Craft Beer Festivals in Sweden
Most beer festivals in Sweden work with the following system: You buy a ticket that includes entry to the festival and a souvenir tasting glass. When you arrive, you buy tokens, usually sold in packets of 10, 20, or some other round number to exchange for tastes of beer.
Brewskival in Helsingborg
Sweden’s largest craft beer festivals
Brewskival in Helsingborg is run by Swedish craft brewery Brewski, so it features some of their beers of course, but also much more, both from Sweden and from international breweries. The next one is August 28th-30th, 2026. It’s at Brewski’s brewery, which is outside the center of town, but still within walking distance.
There are also plenty of other fun things to do in Helsingborg while you’re in town, including visiting local taprooms.
Brewskival in Helsingborg
Although not exclusively for craft beer, Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival is another of the larger drink festivals in Sweden. The next one is October 23rd-24th, 2026. In addition to beer and whiskey, wine, rum, gin, and more are available for tasting.
There are, of course, lots of other fun things to do in Stockholm, including but not limited to visiting local breweries, enjoying craft beer bars in Södermalm or Norrmalm, having brunch in Östermalm, Södermalm, Vasastan, or Norrmalm, visiting Skansen or Java Whiskers cat café, or checking out locations where movies were filmed.
Linköping Beer Expo
All in Beer Fest in Göteborg, home of several of Sweden’s top craft breweries, usually takes place in November, but is becoming a summer festival starting this year and will take place on July 17th-18th at Rollin’ Bistros Backyard.
While you’re in town for the festival, you may also want to visit some of the local taproom and breweries or visit the animals at Slottsskogen! Or, why not make this a stop on your road trip through Sweden?
Folkes Fölbitarfest in Linköping
Smaller local craft beer festivals in Sweden
There are plenty of other smaller craft beer festivals around Sweden, some that take place every year and others that pop up as fun one-off festivals. Some examples are Stockholm Beer Fest, which usually takes place in August, Linköping Beer Expo, which will take place on March 6th, 2027, and Folkes Fölbitarfest in Linköping featuring craft beer from Östergotland, which will take place on May 9th, 2026. Some other fun ones we’ve attended in the past include Örebrewfest in Örebro and The Gothenburg Phenomenon in Stockholm featuring craft beer from Göteborg.
Linköping Beer Expo
Homebrew festivals in Sweden
Homebrew festivals are a little different from the others in that you typically pay an entry fee to taste as many of the beers as you want, but entry requires membership in the homebrewing club that organized the festival. If you don’t already belong to the club, you can usually purchase a membership when you buy your ticket or even at the door in some cases, and it’s reasonably priced.
Linköping Beer Expo
You can check Svenska Hembryggareföreningen’s website for updates on upcoming events. Two that we have attended in the past are Belgoträff featuring Belgian-style beers in Uppsala, a quick day trip from Stockholm, and Novembermörker featuring stouts and porters in Linköping. Beer quality can be all over the place at a homebrew festival, but you can be sure that you’ll always find something good!
Linköping Beer Expo
Tips for attending craft beer festivals in Sweden
When you buy your ticket online, there’s often an option to pre-order tokens, but watch out for those service fees. It’s more cost-effective to wait and buy tokens in person at the festival. We’ve rarely experienced long lines and there is often no line at all for tokens (although there often is for the actual beer).
Linköping Beer Expo
You’re going to be walking around and standing in line for beer a lot, and I think it works the best if the group you come with finds a good place at a table in the beginning of the festival. Then just make sure at least one person stays at the table to hold your spot while others get beer or food. It’s nice to always have a place to sit.
Linköping Beer Expo
Don’t forget water! Try to drink some between beers and rinse out your tasting glass between beers for a better experience. Most festivals have multiple water stations for these purposes.
Have fun and enjoy the festival!
