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Cost
VIP ticket: $85
Event ticket: $75
Designated Driver ticket: $35
Child ticket (ages 4 through 17): $12
Member Cost
VIP ticket: $75
Event ticket: $65
Designated Driver ticket: $25
Child ticket: Free
Ticket purchasers must be 21 or older and present a valid ID at check-in.
Event tickets include 20 3-ounce samples, a 3-ounce tasting glass, and admission into the Arboretum on Saturday, October 4.
VIP Tickets
VIP ticketholders receive everything included in regular event tickets, a VIP welcome pour from ERIS Cider House, a commemorative pint-size beer glass, and exclusive access from 11:00 a.m. to noon to enjoy cider and ale samples before the festival opens to all ticketholders.
Designated Driver Tickets
Designated Driver tickets are available for anyone wishing to accompany a Cider and Ale Festival ticket holder. These tickets include admission to the Arboretum on Saturday, October 4, access to nonalcoholic samples along the tasting route, and one nonalcoholic beverage (tea, soda, coffee, or water).
Designated Driver tickets must be purchased online and in advance, and will not be sold at the gatehouse.
Child Tickets
Child tickets are available for children who accompany Cider and Ale Festival ticket holders to the Arboretum on Saturday, October 4. Child tickets must be purchased online and in advance, and will not be sold at the gatehouse.
Commemorative Pint Glass
VIP ticketholders receive a pint-size beer glass that commemorates this year’s event with an American beech leaf.
Vendors and Map
Please note that participating vendors are subject to change up until the date of the event.
Participating Vendors
VIP Pour ERIS Brewery and Cider House
Van Van Mojo (blueberry cider with Mosaic hops)
Table 1 Misbeehavin’ Meads
Caramel Apple (cider with caramel, cardamom, and vanilla)
Children of the Sixth Dimension (mead)
Table 2 Obscurity Brewing and Craft Mead
Berry Rosé (fruited cider)
The Breakers (west coast IPA)
Apple Cider Donut (golden ale)
Table 3 Penrose Brewing
Apple Cider Donut Seltz-Up (hard seltzer)
Blueberry Shandy (shandy)
Taproom IPA (IPA with Chinook hops )
Table 4 Pollyanna Brewing Company
Fruhauf (Märzen)
Czech Dark Lager (dark lager)
Fun Size (milk stout)
Table 5 Riggs Brewing
Oktoberfest (Märzen)
Hefeweizen (German-style wheat beer)
Table 6 Unpossible Mead
White Sangria (mead)
Strawberry Lemonade (mead)
Table 7 Carbliss
Cranberry (hard seltzer)
Black Raspberry (hard seltzer)
Table 8 Drop Needle Drinks Co.
Modern Mimosa (sparkling wine with citrus)
California 75 (sparkling wine with juniper and elderflower)
Berry Rosé Sparkler (sparkling wine with blackberry and raspberry)
Table 9 New Holland Brewing
Dragon’s Milk Reserve S’mores (bourbon barrel-aged stout)
Ichabod (pumpkin ale)
Table 10 Noon Whistle Brewing
Daaa Gummy (hazy IPA)
Fest Bier (Euro lager)
Golden Leaf Lager (lager with elderberry and lime)
Table 11 Revolution Brewing
Anti-Hero (IPA)
Oktoberfest (lager)
Table 12 Go Brewing
Go F*K’in Pumpkin (nonalcoholic brew with pumpkin and spices)
Salty AF Chelda, (nonalcoholic lager with lime)
New School Sour Berry (nonalcoholic sour ale with blueberry and strawberry)
Table 13 Scorched Earth Brewing
Crypt Keeper (imperial porter with pumpkin and yam)
Oktoberfest (Märzen)
FLIPMODE Don’t Sweat The Technique (New England IPA)
Table 14 Right Bee Cider
Dry (dry cider)
Clementine (cider with clementine, cinnamon, and honey)
Table 15 Casa Humilde Cerveceria
Alba (Mexican-style amber ale)
Media Naranja (pale ale with orange peel)
Table 16 Peeled Cider
Hazy Apple Mango (unfiltered cider with mango)
Cran-Cherry (cider with cranberry and cherry)
Mango (cider with mango)
Table 17 Avery Brewing Co. and Founder’s Brewing Company
Avery Maharaja Imperial (imperial IPA)
Avery Electric Sunshine (fruited tart ale)
Founder’s Mortal Bloom (hazy IPA)
Founder’s On Cloud Lime Lager (lager)
Table 18 Blake’s Hard Cider
Peanut Butter Triple Jam (cider with strawberry, blackberry, and raspberry)
American Apple (imperial cider)
Salted Caramel Apple (cider with caramel and a hint of salt)
Table 19 Miskatonic Brewing and Seldom Brewing
Miskatonic Pickle Long Tongue Liar (kettle sour ale)
Miskatonic Spire Hazy (double IPA)
Seldom Belobog (Czech-style pale lager)
Seldom Maelstrom (porter)
Table 20 The Cider Farm
Classic Dry (traditional apfelwein cider)
Oak-Aged Cider (oak barrel-aged cider)
Cyser (honey-fermented cider)
Table 21 Foxes Den Meadery
BOP: SESH (session mead)
Chocolate Covered Raspberry (session mead)
Table 22 Homewood Brewing
Hazeologist (hazy IPA)
Salute Your Schwarz (schwartzbier)
Table 23 Ike & Oak Brewing Co.
7 Bridges Lager (American lager)
Gummy Bear Forest (blackberry fruited sour ale)
Table 24 BubbleHouse Brewing
Get Yo Festy On (Märzen)
Editorial Slant (golden ale)
Table 25 Black Horizon Brewing Company
Midnight Fist Fight (hazy IPA)
Flamingo Party (pink lemonade hard seltzer
Table 26 Prima Cider
Prima Most (German farmhouse-style cider)
Prima Verboten (barrel-aged cider)
Table 27 Skeleton Key Brewery
Key Rua (session red Irish ale)
Stelogante (Italian pilsner)
Table 28 Standard Meadery
Honey Lemonade (session mead with lemon and honey)
Cranberry, Apple & Cinnamon (session mead with cranberry, apple, and cinnamon)
Table 29 Pipeworks Brewing Co.
Pumpkin Spiced Latte (pumpkin ale)
Oktoberfest (Märzen)
Ninja vs. Unicorn (double IPA)
Table 30 ERIS Cider House
Strawbarbarella (cider with strawberry and rhubarb)
E-Phoria (semi-sweet cider with vanilla)
Table 31 Conrad Seipp Brewing Co.
Seipp’s Extra Pale Pilsner (pilsner)
Seipp’s Extra Pale Columbia Bock (bock)
Food Options
Food and beverages will be available to purchase at the event from food truck vendors. Details will be available closer to the event date.
Fall Color Concessions
As part of the Arboretum’s Fall Color Festival, special seasonal concessions are available in Arbor Court every Friday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., starting on Friday, October 3, 2025.
Enjoy a delicious lineup of autumn favorites—including freshly popped kettle corn, taffy apples, barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, apple cider doughnuts, and hot apple cider.
Ginkgo Restaurant and Café
The Ginkgo Restaurant will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the day of the event. The menu of internationally inspired meals includes vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options, as well as craft beer and wines, baked goods, and coffee.
Bakery items, salads, and sandwiches will be available to purchase at the Ginkgo Café in the Visitor Center until 6:00 p.m. Espresso beverages, hot tea, and drip coffee are also available at the café.
Accessibility
Tasting booths will be spread out along ADA-accessible paths following the Conifer Walk, Meadow Lake Trail, and the Frost Hill walking path.
The mile-long paved path begins near the Visitor Center and parking lot P-1 and is accessible for wheelchairs and walkers; it includes a few gently graded hills. The tasting tables will be stationed on the grass within 10 feet of the path.
See Accessibility at The Morton Arboretum for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Accordion List
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No additional samples will be available for purchase.
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Yes, Arboretum admission is included with your Cider and Ale Festival ticket. Guests are allowed to remain on-site for the duration of the day. The Arboretum will close at sunset.
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Yes, your Cider and Ale Festival ticket includes all-day admission to the Arboretum on Saturday, October 4. Festival attendees can access Arboretum grounds starting at 9:00 a.m. Festival attendees who are Arboretum members may access the grounds at 7:00 a.m.
Festival attendees who arrive early will not be given their festival tasting credentials or tasting glasses until the time slot on their tickets.
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In addition to the breweries and cideries attending the event, several food vendors will also be on-site.
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Yes, craft cider breweries will be offering gluten-free options. Nonalcoholic brews will also be available. See Vendors and Map for details.
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Yes. Designated Driver tickets include admission to the Arboretum on Saturday, October 4 and one nonalcoholic beverage (tea, soda, coffee, or water). Nonalcoholic beverages will be available to sample along the tasting route.
Designated Driver tickets must be purchased online and in advance, and will not be sold at the gatehouse.
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Designated Driver tickets are available for anyone wishing to accompany a Cider and Ale Festival ticket holder. These tickets include admission to the Arboretum on Saturday, October 4 and one nonalcoholic beverage (tea, soda, coffee, or water). Nonalcoholic beverages will be available to sample along the tasting route.
Designated Driver tickets must be purchased online and in advance, and will not be sold at the gatehouse.
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Child tickets are available for children who accompany Cider and Ale Festival ticket holders to the Arboretum on Saturday, October 4. Child tickets must be purchased online and in advance, and will not be sold at the gatehouse.
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Due to capacity restrictions, access to the Arboretum on Saturday, October 4 will be restricted to Cider and Ale Festival ticket holders after 10:00 a.m. Members who arrive at the Arboretum between 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. are welcome to stay for the remainder of the day.
