Barktoberfest 2026 — Riverside

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A beer festival. For people who brought their dog. In a park. In October. Someone finally got the formula right.

Barktoberfest is Riverside's only dog-friendly craft beer festival — an afternoon at White Park where you can taste through a lineup of local breweries while your dog does the thing dogs do at parks, which is meet every other dog and immediately forget them. Craft beer tastings, food bites for purchase, live music, and special activities fill the afternoon. VIP, general admission, and designated driver tickets mean everyone has a way in.

Proceeds go to the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center, which means every beer you taste is technically a charitable act. The event is 21+ because the craft beer is the draw, but the dogs are the reason half the attendees showed up. The other half showed up because they wanted to pet someone else's dog without having to own one.

Sunday, October 12, 2026. 12–4 PM. White Park, 3936 Chestnut St, Riverside, CA 92501. Tickets at petsadoption.org.