Brew at the Zoo

Enjoy a cold beer and awesome food while exploring Sunset's 26-acre park. A fundraiser, all to benefit Friends of Sunset Zoo's Conservation Team. It's a fun way to save wildlife!

Hosted by Friends of Sunset Zoo.

Presented by Addair Law.

TICKETS ON SALE 8/15/25 9AM CENTRAL

Addair Law

Event Date

  • Friday, September 26, 2025
  • General Admission: 5:00 pm to 8:30pm
  • Last Pour at 8:15 pm

Day of tick

About the Event

Relax in the wild of Sunset Zoo and enjoy:

  • Commemorative souvenir beer cup (limit one per person) and unlimited samples from multiple craft brewers
  • DJ at Chautauqua Amphitheatre
  • Featured beer by Manhattan Brewing Company
  • Food stations exclusively catered by Hy-Vee
  • Ambassador Animal Encounters
  • Lawn games and More!

Sample Regional Craft Breweries & Cideries

Enjoy unlimited 2-ounce samples from craft brewers throughout the Midwest and more! Non-alcoholic beverages will be available.

2025 Breweries & Cideries: 

  • Manhattan Brewing Company
  • Aggieville Brewing Company
  • Tallgrass Taphouse
  • Pickney Bend Distillery
  • The FARM & The Odd Fellows 
  • Riverbank Brewing Company
  • Toppling Goliath 
  • Replay Cocktail Lounge 
  • 15-24 
  • Molson Coors
  • Yuengling 
  • Boulevard
  • Lagunitas Brewing Company 
  • Cinder Block Brewing 
  • Empyrean Brewing 
  • Tivoli Brewing 
  • Garage Beer
  • Carbliss
  • O'Dell
  • KC Bier
  • Highwind Brewing Co
  • Surfside

Schedule & Tickets - On Sale August 15, 2025 at 9:00 am central

Ticket are limited, sell out yearly, and are available for purchase online only with major credit and debit cards. Ticket sales are not available at Sunset Zoo or by phone. Tickets remaining at 5:00pm on the day of the event will be available for walk-up sales at an increased price, and additional restrictions may apply.

General Admission begins at 5:00pm as brewery and food stations open throughout the Zoo as music entertains guests from the Chautauqua Amphitheater. The ticket includes a commemorative souvenir beer cup (limit one per person) and access to all breweries and food stations at the event.

You must be 21 years or older to attend this event. A valid ID (driver's license, passport, or real ID) is required for entry with your ticket QR code. Tobacco use is not permitted at Sunset Zoo. This is an adults-only event. Infants, children, and others under 21 years of age are not permitted. Get Home Safe - plan ahead with a designated driver or utilize Lyft or Uber.

Limited Tickets Available, Sell Out Yearly & Available Online Only

Online only ticket sales available on August 15, 2025 at 9:00 am CST. All major credit and debit cards accepted. Processing fees apply. Brew at the Zoo is a fundraising event held rain or shine due to this refunds are not available. The link will take you to an external website that is not maintained by the City of Manhattan. The Friends of Sunset Zoo maintains it. The City cannot control the content of an external website and assumes no responsibility for the information that is found there. The provision of this link should not be construed as an endorsement or sponsorship of the external website, its contents, or its host.

2025 Sponsors:

  • Presenting and Craft Brewer Sponsor: Addair Law and Manhattan Brewing Company
  • Supporting Sponsors: Community First National Bank, WTC Fiber, Kohlmeier Orthodontics, McCownGordon
  • Partner Sponsors: Capitol Federal, The Trust Company, Anderson Knight Architects 
  • Sustaining Sponsor: ESB Financial
  • Beverage Sponsor: Flint Hills Beverage, Crown Distributors, Kansas Gas Service, Heartland of Coca-Cola
  • Photography Sponsor: Little Leapling Photography 
  • In-Kind Sponsors: Wing Productions, CatCans, Hy-Vee, N'Ice, Super Cub, Eagle Communications

Collect All 3!

Over the next three years at Brew at the Zoo, you'll be able to collect all three cups for a matching set!

  • Yellow: 2023
  • Red: 2024
  • Orange: 2025

Sunset Zoo will close early 9/26/25 at 1:00pm allowing for fundraiser set up, refunds not available for Brew at the Zoo tickets, fundraiser events, exhibitors, and vendors are subject to change.

Revised 9/23/25