Drinking Up Fall

Sept. 27, 2025

Here’s a quintuple-header of craft beer and wine events for you this weekend! 1) Frankfort Beer Week runs from Sept. 29-Oct. 4, celebrating the brews and food of Frankfort and Elberta at multiple locations. 2.) The Hunt for the Reds of October begins Oct. 1 on the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, where a $35 ticket gets you pours of red wine at participating wineries. 3) At Chateau Chantal’s Harvest Festival, tour the vineyard, peruse the art fair, play cork toss, and stop the grapes from 11am-7pm Oct. 4 on Old Mission Peninsula. 4) East Jordan’s Valley View Farm hosts the Valley View Brew Fest Oct. 4 from 4-8pm with food, beer, live music, line dancing, and a raffle to raise money from the Andrew Boyer Trades Scholarship. 5) Last but not least is Boyne Mountain’s Skitober Fest (pictured) on Oct. 4, home to keg bowling, stein hoisting, and more.