Registration Deadline For Cask & Keg Is September 17th, 2021
The Cask & Keg Festival happening on October 2nd between 12:00 pm and 4:00pm will take place as part of the Wine Capital of Canada’s Fall Festival Weekend, which also includes a Kick off Party at the District on the opening night, October 1st from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at District Wine Village, as well as the Festival of the Grape which celebrates the wineries in the region on October 3rd from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. This year we expect to welcome more than 4,000 guests to the festival.
Cask & Keg Festival is a day-time adult only event brought to you by the Oliver Tourism Association along with a dedicated committee and a team of volunteers. It is focused on celebrating the creations of local and regional breweries, cideries, and distilleries.
Ticket holders will enjoy creative and innovative local flavours produced by regional breweries, cideries, and distilleries with a passion for hand-crafting. Food trucks will be stationed on the grounds offering mouth-watering morsels and Vancouver’s top corporate show band, March Hare Band, will energize the atmosphere with their exciting and versatile show!
We invite you to pour during Cask & Keg, as we celebrate the many amazing beverage producers of our region. Along with pouring for guests, there will be an on-site liquor store for bottle sales. Sales of these bottles will be near the exit of the festival grounds. Bottles will not be allowed to be consumed on site.
The event will take place at Oliver Community Park located at 3569 Park Drive, Oliver, BC.
Event Details
What We Provide
Your registration as a participant in Cask & Keg Festival includes a tented service location with one-half of an 8′ table (2 providers per table), a bus tray, access to water and 2 x 4 kg bags of ice.
Your registration also includes festival entry for four servers and two souvenir glasses (tasting tokens are available for purchase on-site).
Pouring
Breweries and Cideries must charge at least 2 tickets and no more than 4 tickets per 4 ounce pour. You will need to have your product and pricing listed on your table.
Distilleries must charge at least 2 and no more than 6 tickets per ½ ounce pour, you may make cocktails that can be poured to the 4 ounce line with no more than ½ ounce per drink.
We recommend that cideries and breweries bring one 40L keg each of 3 SKU’s. Distilleries please be prepared to pour up to 500 ounces.
Gates will open to the public at 11:30 am with tastings from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
An ID check will be performed at the gate for all guests. Wristbands will be issued to guests over 19 years of age; however, please adhere to safe consumption standards including checking ID as required.
Insurance Documentation
Your application must include a Liability Insurance Certificate which lists BOTH Oliver Tourism Association AND Oliver Parks & Recreation as additional insured.
Proof of insurance as well as Serving It Right numbers for your on-site staff will be required by Friday, September 17th or you will not be admitted to the festival.
Set-Up
Cideries, Breweries and Distilleries will be directed to their assigned locations upon arrival at the park. Locations are determined by the Festival Site Manager.
Park gates will open at 9:30 am. Set-up must be completed by 11:00 am; all vehicles should be removed by this time. Last call will be at 3:45 pm with tear-down and clean-up after 4:00 pm.
Entry Deadline
The registration deadline and all the paperwork must be submitted by September 17th, 2021.
Space is limited but we will try our best to accommodate all beverage producers.
Reimbursement
You will be reimbursed $0.50 for each of the tasting tickets collected in your box during the festival. It is the purveyors responsibility to make sure people provide the appropriate amount of tickets for their pour.
Reimbursement cheques will be issued by the Oliver Tourism Association on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, and will be mailed to the address provided on your application form.
