Overview The East Nashville Beer Festival is a one-afternoon craft beer tasting in East Park, and between pours the crowd watches live wrestling matches on the hour. A ticket buys a tasting glass and unlimited samples; in 2026 that meant more than 150 beers from 50 local, regional and national breweries, plus live music and Nashville food trucks. It started in April 2011 with two goals, bringing good craft beer to Nashville and raising money for a Nashville nonprofit, and 2026 was its 15th year. Rhizome Productions, a Nashville event production and beverage-service company, runs it. On site Gates open at noon and the festival closes at 5, rain or shine, with large tents spread across the park for the brewery tables and the crowd between them. In 2026 Pretty Ravens, a Nashville pop-rock party band, played the stage, and wrestling matches went off at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Food trucks and a vendor village sit alongside the brewery tables, and drinking water is included. It is 21 and over. No exceptions, not even infants, and no pets. There is no lot; guests park free on the neighborhood streets around 700 Woodland Street or come by rideshare. Track record By its 15th year in 2026 the festival had poured more than 1,000 different beers and raised well over $250,000 for Nashville nonprofits. The 2026 money went to the Oasis Center Bike Workshop. Young people there build their own bikes from the frame up. Ride for Reading was among the earlier beneficiaries. Brand presence Sponsors attach to parts of the afternoon. In 2026 the music stage was presented by Social Pop Modern Hard Soda, and the wrestling was made possible by Untitled Art and FLVR NA. The tasting glass every guest carries is sold as a drinkware sponsorship, and there are also presenting, sports zone, interactive and community positions.