Sample the tastiest BBQ around at the 29th Annual BBQ, Brews & Blues Festival outside on Virginia Street in Reno on June 19 & 20, 2026.

Sample a variety of brews and beverages from over 50 microbreweries.

Reno’s signature festival food will be available at Gregg’s BBQ Pit, including St. Louis-style barbecue ribs, smoked beef brisket, and pulled pork. Guests can enjoy traditional fixings like creamy coleslaw, barbecue baked beans, and cornbread. The popular Geno’s Smoked New York Steak Flatbread will be back out on the street to enjoy. Other food booths will offer Chili Cheese Dog, Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwiches, Smokey Chicken Wings, Street Tacos, funnel cakes, shaved ice, and more festival favorites

Breweries came from near and far and in 2025, with over 50 breweries attending the festival. There was a $12,000 Beer Judging Competition where each Brewery selected one beer to compete.

Official 2025 Winners

Best Light Lager | Kona Brewing Company, Kona, HI

Best IPA | Dust Bowl Brewing Company, Turlock, CA

Best Hazy IPA | Maui Brewing Company, Maui, HI

Best Fruit Beer | Athletic Brewing Company, Milford, CT

Best Dark Ale | Schussboom Brewing Company, Reno, NV

Best Red Ale | Alaskan Brewing Company, Juneau, AK