Welcome to BeerFestivals.org, home of The Beer Festival Calendar!

This is THE place to get info about great places to drink beer around the world. It's brought to you by Ludwig, the beer drinking lion, and his hard-working staff, Maryanne Nasiatka and Paul Ruschmann.

The upcoming Labor Day weekend offers 35 festivals, plus the wind-up of Raleigh Beer Week. Ludwig labored long and hard to come up with his top three choices, and here they are: the Belgian Beer Weekend, on the Grand'Place in Brussels; the High Country Beer Festival in Boone, North Carolina; and La Fete Bieres et Saveurs in Chambly, Quebec.

This weekend is the unofficial kickoff to Oktoberfest season, with events in two great beer cities: Philadelphia and Milwaukee. There are dozens more Oktoberfests to come, and chances are good there's one near you.

Last week we added our 1,000th festival for the year--it's Brew at the Zoo in Denver, for those keeping score at home--and we're on track to beat our all-time record of 1,017 festivals, set last year. Our visitor count is closing in on 300,000, well over last year's total; and we're approaching 1 million page views. Thanks again, everyone, for your support!

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And don't forget his blog, Ludwig Roars, which offers a light-hearted look at beer-related news, places, and events from around the world. We hope you'll stop by often. In fact, Ludwig insists.

There's more...

In addition to the beer festival calendar, this site contains the following:

* The "Beer Traveller Series," a collection of more than 60 articles about beer-drinking destinations;

* "Good Beer Books," Paul's reviews of books that belong on your reference shelf; and

* "Worts of Wisdom."

Finally, a shameless plug for ourselves:

If you're in, or near, Michigan, please consider buying our book, Michigan Breweries. It's a comprehensive guidebook that we keep updated at a dedicated site. Find out why Michigan is The Great Beer State. It makes a great present for the beer lover in your life!

Thanks for stopping by, and come back early and often!

Cheers!