Will run for beer. 🍻

Formerly known as the Craft Brew Races, the Newport Beer Run, features a 5k followed by a craft beer festival at the iconic Fort Adams State Park. Open to beer lovers of all speeds; the day begins with a timed 5K, followed by a 3-hour post-race celebration featuring beer samples, live music, and local food trucks.

Medals and awards are handed out to finishers, and each participant receives a souvenir pint glass and entry to the festival.

 

FAST FACTS:

When: Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: Fort Adams State Park, Newport
Admission: Varies, see registration details here.

 

FESTIVAL DETAILS

  • No Pressure: Not a runner? Feel free to walk. The 5k is timed, but the brew races offer a relaxed atmosphere sans pressure.
  • Want to run as a team?The team with the most members (at the end of online registrations) receives a 1.0 liter drinking boot. 
  • Age Matters: While the race is open to all local craft beer lovers, you must be 21 and over. The post-race festival is open to all 21+ race participants or anyone wishing to purchase a Festival Only ticket or a Designated Driver ticket.
  • Not interested in drinking? Designated driver and 5K race-only tickets are also available at a slight discount, with designated snacks and non-alcoholic beverages offered at the festival. 

 

SCHEDULE

10:00 AM: Onsite registration & bib pick-up
11:50 AM: Onsite registration closes
12:00 PM: 5k Race start
12:30 PM: Festival gates open
3:50 PM: Beer Festival last call!

 

TICKETS

5K & Beer Fest: $60 (until 5/31)
5K & Designated Driver: $55 (until 5/31)
Festival Only: $55 (until 5/31)
Designated Driver: $20 (until 7/18)

 

ATTENDING BREWERIES
  • Aeronaut
  • Angle Tree Brewery
  • Apponaug Brewing Co.
  • The Barn
  • Bissell Brothers Brewing
  • Canned Heat Craft Brewery
  • Carlson Orchards
  • Castle Island
  • Chair 2
  • Dillon's Distillers
  • Exhibit "A" Brewing Co.
  • Foolproof Brewing Co.
  • Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company
  • Grey Sail Brewing Company
  • The Guild
  • Happy Dad
  • Heineken
  • Japas Cervejaria
  • Lawson's Finest Liquids
  • Long Drink
  • Lord Hobo
  • Mighty Squirrel
  • Moniker
  • Narragansett Brewing Co.
  • Newport Craft Brewing + Distilling Co.
  • Oslo Brewing Co.
  • Pivotal Brewing Co.
  • Press
  • Proclamation Ale Company
  • Providence Brewing Company
  • Radiant Pig Craft Beers
  • Ragged Island Brewing Co.
  • Rejects Beer Co
  • Rupee
  • Samuel Adams
  • Six Pack Brewing
  • Spindrift Spiked
  • Stormalong
  • Sunboy
  • Taproot Brewing Company
  • Tower Hill Brewing
  • Two Roads Brewing Company
  • Vanished Valley Brewing Co.
  • Vitamin Sea Brewing Co.
  • Whalers
 
ATTENDING VENDORS
  • Artisan Bites RI
  • Binge BBQ
  • BrewBox
  • Couto Construction
  • Downspout
  • Hill's Home Market
  • Hometown Poke
  • JaJu
  • Lumpia Bros
  • Newport Jerky Co.
  • Polar
  • Remax — Fitzpatrick Team
  • Renewal by Anderson
  • Rhode Island Brewers Guild
  • Rhode Island FC
  • Run Newport
  • Top Golf
  • Yagi Noodles

 

For more details and information visit https://newportbeerrun.com/

 

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