Warm up with us on Friday, January 31 as downtown St. Joe hosts a Chili Tour. Participating locations or "Chili Stops" will play host as you have the opportunity to try their best recipes.

CHILI TOUR MAP 
Chili Tour Maps will be available for purchase at the St. Joe Today Welcome Center (301 State Street) from 12:00p-7:45p on Friday, January 31. Maps will also be available for purchase at The Market (301 Main Street) from 5:00p-7:45p. It costs $5 per participant which includes a Chili Tour Map that doubles as a voting ballot.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Benton Harbor Soup Kitchen.

ANNUAL CHILI PEPPER AWARD
A judged portion of this event will give participating locations a chance to showcase their chili in front of a panel of judges from the Southwest Michigan culinary scene. The winning location will host the Chili Pepper trophy for the remainder of the year until the next tour!

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Participants vote for their FAVORITE chili recipe. The winning location will host the People's Choice Chili Pepper trophy for the remainder of the year until the next contest. To vote, please turn in your Chili Map by Noon on Saturday, February 1!

2025 Chili Stops 

221 Main
Affinity Salon & Spa feat. Sandra Kay's Bakery
Baroda Founders feat. Nola Roux
Caffe Tosi feat. SJHS Culinary Arts Team #1 - Spice Cadets
Chocolate Cafe
Dad's Farm & Cafe
Forever Clean Soap Works feat. TJ's Tap
Harbor Town Interiors  feat. On the River Tavern
Infusco Coffee feat. Houndstooth
Lana's Boutique feat. The Buck Burgers & Brew
Lazy Ballerina Winery feat. Silver Beach Pizza
Nardo's Pizza
Oh My Darlings feat. Culver's of Stevensville
Olive Cart feat. Red Lotus Nutrition
Perennial Accents feat. SJHS Culinary Arts Team #2 - Taj Chicka
Schu's
St. Joe Community Taproom feat. The Livery
St. Joe Wine Shoppe feat. Anemel
State Street Stuff feat. Hawk's Roost
The Cheese Lady
The Tea Annex
Thornton's Home Town Cafe
Union + Social feat. Silver Harbor Brewing
Wanderlust Outfitters feat. Happy Poochie Eatery
Waterfront House of Framing & Fashion feat. bread+bar 
White Pine Winery feat. KT's Rasoi
Wild Ginger Flowers & Gifts feat. Sister Lakes Brewing

Bundle up and venture outdoors for the annual St. Joe Winter Beer Fest! We invite craft beer novices and enthusiasts to enjoy sampling from local and regional Michigan breweries.

Stay with us for a night or the weekend! Visit stjoetoday.com for accommodations.

2025 St. Joe Winter Beer Fest FAQ's

TICKET INFORMATION - TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THE 2025 EVENT!

TICKET HOLDER INFO FOR DAY OF ADMISSION TO THE EVENT:

Must be 21+ with your valid photo ID

Name on the ticket must match a photo ID

General Admission - $40/person - SOLD OUT

VIP Ticket - $75/person - SOLD OUT

2025 Breweries
(Please note, these are subject to change)

Bell's Brewery

Blackrocks Brewery

Blake's Hard Cider

Brew Detroit

Good Boy Vodka

Grand Armory Brewing Co.

Haymarket Brewing

Lansing Brewing

Lazy Ballerina Winery (Hard Cider Only)

New Belgium Brewing

North Pier Brewing Co.

Peat's Cider

Petoskey Brewing

Pigeon Hill Brewing Co.

Right Brain Brewery

River Saint Joe Brewery

Round Barn Brewery

Saugatuck Brewing Co.

Silver Harbor Brewing Co.

Sister Lakes Brewing Co.

The Livery

Watermark Brewing Co.

Join us for the annual Ice Fest sponsored by Silver Beach Pizza to celebrate the winter season! It’s a weekend that brings frosty fun to downtown St. Joe. Enjoy Professional Ice Carving, a Scavenger Hunt, Ice Interactives and more!

ALL WEEKEND
Scavenger Hunt - Stop in the Welcome Center and grab a map to start the frosty fun!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
5:00p-8:00p Professional Individual Carving - Watch carvers magically turn frozen blocks into works of art!
7:00p Fire & Ice Tower 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
7:30a-4:00p Professional Team & Individual Carving - Watch as teams of carvers transform blocks of ice into frosty creations.

11:00a-4:00p Ice Interactives - Enjoy interacting with some of the carved creations! 

MAGIC TOUR feat. Magician John Dudley
    1:00p - Downtown St. Joseph (Corner of State & Pleasant)
    2:30p - Silver Beach Center
    4:00p - Silver Beach Center

Thank you to the Silver Beach Carousel, Curious Kids' Discovery Zone & Shadowland on Silver Beach for hosting!

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9
View completed sculptures on the last day of this magical weekend! 

Stay with us for a night or the weekend! Visit stjoetoday.com/stay for accommodations. 

Watch storefronts of participating businesses come alive during March Mannequins in downtown St. Joe. Windows will display community volunteers as they pose perfectly still, like mannequins. Vote for your favorite window at stjoetoday.com/vote!

Voting will be open from 7:00p on Friday, March 7 until 11:59p on Sunday, March 9.
 
2025 Theme: TBA

MAP OF PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS 

 
2025 PARTICIPANTS: TBA

Join us for an indoor Spring Artisan Fair from 11:00a-4:00p at Union + Social!

2025 VENDORS - TBA