Quench Craft Beer Festival

Quench Craft Beer Festival is an annual celebration of craft beer, cider & more, featuring 25 different craft producers from across Ontario.

Quench will take place on Sunday, June 18th, 2023, at Market Square (91 King Street) in Downtown St. Catharines. The event will feature two 3-hour sessions, from 2PM to 5PM and 6PM to 9PM.

Festival tickets cost $30.00, and will include access to the festival site, one (1) complimentary festival sample glass, along with three (3) tokens valid for 5 ounce sample pours. Please note that you’ll also need government issued photo ID for entry. Tickets are available online only. You can purchase them here.

Additional Token Packs are available for purchase online, along with your tickets. Packs come with either five (5) or ten (10) individual tokens. These tokens are redeemable for 5 ounce sample pours from any of our vendors. Tokens will also be available for purchase at the event for $3.00 each. Please note that sample tokens are non-refundable.

We’ll be making announcements of the specific product offerings on our social media pages (so give a follow), but you can count on an average of 2-4 different options per vendor. Some vendors may even offer different options at each session!

Many of our brewery vendors will be sampling non-alcoholic beer options, and other beverage options will be available for purchase at the festival. Look out for some cool sparkling water options!

Last call will take place 30 minutes prior to the end of each session.

Purses, small bags and backpacks are allowed. Sealed bottles of water are permitted, but please note that all other outside beverages are prohibited. Clear, empty bottles for water are permitted, and the festival will feature a water filling station.

Folding chairs of any kind are prohibited. Please note that picnic table seating will be available on site. Per Section 45(2) of Regulation 719 of the Liquor Licence Act, controlled substances, illegal drugs and/or drug paraphernalia are not allowed on the premises. Medical marijuana is also prohibited on festival grounds.

Yes! Kids under the age of 12 and accompanied by an adult are free, and the event is family friendly.

Yes! Leashed dogs are welcome at the festival site. We recommend that dogs be kept away from our live music stage, as the volume can be uncomfortable for dogs.

The festival will feature 3 unique original local artists at each session. The full live music lineup will be announced on Friday, April 21st.

There is ample free parking in the area surrounding Market Square, and all City of St. Catharines parking lots and street parking is FREE on Sundays.

You are welcome to come and go from the festival grounds, whether to smoke or to grab a bite to eat. Please note that upon your return, you will need to go through our security checkpoint to re-enter. Our security team reserves the right to refuse re-entry to any attendee who shows signs of intoxication.

Market Square will house the majority of our vendors, and is an indoor pavilion. In the event of rain, the festival will continue. Please note that in the event of lightning, our live music stage may experience interruptions or all-out cancelation of performances.

Please contact us via the form at the bottom of this page for all other inquiries.