To mark its twentieth anniversary, the San Antonio Beer Pageant will return to its unique location at Hemisfair with a splash of Oktoberfest.
In recognition of the German neighborhood that when lived on the Hemisfair grounds, the beer competition will characteristic German-inspired delicacies, a steinholding competitors, dwell music, dance and greater than 300 beers.
The competition will probably be held on Oct. 18 at Civic Park inside the Hemisfair District.
“The importance of the brand new location is it’s sort of a homecoming since we haven’t been to Hemisfair since 2013,” stated occasion organizer Cassandra Wagner. “We’ve had festivals at three parks since then, most lately at Crockett Park. So that is thrilling as a result of our twentieth anniversary aligns with our return to Hemisfair.”
Previous to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wagner stated, the San Antonio Beer Pageant was the most important single-day beer competition in Texas.
“Previously few years, we’ve seen anyplace from 5,000 to 7,000 attendees,” she stated. “We’re anticipating most likely round 6,000 to 7,000 at Hemisfair.”
A portion of proceeds from the competition will profit the San Antonio Meals Financial institution.
“Between money and media, we’ve been in a position to donate about $40,000 to the competition for every of the previous 5 years,” Wagner stated. “Now we have a robust partnership with the meals financial institution and associate with them on a number of occasions annually. We consider of their work.”
