Bellingham Oktoberfest pub crawl returns for its sixth year; how to join the fun
An annual Bellingham beer festival is returning this month, celebrating local breweries with costumes, music and prizes.
Sunnyland Fest, a pub-crawl style festival, runs Sept. 26-28 across breweries in Bellingham’s Sunnyland neighborhood, according to an email from Karolina Lobrow, owner of Otherlands Beer.
This is the event’s sixth year, bringing Oktoberfest to five breweries: El Sueñito Brewing Company, Stemma Brewing West location, Wander Brewing, Otherlands Beer and Kulshan Brewing Company’s Sunnyland location. Each participating brewery will also release a new special beer for the festival.
“Starting Friday, Sept. 26, all participating breweries will dish out punch cards to any beer enthusiast, who can then collect stamps at each location. Full punch cards can be turned in at their last stop to be entered into the raffle for a chance to win rad swag and gift cards from your favorite neighborhood breweries,” the event’s Facebook page states.
The event is free to attend, and Oktoberfest costumes are encouraged at each stop.
Each brewery has various operating hours:
- El Sueñito Brewing Company is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at 1926 Humboldt St.
- Stemma West is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at 508 Carolina St.
- Wander Brewing is open from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at 1807 Dean Ave.
- Otherlands Beer is open from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, noon to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at 2121 Humboldt St.
- Kulshan Brewing’s Sunnyland location is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at 2238 James St.
Operating hours may vary during the festival.
