Located in the Fifth Season Gardening parking lot next to Rockfish Brewing, Pints on Preston is our annual craft beverage festival that showcases the beer, cider, and sake made on the Charlottesville Ale Trail.
This is the fourth year of the festival and the 2026 edition will be on Saturday, May 30th 2026 from 1 - 5pm.
Craft Beverage Makers will be announced soon. Food will be available from Fish Füüd and Rum Punch.
All proceeds support our non-profit organization.
If you are interested in becoming a partner and/or having a tent at Pints on Preston, please email todd@charlottesvillealetrail.org.
We sell tickets through Zeffy, a platform that waives payment processing fees for nonprofits, which helps us keep ticket prices lower.
To sustain their business, Zeffy adds an optional contribution to your order by default. You're welcome to adjust it to $0 at checkout.
There will be no festival parking at Fifth Season Gardening. We encourage parking at the Dairy Market, which is a very short walk and free. You can also park for free in the lower lot (near Lane Babe Ruth field) of the County Office Building.
You can also catch the CAT to the event. Route 8 (Preston Ave/Emmet St.) will get you from Downtown to Fifth Season at Booker St.
Please do not drink and drive. We have designated driver tickets available for free.
Pints on Preston will be held in the parking lot of Fifth Season Gardening on Preston Avenue. You will also be able to enjoy your beverages under the Rockfish Brewing tent and inside Fifth Season Gardening.
Festival beverages will not be permitted inside Rockfish Brewing, but non-festival goers can visit Rockfish inside and purchase drinks there separately. Beverages purchased inside Rockfish are not allowed in the festival grounds.
The following hotels are within a short walking distance:
