Brewworks Festival logo with purple text and a beer mug with foam

May 18, 12 - 5 PM

Join us for an afternoon of craft beers and cider, food truck treats, music, and lawn games.

Don’t miss our exciting art battle - where artists will compete in several rounds until we find the ultimate winner!

  • 8 Local artists from the DMV area

  • 3 Intense rounds of creative prowess

    • Round 1- 12:30 - 1:15 pm

    • Round 2- 1:35 - 2:20 pm

    • Final Round- 2:40 - 3:35 pm

  • 1 Champion above all

And, you’ll have a chance to take home a piece of artwork created during the battle. Purchase raffle tickets at the event for a chance to win your favorite piece. You do not need to be present to win. Meet the juror and artists below.

During the event, all buildings will be open to browse our galleries, artist studios, and Lucy Burns Museum.

Confirmed Vendors

Check back for updates.

Logo for Bunnyman Brewing featuring a man with a bunny ears hood in black and white with red background.
Logo of Port City Brewing in Alexandria, Virginia, featuring a lighthouse with rays of light and the words 'Port City Brewing Co' and 'Alexandria, Virginia'.
Fair Winds Brewing Company logo with stylized nautical flag design.
Oval logo for Ono Brewing Company in Chantilly, Virginia, established in 2017, featuring a stylized beer mug and the company name.
Silhouette of a child with a hat, standing with one leg raised, with an apple and the text 'Lost Boy Cider' below.
A black and white logo featuring two barley stalks with the text 'Barley Naked Brewing Co' underneath.
A black and red logo with stylized text and abstract design elements.
Väsen Brewing Company logo with a stylized 'V' inside a circle and text in bold, modern font.
Logo for SettIe Down Easy Brewing Co., established 2018, featuring a rocking chair and hop cone in a circular design with green, yellow, and navy blue colors.
A black and white illustration of a beer mug with foam, above the text 'Voodoo Brewing Co.'
Black and white logo for cabin brewing co. featuring a circular emblem with a railroad track and the words 'cabin brewing co.' in bold lowercase font.
Logo for Buskey Hard Cider featuring a man with a mustache wearing a hat with an apple on top.
Logo of Lost Rhino Brewing Company featuring a rhino and the company name
Logo for Redbeard Co. Brewing featuring the slogan 'Small Batches of Big Beers' and located in Staunton, VA, with a stylized beard outline.
Aslin Beer Co. logo, featuring a stylized 'a' and 'b' with the company name below.
A hop cone illustration with a mountain landscape, river, trees, and night sky inside it.
Text reading 'Mustang Salty Brewing' in large blue letters on a black background.
Purchase Tickets

General Admission: $50
Includes

  • Souvenir tasting glass for all you care to taste

  • Admission to the Art Battle

Under 21/Non-Alcoholic: $10

VIP Tickets: $90
Package includes:

  • Reserved seating in the VIP section, food/snacks provided by Glory Days

  • Bunnyman Brewing VIP Experience: exclusive tastings and talks from the experts

  • Reserved seating under the pavilion for an up-close viewing of the Art Battle

  • Complimentary Art Battle Raffle Ticket - a chance to bring home a unique painting created during the art battle

  • Souvenir tasting glass for all you care to taste

  • Buy One Get One tickets for our upcoming musical, The Drowsy Chaperone

  • 20% off all gift shop purchases for the day

  • 20% off Workhouse workshops or “Try Me” art classes

Sponsorships Information

Sponsorships are available for BrewWorks. Benefits include complimentary tickets and dedicated space in the Workhouse Quad tent.

Vendor Contact

Interested in being a vendor? Contact our Events Manager for availability

Entertainment

A promotional graphic for DJ Shathegoddess featuring her contact information and illustrated portrait of a woman DJ with a mixer, wearing headphones and a jacket with her name.

Art Battle Juror

A man with a beard wearing a black beanie and black t-shirt with 'WASHINGTON' written on it, standing with arms crossed against a plain black background.

Jason Bowers is a curator, gallerist, project manager, and owner of JAB Arts in Washington DC. He specializes in pop-up galleries, bringing art events all over the DMV, including as Fair Director for Umbrella Art Fair, SQFT, Merge Gallery, etc. Jason also works with corporate clients on large and small scale mural projects. Clients include Viceroy Hotel, Hotel Zena, W Boston, PBS, Verizon, and more. Jason has also been part of the team behind DC Walls! mural festival since 2016.  Originally from Joshua Tree, CA, Jason spent two years living in Eastern Europe before moving to NYC, and finally Washington DC in 2007.

Art Battle Artists

A painting of a young woman with long brown hair and a septum piercing, sleeping with her head resting on her hand. She is lying amidst swirling blue, white, and gray abstract patterns.
Black and white portrait of a woman with eyes closed, surrounded by orange monarch butterflies against a dark background.
Colorful surreal painting of a bowl with three anthropomorphic fruit characters with human eyes and mouths. The fruits include a green apple, a pink grapefruit, and a brown kiwi, with the kiwi topped with a cherry. The bowl has human arms, one holding a spoon and the other a ring, and stands on robotic legs. Red curtains are in the background.
A colorful painting of a bird, possibly a parrot, with vibrant orange, yellow, red, blue, and green feathers surrounded by grapevine leaves and bunches of black grapes.
Colorful abstract painting of an eye, featuring swirling patterns and vibrant colors including yellow, red, orange, blue, black, and white, divided into a 3x2 grid.
A hand holding a plant with white leaves and flowers against a black starry background.
Colorful abstract painting of a woman with long flowing hair, wearing a patterned dress, surrounded by flowers and golden rays in the background.
Painting of a woman and a young boy sitting together in a wicker chair, surrounded by papers, flowers, and a colorful beetle on the floor. The woman wears a yellow top and black skirt with floral details, while the boy sports a blue shirt with a red and black striped tie.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Entertainment Sponsor

McGuireWoods logo in blue text on a white background.

Art Battle Sponsors

Logo for Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, featuring a stylized black wolf's head icon and the text 'Wolf Trap' in bold uppercase letters with 'Foundation for the Performing Arts' below in smaller font.
The acronym 'HGA' in large, bold, black font.

Tim and Barbara Rizer

Logo for Glory Days Grill in red and navy blue script and block lettering
Logo for Fairfax County, Virginia with the phrase "Connect with America" and a stylized square with "fxva" inside.

Sharon Bulova

GBA Associates LP

Caroline and Andrew Blanco

Close-up of the Logo of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union, showing a green and black stylized letter 'U' with black text reading 'Union' next to it.
Logo for Elm Street Development featuring a large green tree on the left and the words "ELM STREET" in bold green letters to the right, with "DEVELOPMENT" in smaller green letters underneath.

Kevin Greenlief

Additional Sponsors

Abstract geometric pattern with gradient shades of green, blue, and teal.
Celebrate Fairfax logo with colorful geometric shapes.