The 19th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival has concluded! Thanks for joining us!
Be on the lookout for updates for our 20th Anniversary in 2024!
What: Our 19th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival!
When: September 29th and 30th, 2023, 4 PM to 10 PM
Where: Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109
This is a 21+ event. Age will be verified upon entry.
The 19th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, presented by The Vera Project, is happening at the Seattle Center!
100% of proceeds from GPBF benefit THE VERA PROJECT
Learn more about the Vera Project
We invite you to join us at the Seattle Center, where 80+ pumpkin and seasonal beers (plus a couple of surprises) from near and far will be poured, including twenty or so from Elysian Brewing’s pumpkin-crazed brewers.
For those who haven’t been to GPBF – during each session, we have a giant, several-hundred-pound pumpkin that is scooped, scorched, filled with pumpkin beer, sealed, conditioned, and then tapped at the fest for all to enjoy.
Beyond the beers, you can expect a costume contest, music, local food trucks, a pumpkin carving station, a pie-eating contest, and so much more.
Great Pumpkin Beer Festival in the Media
Updated as of October 5th, 2023.
Great Pumpkin Beer Festival 2023:
Editorial
- 425 Magazine: The Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival Returns
- South Sound Magazine: The Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival Returns
- 425 Magazine: Feel Good Friday: Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Funko, and Coldplay
- 425 Magazine: 19th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival Presented by The Vera Project
- American Craft Beer: JOLLY PUMPKIN BREWERY NEARING 20 YEARS OF WILD & ECLECTIC BEERS
- Black News: The Top 40 Events in Seattle This Week: Sept 25–Oct 1, 2023
- BrewPublic: ELYSIAN BREWING 2023 PUMPKIN PACK + GREAT PUMPKIN BEER FEST
- Curiocity: A Gourd-geous Affair: The enchanting Great Pumpkin Beer Festival returns to Seattle this month
- Curiocity: 10 of the best things to do in & around Seattle this week (September 25-29)
- Discovering Washington State: Seattle's Great Pumpkin Beer Festival 2023
- DJC: After Hours: Pumpkin beer fest Sept. 29-30
- Do206: GREAT PUMPKIN BEER FESTIVAL 2023
- Everout: 19th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival
- Everout: The Top 40 Events in Seattle This Week: Sept 25–Oct 1, 2023
- EverOut: The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Month: September 2023
- Festivals.com: 19th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival - Friday, 9.29
- Festivals.com: 19th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival - Saturday 9.30
- Foodsided: Forget the latte, pumpkin beers have arrived ahead of sweater weather
- FOX 13 Seattle: Things to do: The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival, Greek Festival, Fisherman's Festival & MORE!
- Freebie Shark: Elysian Great Pumpkin Beer Festival Sweepstakes (Select States – 2 Winners!)
- Northwestern Beer Guide: THE VERA PROJECT PRESENTS THE GREAT PUMPKIN BEER FESTIVAL AT FISHER PAVILION IN THE SEATTLE CENTER
- Northwest Knowledge: Puget Sound Area Weekend Planner: September 29 – October 1, 2023
- Sea Today: Great Pumpkin Beer Festival - Friday, 9.29
- Sea Today: Great Pumpkin Beer Festival - Saturday, 9.30
- Seattle Mag: THE GREAT PUMPKIN BEER FESTIVAL - Friday, 9.29
- Seattle Mag: THE GREAT PUMPKIN BEER FESTIVAL - Saturday, 9.30
- Seattle Refined: Jump into fall with these much-loved autumn events around Washington
- Seattle Refined: Photos: Sold-out 19th Annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival takes over Seattle Center
- Seattle Refined: Brews and Boos: Seattle's Great Pumpkin Beer Festival is back this fall
- Secret Seattle: Get Ready To Welcome Fall At Seattle’s Great Pumpkin Beer Festival
- SIP Magazine: SEATTLE WELCOMES BACK THE 19TH ANNUAL GREAT PUMPKIN BEER FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY THE VERA PROJECT ON SEPTEMBER 29TH & 30TH
- Stay Happening: Great Pumpkin Beer Festival - Friday, 9.29
- Stay Happening: Great Pumpkin Beer Festival - Saturday, 9.30
- Who Fish: Great Pumpkin Beer Festival 2023
Broadcast
- FOX13 Seattle: Great Pumpkin Beer Fest happening Sept. 29 & 30
- NBC News Right Now: Great Pumpkin Beer Fest happening Sept. 29 & 30
- Yahoo! News: Great Pumpkin Beer Fest happening Sept. 29 & 30
- FOX13 Seattle: Gearing up for The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival with Elysian
- Big Country News: Gearing up for The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival with Elysian
- News Press Now: Gearing up for The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival with Elysian
- NCW Life: Gearing up for The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival with Elysian
- Yahoo News: Gearing up for The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival with Elysian
- NBC Right Now: Gearing up for The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival with Elysian
- Fox13 Seattle: The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival starts today
- Yahoo News: The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival starts today
- Big Country News: The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival starts today
- KONG-TV: Elysian Brewing Pumpkin Weigh-Off 7am
- KONG-TV: Elysian Brewing Pumpkin Weigh-Off 8am
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- American Craft Beer: Jolly Pumpkin Brewery Nearing 20 Years of Wild & Eclectic Beers
- Best Beer Blog: Elysian Brewing Company Night Owl Pumpkin Ale
- Beverage Industry: Elysian Brewing releases Pumpkin Pack
- Delish: 16 Best Pumpkin Beers for Fall
- Disney Addicts: Delicious Halloween Eats and Treats at Disneyland Resort 2023
- Disney at Heart: Halloween Treats at Disneyland
- Disney Diary: Disneyland Resort conjures spooky delights for Halloween Season
- Disney Fashionista: Foodie Guide to Halloween at Disneyland Resort 2023 is Here!
- InsideHook: Products of the Week: Pumpkin Ale, Court Cologne and an Audemars x Alyx Collab
- InsideHook: We Tasted and Ranked 25 of the Best Pumpkin Beers
- Sporked: 9 Best Beers We've Tasted in Our Taste Tests
- Tasting Table: The 26 Best Pumpkin Spice Products in 2023
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