Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival Announces Final Event After 20 Years

One of the most popular events on the Atlantic City calendar is the Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival, which takes place at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

If you are a fan of the event, you'd better get tickets, because this year will be the last one. The event's creator and founder, John Henderson, made the announcement on social media that this year, the 20th anniversary of the event, on April 11, 2026, will be the final one.

The Shocking Announcement

"This will be the last Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival," Henderson said in the video.

As we roll into 2026, here’s a little FYI about the 20 year anniversary of the Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival is officially LAST CALL. After two decades of wild memories, great music, and serious craft beer culture, April 11, 2026 will mark the final AC Beer Fest as you know it.

 

How to Get Your Tickets for the Final Event

Tickets for this year's Last Call event went on sale today for $65, the lowest price you'll get for the event at acbeerfest.com

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The event will then announce the Band announcements and all other ticket options on January 5, and at that time, tickets will be $80.

Your Loyalty Pays: A Special Offer for Returning Attendees

Henderson says if you have been to the previous 19 years, and can prove it, he will pay for your ticket for the final event.

Is This Really Goodbye? The Future of Beer in Atlantic County

Will the event come back?  It sounds like there is a possibility, with Henderson saying they will celebrate beer in some other fashion in 2027, 2028, but the AC Beer and Music Festival, as we have come to know it, will be the final one.

Henderson said they are not done with beer.  Indicating there is a chance that the event could possibly be located somewhere else in Atlantic County.

We are just hanging up the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival," Henderson added. We will find other forums to celebrate beer."

If you want tickets for this year's event, you can purchase them here.