Boardwalk Bites & Brews

The Boardwalk's newest food festival celebrates everyone's favorite amusement park foods paired with Santa Cruz County's best craft beers!

Local brewers have been challenged to select (or brew up) a beer that best complements a Boardwalk menu item. With foods ranging from corn dogs and garlic fries to crepes and chocolate-covered bacon, the intriguing combinations offer a little something for everyone.

Packages

VIP PASSPORT - $79

VIP Passport Lanyard
$25 MyBoardwalk Card (good for rides, games, arcades, and attractions)
Bites & Brews T-shirt
Bites & Brews Trucker Hat
6 Food Samples
8 Beer Tastes*
Bites & Brews Tasting Tumbler (plastic)
"Best Pairing" Ballot
PASSPORT - $45

Passport Lanyard
6 Food Samples
6 Beer Tastes*
Bites & Brews Tasting Tumbler (plastic)
"Best Pairing" Ballot
BEER ONLY - $16 (no pre-sales)
4 Beer Tastes*

FOOD SAMPLES - $4 (no pre-sales)

1 Food Sample
Online sales start in August.

* All beer tastes are 4oz, and must be purchased online or at a Boardwalk ticket booth—no sales at the beer tasting booths.

Event Schedule

10:30am: Ticketing and Will Call opens
11:00am: Park opens—beer tasting/food samples open
11:00am-
5:00pm: Band performances at two stages in the park
4:00pm: Beer taste SALES end, individual food samples still can be purchased
5:00pm: Beer tasting closes
6:00pm: "Best Pairing" awarded to a brewery at Neptune's Stage
8:00pm: Park closes, food samples close

Details
Breweries subject to change.
Beer tastes available while supplies last, purchase passport ahead!
IDs WILL BE CHECKED and "21+ tasting wristbands" will be provided at Boardwalk ticket booths
All beer tastes must be purchased online or at a Boardwalk ticket booth—no sales at the beer tasting booths.
Please don't drink and drive. Use Uber, Lyft, taxi, or contact a sober driver.
All Passports include a "Best Pairing" ballot to be given to the brewery that paired one of their beers with their specific Boardwalk food the best! The winning brewery will receive $500—so cast your vote wisely!