Gardiner, Montana · Yellowstone's north entrance
Brewfest
Under the Roosevelt Arch
Not a festival complex
One field. One arch.
One very large mountain.
No wristband empire, no VIP tent, no hour-long shuttle line. Just Montana beer, Montana bands and neighbors on the grass in Arch Park, with Electric Peak hanging over the stage and the front door of Yellowstone just past the arch.
What a band gets here: a small-town crowd on the grass, a backdrop no arena can buy, and a stage where the money goes back into the town instead of out on the next tour bus. We call it summer.
Past pours and players
Who has been on tap
The 2027 lineup is still in the kettle. Here is who has poured and played Brewfest before, from the public listings.
On tap
- Big Sky Brewing
- Katabatic Brewing
- KettleHouse Brewing
- Lockhorn Hard Cider
- Madison River Brewing
- Neptune's Brewery
- Outlaw Brewing
- Ten Spoon Winery
On stage
- Pickin' Pair
- Paul Lee Kupfer
- Weston Lewis & the Juicebox Band
- The Gypsy Carpenters
- The Meadowlarks
- The Fossils
Where the money goes
A different good cause
every year.
Brewfest has raised money for the preschool, the bear-awareness crew, the schools and the park. Drink local, give local.
- 14th annualGardiner Chamber of Commerce
- 2022, the 18thSnoopy School Cooperative Preschool
- 21st annualBear Awareness Gardiner
- 2025North Yellowstone Education Foundation
- 2026Yellowstone Forever
Getting there
Find the arch. You're there.
- Arch Park Brewfest happens here: a big grassy field just past the Roosevelt Arch, with the stage, the taps and the picnic tables.
- Roosevelt Arch Built in 1903 and still the front door to Yellowstone. Your selfie backdrop for the day.
- Park Street Dinner, a room, a fly shop and a cold one on the way home. Look for members of the herd.
- Yellowstone River Runs right through town. Wave at the rafts.
- Electric Peak The big mountain to the southwest. It will be in every photo you take.
Not to scale. Festival layout inside the park arrives with the lineup.
Know before you go
A few things, neighbor to neighbor.
- Tickets. At the most recent Brewfest (August 15, 2026, 3 to 9 p.m.) they were sold at the door on the day. Watch this page for 2027.
- Layers. It is summer in the mountains. Afternoon sun, evening jacket.
- The locals have hooves. Elk wander through Gardiner like they pay rent. Enjoy them from a distance, and never between a cow and her calf.
- Make a weekend of it. Stay, eat and book a guide with members of the herd. They are the reason this town has places to stay, eat and fish.
- Get home safe. Walk, ride with a friend, or book a room close by. The bison do not yield.
First call
Tell me the date first.
One email a year, maybe two: the date, the lineup and tickets. Nothing else.
Spend it with the herd
Make a weekend of it.
Stay, eat and drink with the businesses that signed the pledge. Here are the lodges, cabins, kitchens and saloons in the herd.
Put on by the community
Brought to you by your neighbors.
Brewfest is put on by the Brewfest steering committee and its partners. Wild Livelihoods is proud to work alongside them and to host this page. Want to pour, play, sponsor or volunteer? Start on the Brewfest Facebook page.
