main events
We've partnered with the world's best spirits companies as well as an array of community partners and venues to celebrate the Bay Area and West Coast's liquid culture, cocktail heritage and bar talent. For seven straight days we'll host series of extraordinary special events. Explore the list below for enticing details and tickets.
Main event ticket prices DO INCLUDE your cocktails at the events. They DO NOT INCLUDE your ride home, so don't drink and drive. And they DO NOT INCLUDE the price of your hang-over curing breakfast the next morning.
More details and events will be added on a regular basis, so check back often!
Monday, September 17
The Artisan Tasting
6-9pm
Location: Anchor Brewing Company, 1705 Mariposa St., San Francisco
Tickets:
Guests will explore the unique creations of locally-based distillers, with an opening night bash full of discoveries from the local Bay Area world of artisan spirits and food pairings.
Tuesday, September 18
Spirited Food Trucks
6-9pm
Location: SoMa StrEat Food Park, 428 11th St., San Francisco
Tickets:
We guarantee that you will be served drinks in a way that you’ve never been served drinks before. Unique, fun and interesting - come out to enjoy the great food truck culture of San Francisco.
Wednesday, September 19
Best of the West
6-9pm
Location: Tradition, 441 Jones St., San Francisco
Tickets:
Back again for another year with a showcase of the best bartenders up and down the West Coast, Best of the West will bring together guest bartenders from San Diego to Washington State with the best their city has to offer in hand.
Thursday, September 20
TOTALLY AWESOME EAST BAY to the max!
5-8pm
Location: The New Parish, 579 18th St., Oakland
Tickets: $45 in advance and $55 at the door
In this all-new, costumes-encouraged (like, duh!) event to the SF Cocktail Week lineup, guests will go back to the future and celebrate the time when greed was good, the Brat Pack was king and people drank Slow Comfortable Screws, Fuzzy Navels and Slippery Nipples.
Friday, September 21
The Legends Awards
7:30-10:30pm
Location: The Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market St., San Francisco
Tickets: $85 in advance and $95 at the door
The second annual Legends Awards will bring together a night of special table-side cocktails and punches, dinner and show for a 1960’s Vegas experience of joie de vivre and Bond-style swagger.
Saturday, September 22
Cocktail Melee
2-5pm
Location: Cigar Bar & Grill, 850 Montgomery St., San Francisco
Tickets: $35 in advance and $45 at the door
Engaging the public to participate in this rare gathering of spirits, the Cocktail Melee will be the easiest opportunity to connect with brands and truly learn about your personal palate and preferred flavor profiles.
The California Altered State Fair by Jupiter Olympus
8-11pm
Location: Mission Dispatch, 1975 Bryant St., San Francisco
Tickets: $45 in advance and $55 at the door
Jupiter Olympus puts the "u" back in "fun" at the California Altered State Fair, a celebration of the Golden Bear and the drinks that make her great.
Sunday, September 23
St. George Spirits: 30 Years To Life
1-5pm
Location: St. George Spirits, 2601 Monarch St., Alameda
Tickets: $45 in advance and $55 at the door
St. George Spirits has been distilling craft spirits in the Bay Area since 1982. Thirty years in, with no parole in sight, they're hosting a party that puts bartenders where they belong: behind bars!