Rivernook Beer and Music Festival

The Rivernook Beer and Music Festival - 2023 Brewers Invitational is your opportunity to experience the region's best breweries, best location, best food, and best bands. Featuring Kern River Brewing Company & Friends. Enjoy a weekend of camping on the Kern River, sipping beer while mingling with the brewers who craft your favorite beverages. Benefiting Kern Valley Search & Rescue + SOS Dog Rescue.

Rivernook Beer and Music Festival 2023 Brewers Invitational Featuring: Kern River Brewing Company and Friends Rivernook Campground is proud to present a new take on their original beer festival!

The 2023 festival will be held on October 21, in the meadow at Rivernook Campground. One hundred percent of the ticket sale proceeds will be split between two important, local non-profit organizations, Kern Valley Search And Rescue and SOS Dog Rescue.

The event will be a Brewers Invitational, Beer and Music Festival, featuring Kern River Brewing Company, which will be selecting and inviting their favorite craft breweries from all over the state.

“Rivernook Campground is really the perfect spot to set up this invitational." - Eric Giddens, co-founder of KRBC

"Kern River Brewing Company is really excited about this beer festival," says Eric Giddens, "Imagine hanging out with all your best brewing friends on the banks of the Kern River.”

What exactly is an invitational beer festival? Eric explains, "Festivals are turning towards this format as a way to hand-select the best breweries by invitation only. Not only that, but it brings in the folks that actually own the brewery or brew the beer and their intimate knowledge ensures that the customer gets the best experience possible. We look forward to hosting these world-class breweries in Kernville."

Over the years, Rivernook Campground has raised upwards of $120,000.00 for local nonprofits.

From the creation of the first local beer festival, Rockin River Beer and Music Festival, held in 2017, to Rivernook Campground’s latest endeavor, the 2023 Brewers Invitational, Amanda Pascoe and the staff at Rivernook Campground remain motivated to continue the tradition of giving back to the Kern River Valley.

Tickets for the 2023 event are available for purchase through Rivernook’s Website at www.rivernookcampground.com/beerfest