The smoke will rise and the craft beer will flow at this year’s Brew & BBQ Bash in Streetsboro.
Streetsboro VFW and the Streetsboro Visitors Bureau plan the event from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at Streetsboro City Park. Admission is free.
The event will include barbecue, food, music and family fun. More than 16 craft beer breweries are expected, along with 13 new and returning pitmasters, all competing to be named 2026 Brew & BBQ grand champion.
Musical entertainment will include a Cincinnati-based Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band. Cleveland rock ensemble EndRock will kick off the Woodsy’s Music Stage with hits deep into the ’90s and 2000s alternative rock scene.
There will be two shows by the St. Helen Unicycle Drill Team, Pure Passions Live Animals and Alpacas, Yo Big Bounce inflatables and kid’s favorite The Foam Zone, face painting and games Chainsaw Shari will return with hand-carved demonstrations and wood sculptures, presented by Action Auto Body. Kung Fu performance demonstrations are planned by Sifu Wesley Willis’ White Lotus Kung Fu, along with Brew & BBQ photo opportunities from Freeze Frame Foto.
More than 50 crafters be on hand with barbecue and traditional food truck favorites. BBQ Alley will highlight the pitmasters competing for the People’s Choice Award.
Pre-sale discount craft beer bundle packs can be purchased on the Streetsboro Parks and Recreation website at a 15% discount, $30 for 15 tickets in advance as opposed to $25 for 10 tickets at the gate.
Brewers will include Aeonian Brewing Co., Bero Brewing, Broadview Brewing Co., Brooklyn Brewing, Deschutes Brewery, Esp Brewing Co., Lock 15 Brewing Co., McArthur’s Brew House, Missing Falls Brewery, Phoenix Brewing Co., Rhetoric Brewing Co., Saucy Brew Works, Schnitz Ale Brewery, Taft’s Brewing Co., Thirsty Dog Brewing and Victory Brewing.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Streetsboro Brew & BBQ Bash to bring food, craft beer, music
Reporting by Diane Smith, Ravenna Record-Courier / Record-Courier
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By Diane Smith, Ravenna Record-Courier | USA TODAY Network
