Costume Themes

Win tickets to the 2025 Great American Beer Festival by being the best of the sesh!* Prizes will be awarded each session at the Karaoke stage.

  • Thursday, October 10 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Friday, October 11 at 8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 12 at 2:00 p.m.

Thursday: Anything Goes

friends dressed in 80s style costumes

NO LIMITS! From classic characters to outrageous, original creations, the sky is the limit*! Best group costume wins. Expect  the unexpected.


Friday: Fright Night

man dressed in bettlejuice costume

EMBRACE THE EERIE! Dive into a world of ghosts, ghouls, horror movies and other hauntingly creative outfits to win tickets to GABF 2025. Don’t miss the huge Halloween area and activations to be the star of the festival!


Saturday: Sports & Entertainment

two people dressed in matching football bears costumes at festival

GET IN THE GAME! Come as your favorite athlete, music group, celebrity (Taylor Swift anyone?) or put your creative spin on the theme to win tickets to GABF 2025! You will be the all-star of the sports-themed area at GABF. Don’t miss it!


*Note: Inflatable/blow-up costumes, full facemasks, and any prop that resembles a weapon or is suspect are prohibited. Please view the list of prohibited items and plan your awesome costume accordingly! Event management reserves the right to handle each occurrence on a case-by-case basis.