ABOUT CRAFTED FESTIVAL
GOOD BEERS. GOOD PEOPLE. ONE HELL OF A DAY OUT.
We're Crafted Festival. Part craft beer celebration, part live music festival, part excuse to round up your favourite people and make a proper day of it.
Born on the Gold Coast in 2016, Crafted started with a simple idea: bring together great Australian breweries, good food, live music and a crowd that appreciates a quality drop.
Ten years later, we've grown into a multi-city festival, pouring good times across the Gold Coast, Newcastle and Melbourne.
And while we've gotten a little bigger, the recipe hasn't changed.
Great brews. Live tunes. Bloody good food. And a whole lot of fun in between.
A DECADE OF BEERS, BANDS & GOOD TIMES
It all started with a love for independent beer and the people behind it.
From the brewers experimenting with new flavours to the local legends perfecting their signature pours, Crafted has always been about celebrating the makers, the risk-takers and the people who give Australia's brewing scene its character.
Over the years, we've poured thousands of beers, introduced festivalgoers to new favourites and brought together breweries from across the country.
But somewhere between the first pour and the final encore, Crafted became something bigger than beer.
It's discovering your new favourite band while holding your new favourite brew. It's smoky BBQ, sunshine, mates on the grass and the kind of spontaneous festival moments that become stories for years.
We're not here for a quick tasting session. We're here for the whole damn day.
MORE THAN JUST BEER
Sure, beer is kind of our thing. But there's plenty more happening at Crafted.
We're talking independent breweries pouring everything from crisp lagers and juicy hazies to bold IPAs, sours and limited releases. Plus cider, ginger beer, seltzers, cocktails and other options for those who fancy something different.
Add a soundtrack of live Australian music, delicious eats from local food vendors and the smoky goodness of our Crafted Smokeshow, and you've got yourself a pretty solid Saturday.
Then there's everything in between.
Beer Yoga? Naturally. Line Dancing? Why not. Ping pong rivalries, ridiculous competitions and your mates discovering talents nobody asked to see? All part of the experience.
Come for the beer. Stay for everything else.
THREE CITIES. ONE BIG CRAFTED FAMILY.
What began on the Gold Coast has grown into a celebration of beer, music and good times across three Australian cities.
GOLD COAST. WHERE IT ALL BEGAN.
Our original home and the birthplace of Crafted.
Set just metres from the sand at Kurrawa Park in Broadbeach, Crafted Gold Coast brings together beachside beers, live music, local favourites and that unmistakable Gold Coast energy.
Ten years of beers, sunshine and good times. And we're still thirsty for more.
NEWCASTLE. GOOD TIMES ON THE HARBOUR.
Newy knows how to get around a good thing.
After expanding to Newcastle in 2024, Crafted found a new home on the Foreshore, bringing fresh brews, live bands, smoky eats and a whole lot of waterfront atmosphere to a city with a serious appreciation for good beer.
Same Crafted spirit. A whole new crew of frothers.
MELBOURNE. THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK.
In 2026, we're taking Crafted to Melbourne for the very first time.
And where better to make our debut than Riviera Beach Club in St Kilda?
We're bringing our signature mix of independent breweries, live Australian music, delicious food and festival chaos to one of the country's great food and drink cities.
Melbourne, consider this your invitation.