Hops on the Water is an all-ages, one-day, family-friendly festival featuring specialties from local craft breweries, beverage makers and food vendors from the Bay of Quinte region and surrounding area. This year’s festival line-up includes live music and entertainment featuring ‘Moon Sugar’, roaming buskers, interactive games and activities and picture-perfect moments to kick-off the fall season. The event will take place rain or shine.

Quinte West’s Hops on the Water Craft Beer Festival was crowned one of the Top 100 festivals in Ontario by Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) for the first time in 2022.

The Top 100 festivals award recognizes Hops on the Water for its excellence in creativity, community engagement and overall event experience. With this award, Hops on the Water is proud to be acknowledged among some of the province’s most widely recognized events.