The 22nd annual Kona Brewers Festival will be held March 11 at Courtyard Marriott King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona.
Ticket sales for the fundraising celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Dec. 17. Tickets will be sold for two sessions, the “Afternoon Delight,” from noon to 3 p.m., and the “Sunset Session,” from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $75 and include craft brew samplings from 40 Hawaii and mainland breweries, and samplings of a variety of local food prepared by top Big Island chefs.
The festival also features live music and entertainment, including the Trash Fashion Show, a performance highlighting creative fashions made entirely from recycled material.
In addition, festival volunteers divert more than 90 percent of festival waste from landfill by transforming refuse into compost for local school gardens.
The Kona Brewers Festival has raised awareness, visibility and funding for more than 40 nonprofit and community organizations supporting the well-being of Hawaii’s youth, environmental conservation, and cultural traditions.
Info: www.konabrewersfestival.com.