Great Lakes Beer Festival

05/21/2026

In the news...

Great Lakes Beer Festival returns Aug. 8 to Dow Diamond with Michigan craft drinks, food trucks, games and live music.
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05/18/2026

🎶 We’re turning up the volume at this year’s Beer Festival! 🍻

Please help us welcome Ty Parkin & The Old Souls to the musical lineup! Bringing their signature sound and high-energy performance, they’re sure to keep the good vibes rolling all festival long.🤠🤠

Great beer. Great music. Great people. You won’t want to miss it.

Stay tuned for more festival updates, and get ready for an unforgettable day! 🤠🍺🎸🎤

05/16/2026

We are excited to announce that Fröhliche Polka Band will be back again for the 2026 Great Lakes Beer Festival at Dow Diamond on August 8.
Tickets on sale now!

05/12/2026

The 5th Annual Great Lakes Beer Festival is back August 8th at Dow Diamond!
Tickets on sale now at:

Join us at the Great Lakes Beer Festival and dive into Michigan's vibrant craft beer scene at the stunning Dow Diamond in Midland. Whether you're a passionate connoisseur or just love a refreshing craft beverage, this event is crafted for you!

04/24/2026

This concert is a special event to benefit local artist and musician, Mike McMath and his wife Angela. Mike is recovering from a double lung transplant and his road to recovery will be a long and difficult journey. Mike’s friends and family have organized this event to help ease the financial burdens facing the family during this time.

Performances by: The Rock Show and Nameless, as well as members of Empty Pockets, The Robertson Brothers aka Maybe August aka The Michael Scott Band, and more!
This will be a heartwarming concert featuring some of the best music Michigan has to offer - you won't want to miss it!
👉Check the comments for where to get details.

03/03/2026

We certainly agree! Don't you?
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Dow Diamond has been nominated for Best Minor League Ballpark in USA TODAY 10Best’s Readers’ Choice Awards! 🏟️ Let’s show everyone why our hometown stadium is the place to be, vote now 👉 10best.usatoday.com/awards/dow-diamond-midland-michigan/

12/19/2025

$10 OFF VIP & General Admission tickets for the 2026 Great Lakes Beer Festival now thru January 1!🎄🎁
This year's festival is on Saturday, August 8th!
Tickets on sale now at

Join us at the Great Lakes Beer Festival and dive into Michigan's vibrant craft beer scene at the stunning Dow Diamond in Midland. Whether you're a passionate connoisseur or just love a refreshing craft beverage, this event is crafted for you!

08/17/2025

Thank you to all the volunteers that came out to GLBF2025 and helped to make it such a great success.
It was HOT! and they helped so many people make POUR DECISIONS!

THANK YOU!❤️🍻❤️🍻

08/17/2025

ANOTHER FANTASTIC YEAR!
If you couldn't come out to GLBF2025, read about it here:

The fourth annual Great Lakes Beer Festival drew thousands of people to Midland’s Dow Diamond on Saturday.

08/17/2025

Thank you to our friends Banter & Babble & HABRJosh for coming out to the 2025 Great Lakes Beer Festival.
🎙If you missed their livestream -- you can re-live it here: https://youtu.be/vMri8tL-eIs