VCBW 10th-Anniversary Kickoff Party

May 31 at Beaumont Studios

In addition to a silver-themed canned-beer party with offerings from 45 breweries, expect food from Downlow Chicken Shack and installations from the 40 or so artists who create at Beaumont Studios.

Strange and Fancy Fare

May 31 to June 9 at Pourhouse

Pourhouse and Strange Fellows Brewing team up for a tap takeover where flights are paired with creations roasted duck pie, B.C. albacore tuna crudo courtesy of chef Alessandro Vianello.

Backcountry Brewing Two-year Anniversary Party: Vancouver Edition

June 1 at Open Studio

Squamish’s Backcountry Brewing makes the trip down the Sea-to-Sky for a tap-takeover party that includes DJ Neighbour as well as a premiere of the short film “Making of Backcountry”.

Best Of B.C. Championship: Sommelier Vs. Cicerone

June 1 at the Sutton Place Hotel

Diners sit down for a four-course dinner, after which they’ll decide who paired things better with pan-seared scallops, bison short ribs, and braised rhubarb with elderflower jelly: sommelier Dianne Fisher or cicerone Paul Pyne.

Hoppapalooza 10-year Reunion

June 2 at the Alibi Room

Anticipated enough that it needs two seatings 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Hoppapalooza will showcase a ton of specialty collabo beers brewed for the event, as well as Uncle Greg’s World Famous Alibi Chili and live music by Greg Ball.

6×6 Langley VCBW Cask Festival

June 6 at Dead Frog Brewery

Five Roads, Foamer’s Folly, Old Abbey, Old Yale, Trading Post, and Dead Frog roll out cask brews. As a bonus, you get to take home a limited-edition glass.

VCBW Festival

June 8 and 9 at the PNE Fairgrounds

The crown jewel in Vancouver Craft Beer Week’s crown, this year’s edition will see over 100 craft breweries and cideries descend on the PNE Fairgrounds, with over 20 food trucks and live bands and DJs on hand to help ramp up an increasingly famous party.