Burp Fest is bringing its legendary burping contest to Big Texas Beer Fest in Dallas! Think you've got what it takes? Step up and prove it.
Bring the thunder! Our decibel meter doesn't lie. Let out your most earth-shaking belch and see if you can claim the crown.
It's not about power — it's about endurance. How long can you keep it going? The clock is ticking.
Take home the Burp Fest trophy and eternal bragging rights.
Your legendary performance featured across all Burp Fest socials.
Exclusive festival merchandise only winners receive.
How to enter: Show up at the Burp Fest booth at Big Texas Beer Fest and sign up on the spot. Or get notified in advance so you're ready to go!
Big Texas Beer Fest is Dallas' original craft beer festival, founded by Chad and Nellie Montgomery after they attended the Great American Beer Festival in Denver in 2010 and were inspired to bring a similar experience to North Texas. First held in 2012, the festival has grown into one of the most anticipated beer events in Texas, well-known for its curated lineup of exclusive, rare, and one-off beers that can't be found on store shelves.
The festival takes place annually at the Fair Park Automobile Building in Dallas and features 65+ breweries pouring over 300 beers, ciders, hard seltzers, hard kombuchas, and meads. General admission tickets are $45 and include a commemorative tasting cup and a sampling card with 12 two-ounce samples. Additional sampling cards can be purchased for $5. VIP tickets at $80 provide early entry at 1:30 PM (GA starts at 3:00 PM), a glass tasting cup, and a swag bag. VIP tickets consistently sell out within weeks of release.
The Big Texas Beer Fest also supports the local community, having raised nearly $60,000 for the North Texas Food Bank. The 2025 event marked the 13th annual festival, and the combination of rare beer access, live music from local bands, food trucks, and a passionate craft beer community keeps attendees coming back year after year.
Big Texas Beer Fest started with a trip to Denver. In September 2010, Chad and Nellie Montgomery attended the Great American Beer Festival and were so inspired by the experience that they decided to bring something similar home to Dallas. At the time, North Texas had no dedicated craft beer festival of its own, and the Montgomerys — who would go on to build the event production company Brewvolution, LLC — set out to change that. The first Big Texas Beer Fest debuted in 2012 at the Fair Park Automobile Building, a historic Art Deco venue on the grounds of the State Fair of Texas. It was Dallas' original craft beer festival, and it struck a nerve immediately.
The festival has sold out every year since its second edition, a streak that speaks to both the quality of the event and the explosive growth of craft beer culture in Texas. What keeps people coming back is the curation: Big Texas Beer Fest is known not just for volume — over 100 breweries and 450-plus beers, ciders, seltzers, hard kombuchas, and meads — but for exclusive, rare, and one-off pours that cannot be found on store shelves. VIP tickets routinely sell out within weeks of release. The Dallas Observer has named it the city's best beer festival two years running, and the event has helped provide more than 250,000 meals through its ongoing partnership with the North Texas Food Bank. For Chad Montgomery, who now works full-time as an event producer, and Nellie, the "party architect" behind Brewvolution, the festival remains a labor of love — a grassroots idea born at GABF that became a Dallas institution.
Founded
2012
Organizer
Chad and Nellie Montgomery
Breweries
65+
Beers
300+
Tier
Major
Not available
Status: Not yet announced
2025: April 12, 2025
1 day
Fair Park Automobile Building
1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd, Dallas, TX 75210
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Dallas, Texas
$45 (includes tasting cup and 12-sample card)
$80 (includes early entry, glass tasting cup, swag bag)
65+ breweries
300+ beers to try
Find our booth at Big Texas Beer Fest and compete in the Loudest Burp and Longest Burp championships!
Big Texas Beer Fest 2026 takes place Not available at Fair Park Automobile Building, 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd, Dallas, TX 75210.
Big Texas Beer Fest is held at Fair Park Automobile Building, 1300 Robert B. Cullum Blvd, Dallas, TX 75210.
General admission tickets to Big Texas Beer Fest are $45 (includes tasting cup and 12-sample card). Check the official website for VIP and other ticket options.
Yes! Burp Fest will be at Big Texas Beer Fest with our legendary burping contest. Compete in the Loudest Burp Championship and the Longest Burp Championship for trophies, social media fame, and exclusive merch.
Burp Fest is the world's premier competitive burping organization. We bring our burping contests to beer festivals across America, giving attendees the chance to compete for glory, trophies, and social media fame.
Just show up at the Burp Fest booth at Big Texas Beer Fest! You can also sign up on our website to get notified about contest times and details.
We're always looking for new beer festivals to bring the burping contest to. Get in touch!
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