Fremont Burger & Brew Fest

The Fremont Chamber of Commerce had promoted a 10th-anniversary Burger, Brew & Bourbon Fest for Saturday, May 30, 2026, in downtown Fremont before later canceling the event, according to the chamber’s event site and festival website. A March 24 item published by Tri-City Voice and attributed to the chamber said the festival would run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and draw more than 7,500 attendees. The chamber’s current festival page now says “The 2026 Fremont Burger, Brew, & Bourbon Fest has been cancelled.” The site says a 2027 date is still to be determined. ### Was the Fremont festival still scheduled for May 30, 2026? Saturday, May 30, 2026, had been listed as the date for the Fremont Burger, Brew & Bourbon Fest in downtown Fremont. The chamber-backed item in Tri-City Voice said the event would celebrate its 10th year and feature craft brews, premium spirits, live entertainment and the Burger Throwdown competition. Third-party listings, including Eventbrite, also carried the May 30 date and the 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule. (tricityvoice.com) The Fremont Chamber’s current festival website says that plan changed. A notice on the site says the chamber made the “difficult but necessary decision” to cancel the 2026 event after reviewing financial and operational conditions. The chamber said it chose to pause the festival rather than deliver an event that “may fall short” of community expectations. ### Who organized the event? The Fremont Chamber of Commerce was the named organizer in the promotional material and on the festival website. (tricityvoice.com) Eventbrite identified the organizer as the Fremont Chamber of Commerce and described the gathering as a downtown Fremont event. The chamber’s cancellation notice was also issued under its name and signed by Teresa Hoang, identified there as incoming chief executive of the Fremont Chamber of Commerce. (burgerandbrewfest.com) March 24 promotional material distributed through Tri-City Voice said the chamber was seeking sponsors, breweries, distilleries, restaurants and chefs for the event. That item said applications to sponsor, participate or enter the Burger Throwdown were open until April 1. ### What had organizers said attendees would get? The chamber’s festival site says the event was created to celebrate craft breweries and distilleries in Northern California. (eventbrite.com) The same site says tasting packages included a four-ounce tasting glass and wristband, with unlimited beer pours and included spirit pours, while food was not included in the ticket price. The March promotional item said the festival would combine burgers, drinks, live entertainment and local competition. (tricityvoice.com) It described the Burger Throwdown as a featured contest and said the event had grown into a community favorite. ### Why does the original festival-guide listing need a second look? Festival Guides and Reviews says on its California festival page that travelers should double-check events through linked sources because dates can be rescheduled or canceled without the site’s knowledge. (burgerandbrewfest.com) That caution matters here because the guide aggregates listings, while the chamber’s own site now carries the cancellation notice. (tricityvoice.com) The chamber’s website is the clearest current source on the event’s status. Its page says the organization is re-evaluating past initiatives as it transitions into new leadership and plans to introduce other programs and events in the future. ### What should people watch next? The chamber’s festival page says the next Burger, Brew & Bourbon Fest date is “2027 date tbd.” The same page names downtown Fremont — including the Downtown Event Center Plaza and Capitol Avenue from Liberty Street to State Street — as the festival area tied to the event brand. (festivalguidesandreviews.com) Anyone planning around the festival will need to watch the Fremont Chamber of Commerce and the festival website for any 2027 announcement. (burgerandbrewfest.com)