A list of events in and around San Francisco, with links and upcoming dates. All events are in San Francisco unless otherwise noted.
Additional event calendars at BeerAdvocate, RateBeer, and Beer Festivals.
January
Winter Brews Festival (Oakland)
February
SF Beer Week
SF Beer Week includes hundreds of events all over the Bay Area. If you don’t mind a little rain, this is definitely the week you want to come to San Francisco. The anchor events are the Brewers Guild dinner, The Double IPA fest, the Toronado Barleywine Fest, and the Celebrator Best of the West beerfest.
-February 5-14, 2010
April
SF International Brewfest
May
Great Petaluma Chili Cookoff, Salsa & Beer Tasting (Petaluma)
June
Monterey Beer Fest (Monterey)
August
Russian River Beer Revival & BBQ Cookoff (Guerneville)
30 breweries, 30 BBQ teams, and 90 degrees, on the banks of Sonoma County’s Russian River.
-August 21, 2010
October
Brews on the Bay
Set up by the SF Brewers Guild, this SF-only event is held on the SS Jeremiah O’Brien in Fisherman’s Wharf.
