One year of beer—2017’s festivals, special events and celebrations

Big Spruce’s 4th Anniversary: RA RA Rasputin Fest Sat, April 1 Stillwell, 1672 Barrington Street

Saint John Annual Beerfest Sat April 8 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB saintjohnbeerfest.com

Nova Scotia Craft Beer Week May 5-14
nscraftbeer.ca

3rd Annual Stillwell Open Sun May 7
Stillwell, 1672 Barrington Street

Craft Beer Cocktail Face-Off Tue May 9, 8-11pm
The Auction House, 1726 Argyle Street, nscraftbeer.ca

Craft Beer Week Brews Cruise Thu May 11, 7-11pm
Tall Ship Silva (Murphy’s Cable Wharf, Halifax Waterfront), $28, nscraftbeer.ca

Full House Craft BEER FeST Fri May 12, 6-9pm, Sat May 13, 1-4pm and 6-9pm
Halifax Forum Multi-purpose Room, 2901 Windsor Street, $30, nscraftbeer.ca

Atlantic Beer FestIVAL Fri May 27, 7:30-10pm and Sat May 28, 2:30-5pm, 7:30-10pm
Moncton Coliseum, 377 Killam Drive, $55, atlanticbeerfestival.ca

East Coast Cider FestIVAL Sat May 27
Halifax Forum Multi-purpose Room, 2901 Windsor Street, localconnections.ca

Yarmouth Craft Beer Festival Sat May 27
417 Main Street yarmouthcraftbeer.com

Northumbeerfest 2017 Sat May 27
Pictou Lodge, 172 Lodge Road, 6-11pm, $50, pictoulodge.com/northumbeerfest

Big Axe CRAFT BEER Festival Sat July 15
Nackawic, NB, bigaxefestival.com

Fredericton Beer Run Mon August 7
615 Queen Street, Fredericton, frederictoncraftbeerfestival.com

Halifax Seaport Beerfest August 11-12
Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road seaportbeerfest.com

PEI Beer Festival September 8-9
Delta Prince Edward, 18 Queen Street, beerfestpei.com

Garrison Oktoberfest September TBA
Halifax waterfront, hfxoktoberfest.ca

Cask Beer Showdown Sat September 30
Olympic Hall, 2304 Hunter Street

Falmouth TrALE Run Sat September 30
Castle Frederick Farms, Windsor @FalmouthTrALE

Cape Breton Beer Fest December TBA
The Big Fiddle, Sydney waterfront capebretonbeerfest.com

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This article appears in Mar 16-22, 2017.