America's best arts & craft brew fest returns to Pittsburgh's historic Strip District for the 5th iteration! Join us as we celebrate Black culture with music, food, live paintings, exclusive collab boozes, networking, and more!
Voted by the readers of USA Today as America's Best Brew Fest 2023 & 2024, Barrel & Flow takes place in The Stacks at 3 Crossings in Pittsburgh’s Strip District neighborhood. Barrel & Flow’s lineup reflects our commitment to creating an inclusive festival environment and showcasing Black breweries, artists, and small businesses.
We welcome you to enjoy this celebration of brewing + art with an exceptional collection of breweries from across the country pouring festival-exclusive collaborations, a varying and talented cast of musicians spanning genre and style, and a unique selection of food vendors, indie artisans, visual and performing artists, and local non-profits.
Tickets go on sale for 2025 Barrel & Flow on February 1, 2025. Performers, visual artists, vendors, breweries, collaborators, and speakers can now apply for our 2025 festival on our website: www.barrelandflow.com.
We remain committed to equity and pay rate transparency and are determined to create a festival environment that is free from harassment. To that end, we stand by our anti-harassment policies. For pay rate transparency, please visit: www.barrelandflow.com/about.
We invite all to join us for our FOUR-day event:
Thursday - Aug 7, 2025: Barrel & Flow x Gateway Clipper Fleet Present: Barrel & Float! Join us for a tour of Pittsburgh as we cruise along the three rivers, with live music and an open bar curated by Barrel & Flow!
Friday – August 8, 2025: Day-long conference featuring panels, classes, and symposiums followed by a Friday evening bottle share.
Saturday – August 9, 2025: Festival Day: craft brew + art + music + marketplace, from noon – 9:00pm, with over 75 breweries, 50 collaborations, 75 vendors, and dozens of Black artists, musicians, and performers.
Sunday – August 10, 2025: Sunday Brewers Brunch, featuring beer and food pairings.
For more information or for interview requests, please email:
aW5mbyB8IGJhcnJlbGFuZGZsb3cgISBjb20=. Connect with Barrel & Flow: @barrelandflow on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Funding for Barrel & Flow is provided by The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments. Barrel & Flow has also been accepted into the PACE Capacity Building program.
Also check out other Festivals in Pittsburgh, Music events in Pittsburgh, Arts events in Pittsburgh.
