Bike Brew Q will host its eighth-annual charity event today, Saturday, July 29, at the Great Bend Expo Complex,  455 West Barton County Road, in the Expo II building. All proceeds will go to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 

The event features cycling rides and a mountain bike race in the morning, food trucks that start serving food at 11 a.m., and a Craft Brew Expo featuring 20 breweries from around the region from 1-4 p.m. with the VIP portion starting at 12:30 p.m. All events are independent of each other.

Designated drivers get into the Craft Brew Expo at no charge. General admission tickets can be purchased atbikebrewq.com or at the door on the day of the event for $35 and include unlimited beer samples and a Bike Brew Q pint glass. Limited VIP tickets are still available for $50 and get attendees early access to special VIP beers and the first opportunity to collect brewery freebie items as well as a gold-rimmed taster glass. 

Bike Brew Q Event Chair Ryan Fairchild said it’s always a great day and it’s for a great cause. 

“My wife has cystic fibrosis as well as other members of my family so this event means a lot to me,” he said. “We appreciate every single one of you that comes to this event. We’ve raised $100,000 over the past eight years and we have no intention of stopping. We hope to see everybody on Saturday to make some memories with us.” 

The expo features live music and over 50 unique beers with breweries coming from as far as Kansas City to be a part of the festivities. There is a pretzel necklace contest as well and the winner receives two tickets to next year’s Craft Brew Expo.