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The 11th Annual Cider Swig is coming to the LeMay Car Museum. Cider Swag is Washington’s largest single-day cider-centered festival in Tacoma, Washington.
The Greater Peninsula Cider Festival is a great celebration of local cider and food. Over thirty Northwest cidermakers will present over 130 ciders for sampling. Other select local-related libationistas (like mead, beer, wine, and spirits) will also share their creations. You can sample and find new favorite flavors. And then you can take them home by shopping at the Swig’s Bottle Shop.
Participating Cideries/Libationists
2024 Cideries/Libationists include
- Oppeguard Meadery
- Offset Ciderworks
- 2Town Cider
- Seattle Cider
- St-Lo Cider
- Yonder Cider
- Locust Cider
- Pear UP Cider
- Blackfish Spirits Distillery
- Sky River Mead
- Finnriver Farm & Cidery
- Sisters Cider House
- Mastrogiannis Distillery & Winery
- Incline Cider
- Slightly Furry Bev Co.
- Fierce County Cider
- Woodinville Cider
- Snowdrift Cider
- Schilling Cider
- Bushel & Barrel Ciderhouse
- Empyical Orchard & Cidery
- Hierophant Meadery
- Western Red Brewing
- Mrs. B’s Meadery
- Wet Coast Brewing
- Endless Orchard
- Encore Cider Craft
- Stina’s Cellars
- Nightside Distillery
Participating Food Vendors
The area’s top food vendors will be there with delicious food to go with the delicious ciders.
Food vendors will include
- Dawg Eat Dawg
- Everything Baked Potatoes
- Lopez Cocinita Lab
- Jed’s Big Slice
- Pippin Juice-sis
- His Ohana Coffee
Live Music
Cider Swig has live music. Performers include
- 12 pm – Liquidhouse – Original NW Country
- 1:30 pm – Agela Soffe Band – Foot Stomping Americana
- 3:30 pm – Joe Gibson, Jr. – Country/Rock
Additional Festival Information
Cider Swig also highlights the region’s agricultural heritage. They promote local businesses and agricultural & environmental organizations. There are also contests, competitions, and games at Cider Swig. There’s even a Cider Swig Midway. Some of these contests and games include:
- Apple Pie Contest
- Hammerschlagen
- Apfelweinkrug (cider-stein) holding
- Keg toss
- Cornhole Pit
Cider Swig in Gig Harbor takes place on Saturday, September 28, 2024. It takes place at America’s Car Museum field in Tacoma, Washington. It lasts from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The gates open at 11:30 AM and close at 4:30 PM.
Proceeds from the festival help support environmental education, restoration, and conservation efforts across the KGI Watershed. This encompasses Washington’s greater Gig Harbor and Key peninsulas.
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You can save up to 38% on admission. Your admission includes a Cider Swig Festival tasting glass and five taste tickets per person or ticket.
There are multiple admission options. You can include parking and LeMay Car Museum Passes. You can also purchase a VIP Festival Admission, which gets you VIP parking (which is closest to the festival site), seating in a VIP tent, a free can of Seattle Cider, and a Cider Swig cooler bag.
Please note that you must be at least 21 years old to attend Cider Swig.