Lancaster Craft Beerfest returned Saturday after a four-year hiatus.
Organizers expected about 1,200 attendees at each of its two sessions on the 100 block of North Queen Street. Roughly 30 beer vendors were on site serving their brews.
The event ran in downtown Lancaster from 2013-2019, but was paused from 2020-2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and construction in Ewell Plaza.
The event wasn’t the only beer-focused festival happening in the county on Saturday. Spooky Nook Sports hosted its fourth Nook Brew Fest, too.
For more information on Lancaster Craft Beerfest, visit lancastercraftbeerfest.com.
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Festival goers play corn hole for prizes at the Rotary Club of Lancaster Penn Square tent at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers mingle on N Queen St. at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Josh Bowman, Melissa Bowman, Erin Snader, and Josh Snader, all of Myerstown, PA, pose for a photo showing off the pretzel necklaces their daughters made for them at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Zach Gross, Evergreen Brewing Co., hands a beer to a festival goer Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers by merch at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival stop to read the menu for Souvlaki Boys – Real Greek Street Food at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat, drink beer, and eat food while listening to the band at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers read the festival map while drinking beer in their mini souvenir steins at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer while waiting in line at the Bierhall Brewing tent at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers mingle on N Queen St. at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Arvin Alston flips bacon skewers on the grill at the Gnawjaw food tent at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Lead singer of the Band of Llamas plays music for festival goers at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Band of Llamas band member plays the guitar at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024 for festival goers.
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Festival goer eats a pretzel from his pretzel necklace at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Lee Phillips, Market Manager for SlyFox Brewing Company, pours beer for a festival goer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers get their tickets checked at the entrance of the Lancaster Craft Beerfest on the corner of N Queen St. and W Orange St. on Aug 24, 2024.
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Mike Resh, volunteer, hands out festival maps to festival goers at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Arvin Alston flips bacon skewers on the grill at the Gnawjaw food tent at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers play corn hole for prizes at the Rotary Club of Lancaster Penn Square tent at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers mingle on N Queen St. at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Josh Bowman, Melissa Bowman, Erin Snader, and Josh Snader, all of Myerstown, PA, pose for a photo showing off the pretzel necklaces their daughters made for them at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Zach Gross, Evergreen Brewing Co., hands a beer to a festival goer Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers by merch at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival stop to read the menu for Souvlaki Boys – Real Greek Street Food at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat, drink beer, and eat food while listening to the band at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers read the festival map while drinking beer in their mini souvenir steins at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer while waiting in line at the Bierhall Brewing tent at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers mingle on N Queen St. at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
KIM KRAVITZ | For LNP/LancasterOnline
Arvin Alston flips bacon skewers on the grill at the Gnawjaw food tent at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Lead singer of the Band of Llamas plays music for festival goers at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
KIM KRAVITZ | For LNP/LancasterOnline
Band of Llamas band member plays the guitar at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024 for festival goers.
KIM KRAVITZ | For LNP/LancasterOnline
Festival goer eats a pretzel from his pretzel necklace at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Festival goers chat and drink beer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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Lee Phillips, Market Manager for SlyFox Brewing Company, pours beer for a festival goer at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
KIM KRAVITZ | For LNP/LancasterOnline
Festival goers get their tickets checked at the entrance of the Lancaster Craft Beerfest on the corner of N Queen St. and W Orange St. on Aug 24, 2024.
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Mike Resh, volunteer, hands out festival maps to festival goers at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
KIM KRAVITZ | For LNP/LancasterOnline
Arvin Alston flips bacon skewers on the grill at the Gnawjaw food tent at Lancaster Craft Beerfest on Aug. 24, 2024.
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