Beerfest at the Ballpark Spring
The 8th Annual Beerfest at the Ballpark (BATB) is on April 22nd, 2023 from 3pm to 8pm. (VIP at 2pm). This is an outdoor beer, cider, hard seltzer, mead, spirits & wine festival with live music that is hosted in the heart of Downtown Lansing at Jackson Field which is the home of the Lansing Lugnuts. Tickets are available to purchase online or by visiting the Jackson Field Box Office.
Attendees will have the opportunity to taste 300+ craft beers from 50+ Michigan breweries in addition to ciders, hard seltzers, meads, spirits & wine.
Food
Food is provided by Lugnuts concessions. This includes:
- Buddy’s Pizza - Pizza
- Standale Grill - burgers, hot dogs, brats, chicken tenders, french fries
- Steakadelphia - Philly cheese steaks, philly cheese steak nachos, soda water
Lugnuts Box Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10 am - 5 pm (non-game days) & Game Days: 10 am - 7th inning
Festival Layout
Full Festival List
New to the Festival:
- 450 North Brewing Co.
- Ascension Brewing Co.
- Barrel + Beam
- Bløm Meadworks
- Brew Detroit
- Broad Leaf Brewery & Spirits
- CiderBoys
- Rhinegeist Brewery
- Short’s Brewing Co.
- Transient Artisan Ales
- Three Floyd’s Brewing
- Unruly Brewing Co.
- Untitled Art
- Upland Brewing Co.
- Warpigs USA Brewing
- Watermark Brewing Company
Non-Beer Options - Cider, Mead, Wine & Spirits
- Blake’s Hard Cider
- Bløm Meadworks
- Boss Cider Company
- Burgdorf’s Winery
- CiderBoys
- Great Mead Hall
- Long Drink
- Meckley’s Cider
- Merican Mule
- Michigrain Distillery
- Odd Brothers Cider
- Red Cedar Spirits
- Round Barn Winery, Distillery, and Brewery
- Smooj
- St. Ambrose Cellars
- St. Julian
- Tandem Ciders
- Uncle John’s Cider
Bands
Terrace Stage
Shelby & Jake - 3pm to 5pm & 6pm to 8pm
Concourse Stage
The Five ‘N’ Dime Poets Featuring Cash O’Riley - 2pm to 5pm
JP & The Energy - 6pm to 8pm
Ticket Info:
Every festival ticket includes entry to the festival, souvenir glass, and tasting tickets. Each tasting ticket is redeemable for a 3 oz pour of one of the 300+ beers and ciders. More expensive beers, cider, meads and spirits will require two tickets. Additional sampling tickets will be available for purchase at the festival for $1 per drink ticket.
General Admission Ticket: $35 ($40 day of)
- Entry at 3pm
- Souvenir glass
- 10 tasting tickets
VIP Ticket: $50 ($55 day of)
- Early Entry at 2pm
- Access to VIP area
- Dated Logo Souvenir Glass
- 15 Tasting Tickets
Designated Driver Tickets: $10
- Entry into the festival
- Souvenir cup and first pop fill
This is a Rain or Shine Event. All sales are final, tickets are not refundable. No reentry.
Sponsors
Proceeds Benefit Friends of The River
Friends of the River is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit that works to improve water quality, access, and awareness on the Rivers in Michigan. We implement these goals in several ways. A few examples would be by getting our hands dirty and hosting regular river clean ups. Or when we work with communities to help provide docking for recreational boats of all sizes from kayaks to larger power boats. We also host and attend events regarding the rivers to help keep communities aware of just how important our rivers and water resources are.