Overview Wild West Brewfest is a craft beer festival in Katy, Texas, run entirely by volunteers from the Rotary Club of Katy, and by 2026 it had given more than $1.65 million to local charities and student scholarships. BeerYeti.com named it the No. 1 beer festival in North America several years running. It spreads over three days at Typhoon Texas Waterpark: a free Thursday K-Town Throw-Down with $5 beers, a Friday Launch Party and the Saturday main event. The Rotary charges no administrative fees, and the festival belongs to the Brewers Association and the Texas Craft Brewers Guild. On site A general admission ticket buys 12 two-ounce samples. VIP gets in an hour earlier and adds the Hop House, an upscale area with food included, and the Reserved Craft Room pours limited premium craft beer. The H-E-B Wine Grotto is a climate-controlled room of more than 50 wines. Designated drivers buy their own tickets, at GA and VIP level. Around the grounds sit a stage, a Can Zone, a mechanical bull and a silent auction tent. Brand presence Nearly everything on the grounds takes a sponsor's name: the stage, the Launch Party, the Wine Grotto, the Can Zone and the mechanical bull, down to the wristbands, lanyards, tasting cups, wine glasses, coasters, ice, fence, golf carts, Wi-Fi and the ride-share pickup point. Platinum partners sit in the Hop House with VIP access, a brewer meet-up can be sponsored on its own, and booth space is sold on the festival floor.