm markets and the area is rife with brewing history. In its heyday, there were more than 40 breweries in the Detroit area and malt silos still stand as a testament to the brewing culture, making it the perfect backdrop for the Detroit Fall Beer Festival. The first Guild event held here was in 2009, with just 40 breweries and 200 beers.
Formed in 1997, the Michigan Brewers Guild is the non-profit dedicated to promoting and protecting the local beer industry. With close to 300 member breweries, the Michigan Brewers Guild is a network of innovative and passionate brewers that serves as the recognized advocate for the Michigan craft beer industry.
Michigan’s thriving brewing industry contributes more than 14,000 full-time jobs to the state, collectively brewing more than 455,000 barrels of beer with a total economic impact of over $2 billion. In terms of overall number of breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs, Michigan ranks #9 in the nation—supporting its title as “The Great Beer State.”
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