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KITCHENER
2026 I❤️BEER FESTIVAL - MAR 14th
🚨 Limited Night Session Tickets Remain! 👀
We’re back, Kitchener! 🍻 The 8th annual I❤︎BEER Festival hits the Bingemans Convention Centre on Saturday, March 14th, 2026. Come sip your way through the best Ontario beers, ciders, and spirits and dance like nobody’s watching. Local pride, local hops, and a day (or night) you won’t forget!
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
✅ Venue - The event is located in 4 separate halls, 1 hall for board games, 1 hall for games and 2 halls for food and drink.
✅ TOKENS - We use a digital token system, you can buy them at the same place you buy your tickets in the Add-ons section. - we hate using POS systems, they're slow when the internet is bad, the digital token is just like buying a ticket, quick scan and you get your tokens at the token booth. If you prefer not doing it this way, we take cash as well at the token booth and there are ATM's on site.
✅ Night Session - Night session tickets will sellout sometime today, once they're gone, only very limited tickets are available at the door to keep room for DD tickets.
✅ Parking - You can leave your car overnight, parking is free at Bingemans.
✅ Floor Plan - LINK
✅ Coat Check - On the opposite side of the entrance
✅ Tokens - In the hall on the same side of the entrance
EVENT INFO
🍻 19+ Event: Come for the beer, stay for the vibes — please drink responsibly!
📍 Location: Bingemans Convention Centre
🕑 One Day, Two Sessions: Pick your adventure — 1–5 PM or 5–10 PM.
🍏 Not a beer fan? No worries — enjoy Ontario ciders, spirits, and tasty drinks.
🚗 Designated Driver Tickets: $10 + tax at the door — keep your friends safe and happy.
🧥 Coat Check: Yes ($5.00 near main entrance)
🎟️ No refunds on tickets or tokens, but tickets & tokens are transferable.
2026 DRINK
Rice Lake Hard Cider (Baltimore, ON) • Nickel Brook (Burlington, ON) • NE1 Spirits (Mount Brydges, ON) • Wellington Brewery (Guelph, ON) • Founder's Original (Toronto, ON) • Latina Beer (Niagara, ON) • Black Fly Booze (London, ON) • Lake Of Bays Brewing Co (Baysville, ON) • Junction 56 Distillery (Stratford, ON)
Farm League Brewing (Cambridge, ON) • Block Three Brewing Co. (St. Jacobs, ON) • Black Swan Brewing Co. (Stratford, ON) • Broken Rail Brewing (St. Mary's, ON) • 8.6 (Oakville, ON) • Jackass Brewing (Cambridge, ON) • Railway City Brewing Co. (St. Thomas, ON) • Sassy Britches Brewing Co (Brantford, ON) • Sons of Kent (Chatham, ON) • Broadhead Beer •
Little Beats Brewing Company • Two Loons Brewing (Toronto, ON)
2026 FEATURES
Say Hi to Fred!
Meet Fred, our newly aquired inflatable octopus who knows how to party! Standing tall and spinning the hottest tracks, Fred draws crowds like a magnet. Whether you’re a die-hard festival-goer or just looking for the perfect Instagram moment, Fred makes every dance area unforgettable.
The BEER Hall
Tables galore— 100+ of them—surrounded by the buzz of festival energy. Whether you’re sipping, snacking, or just spectating, it’s the perfect place to relax, mingle, and eavesdrop on some very serious beer debates.
Classic Arcades
Classic arcade consoles await! Relive the glory days of SNES, NES, PlayStation, and Sega—because nothing says “festival fun” like trash-talking friends over a 16-bit showdown.
🎲 Board Game Zone
Warning: intense fun ahead! Test your nerves with Giant Jenga, outwit your opponents in Battleship, and try not to rage-quit in Connect 4. It’s the perfect place to show off your skills, your luck, or at least your ability to laugh at crushing defeats.
🍺 Beer Pong Arena
Where legends are made and cups disappear.
Grab a ball, grab a beer, and immediately realise you’re not as accurate as you thought. Challenge your friends, sink a few cups, miss a lot, and talk trash anyway. Open all festival long, bragging rights not guaranteed.
DoBetter.love
Singles, this one’s for you.
DoBetter.love is your wingman at iHeartBeer. With glow bracelets to help singles find each other—no awkward guessing is required.
Meet someone tonight… or find a connection on the app tomorrow. Either way, you win.
🎯 Waddies Toss Challenge Zone
Get ready to level up your beer‑fest experience with Waddies — The Ultimate Tossing Game! Whether you’re chilling in the sun or kicking back by the patio, this easy‑to‑learn yet wickedly addictive game brings out the laughs, the rivalries, and those “one more round” moments with friends. Play inside or out — it’s all fun, all community, and all about good beer, good people, and good throws.
2026 FOOD+
LeSher Kitchen • Frank & Furters • Picante MX • Chau • Fiesta Empanada • Big Daddy Bacon • Bitten • Berlin 95 • Andrzejewski Perogi Shop • Ciao Food Company • Hometown Hot Dogs • Big Jerk • Chucky Habanero Hot Sauce • Smokin’ Fine Meats • Nutrafarms • Better Sips Club • TUDI Wraps • Spark Rewards • Virgin Radio
TOKENS
Every I Heart Festival uses a token based system for both food and drink. Digital Tokens can be purchased with your tickets online in the "add-ons" section and can also be purchased separately online using the ticket link without the need to purchase a ticket.
💵 Token Cost: $2.50 Each - Includes HST
🪙 Tokens are used for both Food and Drink
📏 Beer Sample Size: 5 Ounces
🍺 Most Beer Samples are 1 token (Speciality Beers & Spirits can be more)
🍴Food Ranges from 2 to 6 tokens depending on portion sizes,etc
TICKET INFO
➡️ All General Admission Tickets include admission to the Festival and an official 10-ounce I❤︎BEER sampling cup. Tokens can be purchased online with your ticket or at the festival (Cash Only at the event) at the designated token tent.
🎫 Designated Driver Tickets are $10 + tax at the Door. DD Tickets give you admission to the event but you are not permitted to consume any alcohol at the Festival (If caught consuming alcohol of any kind, you'll be removed from the venue). Non-alcoholic drinks and food can be purchased using tokens at the local food vendor booths and the snack shack.
🙋 Volunteer prior to or during the event to get FREE Tickets and Tokens. Start times are flexible and the work is pretty easy. [APPLICATION FORM]
🚨 The Earlier you buy your admission ticket, the cheaper it is. Tickets start at just $14.99 and gradually make their way up to our regular ticket price of $24.99 (Plus HST and Ticket Fees).
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