Hooch Wagon Brew Fest
Saturday, July 11 | 4pm-8pm
Sample the Coal Region’s finest craft beer, wine, and cider in Pennsylvania’s historic mining town!
Join us on Sat, Jul 11, 2026 starting at 4:00 PM to taste NEPA’s best brews while enjoying live music and food trucks – all in a one-of-a-kind historic setting. This fundraiser supports our work to preserve Eckley and tell the story of the people who powered America’s industrial rise.
Purchase tickets by June 1st to guarantee your souvenir tasting glass! Tickets purchased later may receive a plastic tasting cup. Order before May 1st to get a 10% early-bird discount!
*You must be 21+ to attend this event. No admission without a valid photo ID.
Tap into NEPA’s brewing heritage!
Tickets
$40 | General Admission (21+)
Tasting glass + unlimited samples
$10 | Designated Driver (21+)
Festival admission w/o alcohol service
Vendor list coming soon!
“Oh yes, there was beer men comin’ around.”
Head over to our oral history collection to learn how traveling merchants supplied Eckley residents with beer, whiskey, meat, and other staples and connected isolated patchtowns throughout the Coal Region.