Marchfest

Marchfest Official Marchfest Page. Welcome to Marchfest, NZ’s big little craft beer festival | 3 April 2027 | Nelson
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Marchfest is a unique craft beer and music festival, held in New Zealand’s sunniest city, Nelson, at the top of the South Island. Set in the beautiful, traffic-free environment of Founders Heritage Park, the 15th Marchfest takes place on Saturday, 4th March 2023. And unlike other beer festivals, Marchfest is not just about beer, there will be a tasting bar, brewing demonstrations, a food and beer

matching lunch, children’s entertainment, delicious foods, local ciders and wines and much more. As well as its ‘event genre mash-up’ insistence on being a craft beer festival, an indie/world music gig, a hops showcase, an educational forum for home/wannabe brewers and a family-friendly day out. It’s hard to believe such a combination can work, but the thousands of people who attend each year are testimony that it does! As well as great music and great beers, there will be a tasting bar, brewing demonstrations, a food and beer matching lunch, children’s entertainment, delicious foods, local ciders and wines and much more.

🍻Save The Free House🍻
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🍻Save The Free House🍻

Locals doing us proud! 😊Aliment Brewing bringing home the medals!
29/07/2026

Locals doing us proud! 😊

Aliment Brewing bringing home the medals!

🎉 Riwaka-made for the Win! 🎉

We brought home bling from Saturday’s Brewers’ Guild of NZ Awards & are chuffed as - six medals in all including two gold!

We’re only *just* approaching our first birthday & can’t tell you how much these mean! Ok… heaps! 🥹

🏅Gold - Radiradirah NZIPA
🏅Gold - Achtung, Andy! Munich-stylle Helles L***r
🥈Silver - Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We? Juicy IPA
🥉Bronze - Beef Rye Porter
🥉Bronze - Wild Wale Dark Mild
🥉Bronze - Local L***r

Thanks to everyone who buys our b**r & continues to support us. We can’t wait to bring more good stuff your way!

XO Jason & Monica at Aliment
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This is awesome!! We are punching well above our weight for craft b**r in this region! 🍻🍻
22/05/2026

This is awesome!! We are punching well above our weight for craft b**r in this region!
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From Bangkok’s craft-b**r rebellion and Riga’s pagan ales to a Bavarian monastery that has been brewing for nearly a thousand years, these are the cities, taprooms, abbeys and farms worth building a trip around right now.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2026/05/16/b**r-destinations-around-the-world-worth-traveling-for-in-2026/?utm_campaign=ForbesMainFB&utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_medium=social
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Thank you 🙌Thanks to everyone that took the time to complete our post event survey and give us valuable feedback!The sur...
14/04/2026

Thank you 🙌

Thanks to everyone that took the time to complete our post event survey and give us valuable feedback!

The survey winner has been emailed - they won a free double pass to Marchfest 2027.

Cant wait to do it all again next year, keep an eye on our socials for the date announcement 🍻🍻

What. A. Day.Sunshine, great tunes, incredible brews and an all-round epic vibe — you lot absolutely brought it! 🍺🎶Event...
31/03/2026

What. A. Day.

Sunshine, great tunes, incredible brews and an all-round epic vibe — you lot absolutely brought it! 🍺🎶

Event photos are now LIVE, so jump in, have a scroll, relive the highlights and tag your crew.

Cheers to an unforgettable Marchfest — enjoy the memories!

See you next year, B**r lovers! 🍻

31/03/2026
28/03/2026

➡️ LOST PROPERTY ➡️

Any lost property found at the festival has been handed into the windmill at Founders.

🎉 GATES ARE OPEN! LEEET’S GOOOOO! 🍺🎶
28/03/2026

🎉 GATES ARE OPEN! LEEET’S GOOOOO! 🍺🎶

⏰ GATES OPEN IN 1 HOUR!If you’re not on your way to Founders Park, you better get movin’! 🍺🎶�Brewers ready, bands ready,...
27/03/2026

⏰ GATES OPEN IN 1 HOUR!
If you’re not on your way to Founders Park, you better get movin’! 🍺🎶�
Brewers ready, bands ready, food trucks ready — it’s all go!
Grab your crew, and let the adventure begin! 🔥

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Rise and Shine B**r Lovers! IT'S MARCHFEST DAY!! 🍺🎶 Grab your crew and head to Founders Park at 1 PM — the first 700 thr...
27/03/2026

Rise and Shine B**r Lovers! IT'S MARCHFEST DAY!! 🍺🎶

Grab your crew and head to Founders Park at 1 PM — the first 700 through the gates get TWO free Taster Tokens. Let the good times roll! 🔥

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