Events
All the latest and greatest events below, with more added regularly!
TASTING EVENT: BERMAN’S WINE AND SPIRITS IN LEXINGTON
Stop by Berman’s Wine and Spirits in Lexington between 5-7 pm to meet the team behind Arlington Brewing Company and taste a handful of our offerings before you buy!
TASTING EVENT: GILES WINE AND SPIRITS IN MEDFORD
Stop by Giles Wine and Spirits in Medford between 5-7 pm to meet our team and taste a handful of our offerings before you buy!
THURS NIGHT RES BEER GARDEN AND CONCERT (1 of 5)
Arlington Recreation is back with their Concert Series and Beer Gardens this summer! …but this year, on THURSDAY nights!
Grab your lawn chair and your dancing flip flops and come on down to the Res for some free fun performances for the entire family.
Schedule is every other Thursday Night (Friday Nights rain date). Beer, live music, and food at every event!
June 27 live music by Coffee to Cocktails, starting at 630.
Donations accepted at the door AND ONLINE, all proceeds will go to support the summer concert series.
THURS NIGHT RES BEER GARDEN AND CONCERT (2 of 5)
Arlington Recreation is back with their Concert Series and Beer Gardens this summer! …but this year, on THURSDAY nights!
Grab your lawn chair and your dancing flip flops and come on down to the Res for some free fun performances for the entire family.
Schedule is every other Thursday Night (Friday Nights rain date!)
Beer, live music, and food at every event! July 11 live music by Classic Groove, starting at 630.
Donations accepted at the door AND ONLINE, all proceeds will go to support the summer concert series.
THURS NIGHT RES BEER GARDEN AND CONCERT (3 of 5)
Arlington Recreation is back with their Concert Series and Beer Gardens this summer! …but this year, on THURSDAY nights!
Grab your lawn chair and your dancing flip flops and come on down to the Res for some free fun performances for the entire family.
Schedule is every other Thursday Night (Friday Nights rain date!)
Beer, live music, and food at every event! July 25 live music by Sure, Why Not?, starting at 630.
Donations accepted at the door AND ONLINE, all proceeds will go to support the summer concert series.
THURS NIGHT RES BEER GARDEN AND CONCERT (4 of 5)
Arlington Recreation is back with their Concert Series and Beer Gardens this summer! …but this year, on THURSDAY nights!
Grab your lawn chair and your dancing flip flops and come on down to the Res for some free fun performances for the entire family.
Schedule is every other Thursday Night (Friday Nights rain date!)
Beer, live music, and food at every event! August 8 live music by Coffee to Cocktails, starting at 630.
Donations accepted at the door AND ONLINE, all proceeds will go to support the summer concert series.
THURS NIGHT RES BEER GARDEN AND CONCERT (5 of 5)
Arlington Recreation is back with their Concert Series and Beer Gardens this summer! …but this year, on THURSDAY nights!
Grab your lawn chair and your dancing flip flops and come on down to the Res for some free fun performances for the entire family.
Schedule is every other Thursday Night (Friday Nights rain date!)
Beer, live music, and food at every event! August 22 live music by Ben Rudnick, starting at 630.
Donations accepted at the door AND ONLINE, all proceeds will go to support the summer concert series.
RESERVOIR DOGS
Please join us for an end-of-summer celebration at Arlington Reservoir and don't forget to bring your four-legged friend for some canine-only swimming.
This event will include music, brews from Arlington Brewing Company and hot dogs. Come on down to the Reservoir and enjoy the last dog days of summer! All donations fund the upkeep of the Off-Leash Recreation Area at Thorndike Park.
Music lineup TBD
TASTING EVENT: MYSTIC WINE SHOPPE IN ARLINGTON
Stop by Mystic Wine Shoppe between noon and 3 pm to meet the team behind Arlington Brewing Company and taste a handful of our offerings before you buy!
TASTING EVENT: PEMBERTON FARMS IN CAMBRIDGE
Stop by Pemberton Farms between 5-7 to meet the team behind Arlington Brewing Company, taste a handful of our offerings, then stock up for the weekend!
TASTING EVENT: SPIRITED GOURMET IN BELMONT
Come to Belmont’s pride, The Spirited Gourmet, between 5-7 to meet our team and enjoy some delicious brews as you decide how to stock up!
Apr 26 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Apr 26 live music: Allie’s Comet - “Allie’s comet was formed by five friends from three local bands playing acoustic, electric, and a little bit eclectic…rock. Based out of Arlington (where all members of the band have lived at one time), blend soulful vocals, and modern takes on back burner hits.”
Apr 19 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Live music lineup for Apr 19: Grüvmeiners (7 pm) - “a brass band that looks like a German Oompah Band that plays your favorite hits from your 80’s mix tapes!”
MENOTOMY BEER HALL
Menotomy Beer Hall at Arlington Town Hall
Celebrate Patriots day with us on Saturday! There will have live music, local food, and your favorite local beers!
Family friend event all afternoon. Live music provided in partnership with Arts Arlington
1 – 3pm – Morningside Music Studio
3 – 5pm – Grüvmeiners
Beer Menu includes: Spy-P-A, Bike Path Pale Ale, Herring Run Hefeweizen, Jedermann Helles Lager, and Trafford English Bitter.
More info at: https://tinyurl.com/d6sm7bvv
Apr 12 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Apr 12 live music: Stanley and the Undercovers (7 pm) - Stanley and the Undercovers is a rock and roll band specializing in playing authentic recreations of a wide variety of Classic Rock hits. From the Beatles to the Stones to Elvis, to the Hollies and Motown and more -- we play high energy music that gets people dancing the night away.
After Dark at the MIT Museum
Enjoy a lively evening of entertainment, science, tinkering, and of course, ABCo Beer!
After Dark is a monthly adults-only, after-hours event at the museum. Full of science and surprises, expect demonstrations, tastings, conversation and interactive play. We will be there with an array of fresh brews alongside food vendors, live music, and hands-on entertainment!
This month’s theme is “Grow” - Calling all nature lovers. Celebrate an early earth day at the Museum and discover the growing world all around us. Learn about fungi, local foraging techniques, musical mushroom modulation, and more. Prepare for spring with a letter-locked seed packet or create your own tiny terrarium, plus meet an MIT trained architect trying to answer the question, can we grow buildings?
Pre-registration strongly suggested. Tickets and details at the MIT Museum website.
MELROSE BEERS AND BITES
Join Us! Sample craft brews from 17 (!) breweries and "bites" from 5 food and retail establishments.
Two sessions: 2-5 pm and 6:30-9:30 pm
Get your tickets here. Includes a free sample glass!
Apr 5 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Apr 5 live music: Pick Up Your Hat (7 pm) - "An electric trio led by Rich Caloggero’s fluid guitar playing, Pick Up Your Hat play their own takes on a mix of classic tunes, ranging from Iko-Iko to Sultans of Swing. They love to share them, but they don’t blare them. You can chat with your crowd, 'cause this band’s not too loud.”
Mar 29 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Mar 29 live music: Cousin Louis (7 pm) - Ken Karnofsky on guitar, Gene Albert on bass, and Trish Reid on vocals.
Mar 22 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Mar 22 live music: The Wicked Pickers (7 pm) - The Wicked Pickers feature acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin, upright bass and percussion. What genre is the band's music? Original newgrass, Americana, jazz, soul, pop, we don't even know!
BEATS FOR EATS!
Join us in supporting Arlington EATS at their annual fundraiser — Beats for EATS!
Arlington Brewing Company is proud to sponsor the 2024 Beats for EATS, a spectacular evening filled with live music, dancing, hors d'oeuvres, and a silent auction, all in our beautiful Town Hall!
In 2023, more than 300 Arlington residents raised more than $100,000 to support Arlington EATS' food insecurity programs.
As a sponsor of the 2024 event, we will be serving up delicious, locally-brewed beer, including a custom kettle-sour brewed especially for this event we call “Beets for EATS”. A portion of the proceeds from each beer supports Arlington EATS, so can feel good about your purchase!
So join us in supporting their critical mission: get yourself a ticket, consider donating silent auction items (reach out to Natasha at nstrom@arlingtoneats.org), and come find us for a refreshing pint when you arrive!
Buy tickets here.
Mar 15 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Bring a friend and come celebrate St. Patrick’s day (two days early) with us! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers.
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Mar 15 live music: Stanley and the Undercovers (7 pm) - Stanley and the Undercovers is a rock and roll band specializing in playing authentic recreations of a wide variety of Classic Rock hits. From the Beatles to the Stones to Elvis, to the Hollies and Motown and more -- we play high energy music that gets people dancing the night away.
SOMERVILLE BATTLE OF THE BREWERIES
Come sample beers from Arlington Brewing Company and 11 other top craft breweries! We will be at the Cambria hotel looking for YOUR votes. We will be bringing:
—Spy-P-A - a juicy, hazy IPA
—Jedermann - a helles lager
—Trafford Ale - an English bitter
Tickets available here.
Mar 8 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
SPECIAL FUNDRAISER NIGHT !
Buy beer and support a great local cause at the same time! $1 from every beer will go towards the Arlington High School Performing Arts!
Our local beer, TRG local food, and a TWO-act SPECIAL event:
Opening: AHS After Hours (5:30) - After Hours, featuring Olivia Morales, Theo Sheldon, Ana Cervera, Meira Brown, and Kiyan Zayed, earned their name from the late hours they have spent improving their craft. They are performing to fundraise for Arlington High School’s Performing Arts trip to Carnegie Hall this spring. Come support the aspirations of many young musicians and for an exciting night of pop classics that you will know every word to.
Main Act: TNT Band (7 pm) - They started as a duo between Robinson and fellow Arlingtonian Dave Harris, who plays the tuba. Later, drummer Jim Arhelger and guitarist Jim Logan were brought onboard. They play instrumental versions of 1960s and '70s classics -- soul and R&B hits.
Mar 1 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Mar 1 live music: Dreadful Selfish Crimes (7 pm) - “a folky/country/Americana string band”
Feb 23 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Feb 23 live music: Laura Vecchione (7 pm) - Fans of rich, soulful, rootsy female vocals (Bonnie Raitt, Patty Griffin, Aretha Franklin) will love hearing Laura Vecchione in this intimate acoustic duo with Matthew Ryan Grace! www.LauraVmusic.com On facebook @lauravecchionemusic and On Insta @LauraVmusic
“Laura Vecchione hails from New York, lives in Boston, and recorded in Nashville. Keep this quick bio handy to remind yourself that she’s not from Chicago, because she sounds a whole lot more South Side than Soho, Allston, or Grand Ole Opry.” –Rob Weir, Valley Advocate
Feb 16 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Feb 16 Live music: Better Late (7 pm) - Local musicians Matt Mayerchak, Jane Minasian, and Jeffrey Benson perform folk, country, and blues with a blend of guitar, harmonica, bass, and harmony vocals. Enjoy tunes by Hank Williams, John Prine, Bob Dylan, and others, along with original songs.
Feb 9 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Fri, Feb 9 live entertainment: Art, Ardor and Artifice at the Card Table returns! (7:30-8:40 pm) with brand new magic! Step into the enchanting world of Art, Ardor and Artifice at the Card Table. The show takes you on a rollercoaster ride with this master card manipulator. Get a glimpse of the world of desperate card cheats and crooked gamblers, and why people have lost houses, spouses and more to card mechanics. From the underbelly of mob run casinos and Mississippi riverboats all the way to the beckoning lights of the Vegas strip, you get to experience world class card table artifice and masterful sleight of hand magic where cards come to life and leave you questioning reality.
Feb 2 POP-UP TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Local craft beer, local food, local tunes!
Our Pop-Up Taproom continues! We will be there with a selection of your favorite local beers. Bring a friend, grab a beer, and relax with some live tunes in Arlington Heights friendliest spot!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving up a new and expanded menu. These are family friendly events. Bring everyone! See more on instagram or facebook.
Live music lineup for Feb 2 - Peter Lehman Band - The C#s - What happens when you put together great musicians who do their best to make a joyful noise? How about the C#s? The group is - Peter Lehman on guitar and vocals, Tino D’Agostino on bass, Kristi Scaccia vocals and French horn, and Guy Zagami on drums. Soulful songs, jazzy instrumentals, and a delicious variety of genre bending musical delights.
POP-UP HOLIDAY TAPROOM AT THE ROASTED GRANOLA
Come find us this holiday season in our Pop-Up Taproom at The Roasted Granola Café! (map)
When: 4-9:30 pm every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday until Dec 30.
Bring a friend, grab a beer, buy a present or two, and relax in Arlington Heights friendliest spot! We'll be pouring a selection of fan favorites including Spy-P-A, Jedermann, and Zwolf, as well as introducing new brews to the lineup such as Marley's Ghost Christmas Ale!
The Roasted Granola Café will be serving food throughout the evening, including simple sandwiches, salads, chips, popcorn, and more.
These are family friendly events. Bring everyone!
See more on instagram or facebook.
Special bonuses:
Friday’s (unless otherwise noted) from 7-9 pm: Live music! including:
Dec. 1 - Better Late
Dec 8 - Dreadful Selfish Crimes
Thurs, Dec 14 - The Grüvmeiners
Dec 15 - The C#s
FRESH ADDITION: Thurs, Dec 21 - Pick Up Your Hat
Dec 22 - Gary Goldsmith
Dec 29 - Cousin Louis
See TRG’s website for details.
Saturdays 3-6 pm: Roasted Granola hosts their Holiday Artisan Vendors.
Dec. 2:
Dagmar Jacisinova (Felted clothing and accessories)
En Plain Air Artists
Maryann Hondo (Watercolors, glass, prints)
Gretchen Gogelstrom (Paintings and accessories)
Lidia Kenig Scher (Door protectors, prints, ceramics)
Dec. 9:
Ann Bausman (Fiber and embroidery pieces)
Heather Fowles (Lobster Art)
Wendy Jo New (Jewelry)
Janice Schupak (Cards, buttons, coasters)
Ann Wynne (Crafts, papers, cards etc)
Dec. 16:
Robin Jones (Hand painted bottles and cards)
Lisa Nelson (Wall paintings, postcards, prints, tote bags)
Janet Smith (Photographs)
Sharon Stafford (Jewelry)
Ann Wynne (Crafts, papers, cards etc)
Dec. 23:
Dana Cooperson (Pottery)
Lisa Nelson (Wall paintings, postcards, prints, tote bags)
Lidia Kenig Scher (Door protectors, prints, ceramics)
Gretchen Fogelstrom (Paintings and accessories)
Sudakshina Battacharya (Paintings)
HARVEST FEST AT WRIGHT-LOCKE FARM
Location: 82 Ridge St, Winchester, MA 01890 (map it!)
ABCo will be there with great beer. Grüvmeiners will be there with live tunes. and YOU should be there with all your friends!
Tickets are limited, so get yours now at Wright-Locke Farm’s registration page!
OKTOBERFEST AT OLD SCHWAMB MILL
Location: 17 Mill Ln, Arlington, MA 02476 (map it!)
Enjoy music, bratwurst, beer (21+), games, children’s activities and much more! ABCo will be there. Bring your friends!
HARVEST FEST BEER GARDEN AT LEXFARM
Location: Lexington Community Farm, 52 Lowell St, Lexington, MA 02420 (map it!)
Celebrate the Harvest Season at LexFarm with an ABCo beer in your hand! Join us for a family friendly afternoon with:
Live Bluegrass/Folk Music band, The Wicked Pickers
Food vendors plus snacks, drinks & food from farmstand, including delicious LexFarm Veggie samples!
Youth Activities run by our farm educators including: Veggie Racing and Farm Crafts and Flower bracelets
Open house at Silk Fields Farm’s animal yard
Get your tickets at the door or at: https://lexfarm-events.square.site/
TOWN DAY BEER TENT
Location: Mass Ave next to Tatte (map it!)
Arlington Brewing Company, your local brewers, will be on site to spread the fun and celebrate our community! Come find us adjacent Mass Ave near the food vendors (Arlington center end of the event).
TOWN DAY ROAD RACE AT THE RES
Location: Arlington Reservoir Beach at 210 Lowell St (map it!)
Join us after the Walter V. Moynihan Town Day Run for beer, food, music, and more.
From Arlington planning committee: “New route, and expanded activities, proceeds benefit youth programming.
Arlington Recreation is excited to announce that we will be holding its annual Town Day Road Race at the Arlington Reservoir Beach. Two laps around the Res followed by events at the Res, including DJ, bounce house, food, beer tent, and more.”
After you are done here, head over to Mass Ave to our Town Day Beer Tent!
RESERVOIR DOGS! saturday beer garden
Location: Arlington Reservoir Beach at 210 Lowell St (map it!)
Close out August with a relaxing afternoon at the Arlington Reservoir with Beers and Dogs - 11:30-5 pm.
From Arlington Rec: “Please join us for an end-of-summer celebration at Arlington Reservoir and don't forget to bring your four-legged friend for some canine-only swimming.
This event will include live music, brews from Arlington Brewing Company and hot dogs and other food items from various local vendors. Come on down to the Reservoir and enjoy the last dog days of summer! All donations fund the upkeep of the Off-Leash Recreation Area at Thorndike Park.”
Live music:
DJ Zeke from 11:30 - 3:00 pm
Coffee to Cocktails 3 pm - 5 pm
FRIDAY NIGHT RES BEER GARDEN - BONUS WEEK!
Location: Arlington Reservoir Beach at 210 Lowell St (map it!)
NEWLY ADDED DUE TO POPULAR REQUEST!
One more concert and ABCo beers at the Arlington Reservoir!
Live music by The Grüvmeiners from 6-8:30 pm. Food by Dean’s Concessions.
FRIDAY NIGHT RES BEER GARDEN (7 of 7)
Location: Arlington Reservoir Beach at 210 Lowell St (map it!)
A concert and ABCo beers at the Arlington Reservoir!
We are collaborating with Arlington Recreation Department for a series of beer gardens.
From Arlington Rec: “Arlington Recreation invites the entire family to attend these free events as a thank you for continued support of the Arlington Reservoir Renovation project. Grab your lawn chair and your dancing flip flops and come on down to the Res for some free fun performances the entire family can enjoy.”
Music by The C#s from 6-8 pm. Last beer poured at 830.
Food starts at 5 and will be provided by BTs Backyard BBQ!
We add new events regularly, so check back for updates or follow us on facebook for the latest..